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Jays potato chip plant in Chicago closing, putting 220 out of workDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Bankrupt potato-chip maker Jays Foods Inc. will close its plant on Chicago's South Side on Wednesday, putting 220 people out of work, the company said. Jays, which makes...
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Applications to the U. of C. way upDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Applications to the University of Chicago are up 45 percent this fall. It has received nearly 4,500 applications for its non-binding early action program. Regular applic...
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Workers at pork processing plant have mystery illnessDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- State health officials said Monday they were investigating neurological illnesses among 11 workers at a pork processing plant, but that there was no evide...
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Are you smarter than a chimp? This one beat humans in memory testDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in tests of short-term m...
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2 high-profile sex scandals linked by the ex-male prostitute from DenverDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - DENVER -- One of the rising stars of evangelical Christian politics resigns after allegations that he had sex with a man. More than a year later, a conservative U.S. sen...
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Report: Blacks more likely to be jailed for drug crimesDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - A new report finds blacks in Cook County are imprisoned for drug crimes at 58 times the rate of whites. The report by the Washington, D.C.-based Justice Policy Institute...
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Yankees ready to pull out of SantanaDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The New York Yankees appeared set to pull out of trade talks for Johan Santana unless the Minnesota Twins were prepared to strike a deal late Monday ...
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Thieves posing as Chicago workers targeting seniors, police warnDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago say thieves claiming to be from the city's water department are targeting senior citizens. Police say the homes of several seniors in the Chicago ...
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Pats rally in final seconds, move to 12-0Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- The New England Patriots are still perfect but looking mighty vulnerable. New England pulled off its greatest escape thus far to become the sixth team in NF...
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Ill. sportscaster faces trial on drug arrestDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - PEKIN, Ill. -- Former NFL player and Fox Sports broadcaster Bill Maas will be tried March 10 on felony drug and misdemeanor weapons charges. Maas was arraigned in Tazewe...