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School application sheds light on shooting suspectAug 11, 2012 9:00 am - DENVER — The man accused of opening fire in a suburban Denver movie theater had been an excellent student who left an impression good enough for acceptance to a competi...
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USDA cuts corn outlook as drought takes tollAug 10, 2012 10:58 am - ST. LOUIS — The government slashed its expectations for U.S. corn and soybean production for the second consecutive month Friday, predicting what could be the lowest ave...
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U.S. nuns consider response to Vatican censureAug 10, 2012 9:03 am - ST. LOUIS — At a pivotal national meeting, members of the largest group for American nuns have been weighing whether they should accept or challenge a Vatican order to r...
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Hundreds gather for Sikh temple shooting memorialAug 10, 2012 9:03 am - OAK CREEK, Wis. — Hundreds of people streamed into a Wisconsin high school Friday to pay their final respects to six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at a ...
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Armed man found near bar linked to missing studentAug 10, 2012 7:14 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A mental evaluation has been ordered for an armed man who police found watching the bar where an Indiana University student was last seen. The 56-yea...
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Rail study planned for Fort Wayne-Chicago routeAug 10, 2012 6:35 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeast Indiana group that supports a high-speed rail connection between Fort Wayne and Chicago says it has raised money for a feasibility study. ...
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Experimental stroke therapy helps KirkAug 09, 2012 3:34 pm - Good luck and experimental therapy may have helped U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk recover more extensively than he would have with standard care after he suffered a stroke in Janua...
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Inmate claims link between Lincoln, PetersonAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - Abraham Lincoln has made cameo appearance at the Drew Peterson trial. As proceedings began Thursday, the judge announced in court that he's received a letter from an in...
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Savio said Peterson grabbed her by throat, friend testifiesAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - Drew Peterson’s third wife told a friend a year before she was found dead in her bathtub that the former Bolingbrook police sergeant once broke into her home, grabbed he...
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Indiana man sentenced for 52 pounds of mailed marijuanaAug 09, 2012 7:54 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana judge says he favors decriminalizing marijuana but that he couldn’t avoid punishing a man for getting 52 pounds of the drug through...