All Stories from August 8, 2019 (Change date)
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Pritzker favors fried food as Illinois State Fair opensAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker, joined by Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, cut the ribbon marking the opening of the Illinois State Fair. Also at...
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Grains higher, livestock lower.Aug 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery gained 16.60 cents at $4.9560 a bushel; Sept. c...
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Kraft Heinz takes another $1 billion hit, shares plungeAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - Kraft Heinz released its second quarter earnings report delayed by accounting problems and revealed continued fall-out related to those issues on top of weak sales. The ...
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Nadal, Federer joining Djokovic on ATP leadership boardAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are joining Novak Djokovic on the ATP Player Council, bringing the Big Three together to reshape a board that has been roile...
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US defender Carter-Vickers joins Stoke on loan from SpursAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) - U.S. national team defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has joined second-tier Stoke on a season-long loan from Tottenham. Stoke announced the ...
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Toxic lead removed from Paris schools after Notre Dame fireAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Workers in full protective gear began Thursday to decontaminate some Paris schools tested with unsafe levels of lead following the blaze at the Notre Dame C...
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No phone calls, no groceries: Kashmir on edge under lockdownAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Tens of thousands of government forces in riot gear patrol Indian-controlled Kashmir. Streets lined with shuttered shops are deserted, steel barri...
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Mass shootings so far this year almost reach 2018 levelsAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Just seven months into 2019, the U.S. has experienced almost as many mass killings as occurred in all of 2018. Back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Oh...
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US lays out enforcement priorities for animals on planesAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - The government is telling airlines and passengers how it will enforce rules governing animals that people bring on planes. The Transportation Department said Thursday th...
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Willie Nelson cancels tour, cites 'breathing problem'Aug 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Willie Nelson has canceled his tour because of a "breathing problem." The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing "I need to hav...