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Americans' credit behavior has changed since Great RecessionSep 28, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — 704! That's the new, record-high average FICO credit score among millions of Americans, and it's positive news for homebuyers, sellers, lenders and the econ...
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'We may both be leaving in body bags': Disturbing details about Delnor standoff emergeSep 28, 2018 5:00 am - “Sorry you're in this (expletive), but depending on what the cops say, we may both be leaving (in) body bags.” That's Tywon Salters talking to the nurse he'd taken hosta...
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For sole Illinoisan on Illini volleyball squad, home is crucialSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - It was obvious to Morgan O'Brien right away. Huff Hall felt like home. And O'Brien likes home. Home is a big reason that O'Brien, a standout volleyball player at Liberty...
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'Friendship' not the issue in providing foreign aidSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - In his speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week, President Donald Trump explained that he had directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review America's foreign ai...
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GOP may pay a price for gambling on KavanaughSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Where do Republicans place a higher priority: on confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, or retaining their majorities in...
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Train in automation technology for job securitySep 27, 2018 11:00 pm - There I was, in a self-contained breathing apparatus - like you see firefighters wear - and a full firefighting outfit to go back down into the reactor plant to check fo...
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The importance of saying 'I care'Sep 27, 2018 11:00 pm - This really happened. A woman found her marriage of 10 years to be increasingly empty. Though her husband had a decent job, shared in household responsibilities, was goo...
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Separation may be better choice than staying togetherSep 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Is a separation cruel? Prolonging the inevitable? In counseling now, but I feel claustrophobic, like we can't have a conversation without the weight of his fear and m...
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Movie review: Sweet guide dog documentary a definite 'Pick of the Litter'Sep 27, 2018 6:00 am - "Pick of the Litter" - ★ ★ ★ ½ You think all those adorable online videos of puppies can't be topped for cuteness? Watch the beginning of "Pick of the Litter" as five f...
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Antioch's Czerlanis lost both his parents when he was 14. Football put him back on the right path.Sep 27, 2018 1:00 am - The 365 pounds of body weight that 6-foot-4 Dylan Czerlanis was carrying as a high school freshman couldn't compare to his heavy heart. His heart was broken, and it was ...