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Batavia schools to save $1 million with bondsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Batavia school district has sold the first round of bonds from its successful building referendum request, and got a better deal than expected. Financial advisers th...
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At first, searchers missed mine shaft
Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Devoid of signs or barriers, the derelict mine shaft was so well-hidden that rescuers searching for two sisters walked right by it in the darkness. But in the...
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Bin Laden's family insists terrorist has no stake in family's fortune
Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Saudi Binladin Group is not liable for the Sept. 11 attacks, attorneys for the multinational engineering firm claim, because it made Osama bin Laden surr...
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Felix slams into Nicaraguan coastSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LA CEIBA, Honduras Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua's Miskito Coast as a record-setting Category 5 monster storm Tuesday, ripping off roofs and forcing thousands ...
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Tower of London has first female BeefeaterSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The first woman to join the ranks of the Beefeaters in more than 500 years has mastered the Ceremony of the Keys, the nightly locking-up ritual of the Tower of...
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Date set for James Degorski's trial in Brown's Chicken caseSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A second man is scheduled to stand trial for the Brown's Chicken slayings early next year. A Cook County judge set a Feb. 13 trial date for James Degorski, the 34-year-...
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Naperville teen faces DUI, other chargesSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A Naperville teen is due in court this month for injuring a Lisle cop in an attempt to flee the scene after he was pulled over, police said. Jonathan W. Carlson, 17, of ...
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No rush in pursuing death penalty option in Oswego slayingsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Saying seeking the death penalty is the toughest decision a prosecutor has to face, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow is taking his time in the case of Christop...
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'How much work could be left to do'Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It's been two years since Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, and still the process of rebuilding is a long way from being complete. In fact, it will never be the way it ...
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Wisconsin man charged in June 27 Gurnee robberySep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities have charged a 39-year-old Wisconsin man in the June 27 robbery of a Gurnee bank. The FBI alleges that David Thompson, 39, of West Bend, made off with about ...