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End to Fed stimulus, China slowdown spark world sell-off
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The clear signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy and data pointing to Chinese growth slowing sparked sharp falls in bonds, shares and commodities on Thursday. Emerging markets,...Tags: Sports, Antonis Samaras, Israel, Business Enterprises, Loan Market
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Gov. Quinn signs bill to regulate fracking
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today signed sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The move, which was expected, adds a bevy of restrictions and protections to an industry that while legal, was largely unregulated....Tags: Mike Frerichs, Judges, Pat Quinn, Lawyers, Environmental Cleanup
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Aftermath of an insanity verdict
Shackled to a hospital bed with a self-inflicted neck wound, Marci Webber described to the police visions of demons and skeletons, but wasn't sure what had happened to her 4-year-old daughter. As the officers — shaken by the crime scene in her...
Tags: Mental Health, Criminal Laws, Health, Prosecution, Punishment
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks gain, dollar down; U.S. manufacturing slips
Reuters* Contraction in U.S. manufacturing is first in six months * Dollar falls below 100 yen, lowest since early May * Stocks first fall on weak U.S. data but later recover as investors assess QE outlook NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Stocks rose but the U.S....Tags: Stock Activities, NASDAQ, Commodity Markets, Merck & Company Incorporated, Nasdaq Composite
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Sex-change operations to be covered by UIC health insurance
Tribune reporterUniversity of Illinois trustees this morning approved a student health insurance plan for the Chicago campus that for the first time covers gender reassignment surgery, a move that about three dozen other colleges have taken in recent years. The...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Science and Technology
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Trustees OK sex-change surgery for UIC student health plan
University of Illinois trustees Wednesday approved a student health insurance plan for the Chicago campus that for the first time covers gender reassignment surgery, a move that about three dozen other colleges have made in recent years. The insurance...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), University of Illinois at Chicago
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Hamblin-Kim
Larry and Dianna Barker of Gravel Switch announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Marie Hamblin, to Steven Sockwhan Kim, son of Nancy Kim of Des Plaines, Ill. The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate of Boyle County High School, 2002 graduate of...
Tags: Northern Illinois University, Local Elections, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Education
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Richard Linklater finishes trilogy with 'Before Midnight'
CHAMPAIGN -- Richard Linklater's sneakers squish-squish- squished against the wet tiles. We were walking the perimeter of the Illini Union, on the campus of theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. It was a stormy night in April, and students...
Tags: Celebrities, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Entertainment, Movies, NBC (tv network)
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St. Louis grocer says data breach may total $80M in Illinois
Tribune reporterA data breach at a St. Louis-based grocery store chain could cost the family-run company $80 million in Illinois alone, according to a court filing. Schnuck Markets Inc., which has more than 30 stores in the Rockford area and in downstate Illinois,...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Report: F Henry to transfer from Illinois
Another Illinois basketball player is leaving the program. Myke Henry, who attended Chicago’s Orr High, is the fourth Illini to transfer since the end of the season, according to the Champaign News-Gazette. Henry’s high school assistant...
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Mom whose son died in hazing: 'Don't dismiss it'
Tribune reporterThe mother of a Florida college student killed in a hazing ritual urged the audience at a Maine Township anti-hazing forum never to forget incidents of hazing and bullying in their community. “The moment you forget is the moment it reoccurs,&...Tags: Hazing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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After scandal, U. of I.'s former chancellor isn't teaching but still makes $212,000
Richard Herman doesn't have to do much teaching as part of his $212,000 faculty job at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When he resigned as chancellor after a high-profile admissions scandal, he made a deal to teach just two classes a...
Tags: Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Engineering, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Science and Technology
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