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Wall Street hit its highest levels since early August on optimism ahead of this weekend's summit of European leaders to tackling the region's debt crisis and as strong earnings from blue chips lifted investor sentiment: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
Groupon's plan to raise up to $540 million with a public stock offering values the company at about $10 billion: MORE>>
 Labor deals reached with key McCormick Place unions, ending a long-running period of uncertainty for the convention center: MORE>>
Kraft and Wrigley offering cheaper, smaller packs of gum to boost sales: MORE>>
McDonald's plans to roll out its chicken McBites nationally: MORE>>
• McDonald's third-quarter profit jumps 9 percent: MORE>>
Abbott hepatitis C therapy showing early promise: MORE>>
• Report: Abbott to pay $1.3 billion to settle Depakote suits: MORE>>
Wal-Mart is rolling back health care coverage for part-time workers and raising premiums for many full-time staff: MORE>>
Foreign buyers scooping up U.S. homes: MORE>> LATEST BUSINESS NEWS >> | SEND US A NEWS TIP >>
TALKING BUSINESS
"This is not something you want late in your life. ... But now Murdoch must live with this blotch, this stain on his reputation, and it won't be easy to erase," said veteran media analyst Harold Vogel: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 F-16s escort civilian plane that lost radio contact after taking off from Chicago: MORE>>
The reputed No. 2 leader for the Latin Kings was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison: MORE>>
Lawyers for William Cellini said the Springfield power broker wants to testify on his own behalf: MORE>>
President Barack Obama said the U.S. will pull all troops out of Iraq by the end of this year: MORE>>
Moammar Gadhafi caught like a "rat" in a drain before being humiliated and shot: MORE>>
• U.N., activists urge inquiry into Gadhafi's death: MORE>>
• Killing fuels protests in Syria: MORE>>
The 2-year-old who was run over by two vehicles and ignored by a passerby, sparking outrage in China, has died: MORE>>
Mobile phones don't hike cancer risk, Danish study says: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Smartphones with GPS tracking features, combined with some new apps, can help parents worried about keeping tabs on their kids during Halloween, says the LA Times Technology blog: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig may have to mediate Epstein negotiations between the Cubs and Red Sox: MORE>>
Bears in London: Cricket, sleep, Hester's "treat": MORE>>
• It's finally easy to bet on the Bears: MORE>>
Lion player's failed trade may save his life: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Not surprisingly, Tokidoki Barbie, which has multiple tattoos, is stirring up controversy: MORE>>
Chicagoan Bob Newhart marks 50 years in deadpan comedy: MORE>>
Apple's iPod launched 10 years ago, and it wasn't always on an upward trajectory: MORE>>
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