Chicago’s Next US Attorney Faces Urgent Dilemma
June 18th, 2013CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America’s third-largest city. Should he zero in on Illinois’ deep pool of political corruption with the resolve of his predecessor, who sent two governors to prison? Or should he devote even more resources to the gang- and drug-related violence
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Reputed Mafioso Tip Triggers New Hoffa Body Search
June 18th, 2013OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The FBI has resumed its search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who was last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago. Federal agents returned Tuesday morning to a suburban Detroit field where they spent much of the day before
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Intel Chief: Lawmakers Demanding More Info On NSA
June 18th, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday lawmakers are worried about the possibility of further disclosures about the government’s sweeping electronic surveillance and the impact that could have on efforts to combat terrorism. “We don’t want to make this thing more damaging that it already has become,” Rep. Mike Rogers
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Tropical Depression Heading Toward Southern Mexico
June 18th, 2013MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression is expected to bring at least three to five inches of rain to parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and southern Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season’s second tropical depression formed Monday off Belize and was moving early Tuesday over parts of Belize
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Report: Slowdown In Health Care Costs To Continue
June 18th, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America’s slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as the economy
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