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Study: Diet soda associated with same heart risks as regular sodaJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) -- People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but incon...
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Prospect Hts. city hall cost put at $2.8 millionJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The new Prospect Heights City Hall will likely cost approximately $2.8 million, and construction could begin as early as July 24. The information was provided Monday at...
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China gathering data
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's intelligence services are gearing up for next year's Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nati...
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Woman's body found in Chicago closet
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Possible food tax debatedJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Possible food tax debated: The village of Buffalo Grove's finance committee on Monday discussed possibly implementing a food and beverage tax of 1 percent. Village manag...
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Cabela's to open Sept. 21Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Cabela's to open Sept. 21: Cabela's officials say its long-awaited Hoffman Estates store will open Sept. 21. The 185,000-square-foot outdoor sports gear retailer is expe...
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Astronaut tosses old equipment from space station; garbage joins} other space junkJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammon...
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Car debate continuesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Car debate continues: Gurnee village board members will be receiving more information to help them decide whether certain employees should continue using publicly owned ...
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Area soldier improvingJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Area soldier improving: Zach Arnold, a 2004 Neuqua graduate who was injured in Iraq, is moving to outpatient care, according to his mother, Andrea. The Army sergeant los...
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Will Bush's new diplomatic push make a difference?Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - To make real progress will require an intensity and deftness the administration hasn't yet shown. The Bush administration is groping toward a diplomatic firewall strateg...