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January 7, 2009 |
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GM Austria to put most employees on part-time work
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January 7, 2009 |
General Motors in Austria says it plans to put more than 1,500 workers on part-time work due to the recession. Read more
Husband wants kidney back in divorce – or at least $1.5 million
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January 7, 2009 |
When his wife needed a kidney transplant, Dr. Read more
Fire forces Newton newspaper to move printing
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January 7, 2009 |
A fire at the Newton Daily News has forced the newspaper to be printed in Creston, more than 100 miles away. Read more
Marshalltown school evacuated after smoke bomb
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January 7, 2009 |
Officials say students at Marshalltown High School were evacuated after a smoke bomb was set off inside the school. Read more
Charges: stolen church cash paid for vasectomy
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January 7, 2009 |
A former church official has been charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy, motorcycles and cars. Read more
Blackhawks thrash Coyotes
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January 7, 2009 |
Adam Burish received a little birthday gift from teammates when they covered his shoes in baby powder Tuesday morning. Read more
Patricia Barber delivers intimate performance at Green Mill
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January 7, 2009 |
One sure sign the new year is fully under way: Chicago singer-pianist Patricia Barber has settled in at the Green Mill.Though the noted composer-bandleader tours globally throughout the year, each January she relaunches a long, weekly residency in the Uptown room that long has been her Chicago venue of choice. Read more
Ron Asheton: The godfather of punk guitar
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January 7, 2009 |
The godfather of punk guitar, Ron Asheton of the Stooges, was found dead Tuesday in his Ann Arbor, Mich., home.Asheton, 60, had not been heard from for a few days, and the guitarist’s personal assistant called police to Asheton’s home to check on him. Read more
‘Tristan und Isolde’ performer sidelined
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January 7, 2009 |
Finnish bass-baritone Juha Uusitalo has withdrawn from all performances in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s presentation of “Tristan und Isolde,” Jan. Read more
Downturn cuts arts groups’ endowments, attendance
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January 7, 2009 |
Arts groups in the city are cutting their budgets or delaying projects in response to falling donations, ticket sales and the stock market woes’ squeeze on their endowments. Read more
Price check: Orange juice
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January 7, 2009 |
With an unusually wintry December behind us and more than two months of winter ahead, orange juice is a welcome shot of citrusy sunshine in a glass. Read more
Reality and repetition on TV’s new season
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January 7, 2009 |
HOLLYWOOD—“Human kind cannot bear very much reality,” T.S. Eliot wrote in “The Wasteland,” but regarding the television kind we apparently have not yet reached our limit. Read more
Christmas leads Temple to 67-45 win over E Mich.
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January 7, 2009 |
Dionte Christmas scored 17 points for Temple, which beat Eastern Michigan 67-45 Wednesday night. Read more
Shelf Life: Powdered peanut butter, ceramic paring knife, SoupMan soup
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January 7, 2009 |
Powdered blissLove peanut butter but not the calories? Read more
Tuesday’s market movers
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January 7, 2009 |
DOW CHEMICAL $1 (7%) to $16.05 Shares of the largest U.S. chemical company jumped after it said it plans to seek more than $2.5 billion from Kuwait for canceling a joint venture agreement and will consider a new partner to invest in its basic-plastics business.INTERCON. EXCHANGE -$10.41 (14%) to $62.59 Stock of the futures market fell the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index after UBS analysts cut their rating to “neutral” from “buy” and Goldman Sachs moved it to “neutral” from “conviction buy.” Read more
Top 10 claims
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January 7, 2009 |
Top 10 claims Most frequently used claims for new foods and beverages launched in 2008, according to Mintel’s Global New Products Database:•Kosher•All natural•No additives or preservatives•Organic•Microwaveable•No trans fat•Low-fat/fat-free•Premium•Allergy-related•Calorie (low/no/reduced) Read more
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