All Stories from July 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Rebuild of damaged Illinois covered bridge nears completionJul 16, 2020 10:30 am - LONG GROVE, Ill (AP) - Work is nearing completion on a $1 million project to rebuild a covered bridge in northern Illinois that was severely damaged two years ago by a d...
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Bankers say economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 statesJul 16, 2020 11:50 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, according to a monthly survey of bankers released Thursday. The overall index...
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Investigators say utility's power lines sparked 2019 wildfire that burned hundreds of homes in California wine countryJul 16, 2020 6:05 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Investigators say utility's power lines sparked 2019 wildfire that burned hundreds of homes in California wine country. ...
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Edmonton arena flooded; not expected to affect NHL hub plansJul 16, 2020 8:50 pm - EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Parts of Rogers Place were flooded early Thursday night, with the Edmonton Oilers saying the damage wouldn't affect plans to use the arena as an...
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Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executedJul 16, 2020 3:01 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993 to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking is set to b...
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China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemicJul 20, 2020 7:37 am - BEIJING (AP) - China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest qu...
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Referees gearing up for their return to NBA games, tooJul 16, 2020 3:00 pm - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - NBA referees have not had the same opportunities as players have to knock off the rust from the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
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Kyle Hendricks to start on opening day for Chicago CubsJul 16, 2020 4:01 pm - It was quite a moment for Kyle Hendricks and David Ross. Of course, the affable Ross was a bit more excited than the reserved Hendricks. Hendricks was selected by Ross t...
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Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to policeJul 16, 2020 2:05 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, i...
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Swimmer dies after going underwater along Chicago lakefrontJul 16, 2020 4:50 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has died after swimming and going underwater in Lake Michigan off Promontory Point in Chicago. Fire department divers found the man Thursday afterno...