Chicago fake-bomb suspect pleads guilty

CHICAGO - A Chicago man accused of placing a backpack he thought held a bomb near the home of the Chicago Cubs pleaded guilty to weapons charges Monday and could face up to 30 years in federal prison.




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Rose-Hulman president dies suddenly at hospital

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Matt Branam, the president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, suffered a medical emergency in his office Friday and died after arriving at a hospital, university spokesman Dale Long said.


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Rain doesn't stop Box City from rising

The DeHority Complex faced a few challenges Friday night while hosting its Box City event when a cold front brought low temperatures and rain to the Ball State campus.



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POWERFUL solar flare belched at Mars rover Curiosity

The coronal mass ejection sent out an M1 class, or medium, solar flare from the north-east of the Sun that will hit NASA's Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO B) spacecraft, the Spitzer space telescope and the rover, as well as possibly glancing off Venus and Mars, according to SpaceWeather.com.


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Beware the Great Hiatus in Space

In space, no one can hear you quote Charles Dickens, so forgive a tired but apt reference: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The 54-year history of space exploration since Sputnik has had chapters that were thrilling, tragic, disappointing, and inspiring. The one now beginning may be the most frustratingly paradoxical, however.



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'American Bandstand' host Dick Clark dead at 82

LOS ANGELES - Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock 'n' roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for boomers and their grandkids alike.


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Judge quits Trayvon Martin case, cites conflict

ORLANDO, Florida - The Florida judge presiding over the Trayvon Martin shooting case removed herself Wednesday after the attorney for defendant George Zimmerman argued she had a possible conflict of interest relating to her husband.







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