All Stories from September 15, 2019 (Change date)
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Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of 'most innovative leaders'Sep 15, 2019 6:08 am - Forbes Magazine may be best known for its lists of the world's wealthiest billionaires, but its recent ranking of the most innovative CEOs is the one that has been getti...
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Eliminating green mold from concrete stepsSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The concrete steps at my house are moldy and kind of green on the risers, except where I applied a concrete sealer. I did it badly, so you can see areas that look lik...
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U.S. consumer borrowing posts biggest gain since late 2017Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer borrowing surged in July at its fastest pace since late 2017, driven by a big jump credit card use. Consumer borrowing increased by $23.3 bill...
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Grandma puzzled how to help estranged daughterSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My daughter and I are semi-estranged (her choice). She lives overseas. Very rarely she confides in me when she is troubled, and I always walk on eggshells trying to g...
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Think your credit card is safe in your wallet? Think again.Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Check your bank balance, Avril Rhoades in Valdez, Alaska. Freeze your credit, Nazaryah Minnieweather of Victorville, California. And cancel your credit card, Jennifer Ke...
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Poor and middle-class Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s, report saysSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Poorer Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s and 80s than rich Americans, a stark life-expectancy divide compounded by the nation's growing disparitie...
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Air conditioner requires visible disconnect switchSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. One problem I've noticed with home inspectors is they sometimes report defects that turn out not to be defective at all. Here's a case in point: An inspector cited my...
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AmEx says 70% of its new credit card customers pay annual feesSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Annual fees aren't scaring customers away from American Express Co.'s credit cards. Roughly 70% of cardholders the lender added in the second quarter have premium, fee-p...
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This year's Apple event was more diverse than ever. But underrepresented minorities were still left out.Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Usually, Apple's events are heavily white and male. This year, more women and people of color took the stage, limiting the tally of white men. But the more diverse lineu...
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Senior Resource Fair Tuesday at the Palatine Public LibrarySep 15, 2019 1:00 am - Residents of the Northwest suburbs can find a variety of resources provided by state agencies, nonprofits and local care providers at a Senior Resource Fair 10 a.m. to 1...