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							Pictured 
							are Judge Casey Kostigan, a Lincoln Community High 
							School student identified only as Patrick, and 
							McLean County Probation Officer Mike Donovan. 
							Donovan is preparing to administer a breathalyzer 
							test to Patrick during an all-school assembly held 
							Wednesday morning. The assembly addressed the 
							pitfalls of drinking and drug use in an effort to 
							encourage kids to leave the party when drugs and 
							alcohol are involved. 
							
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				 Marchers scuffle with Baltimore 
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				Maryland State Delegate Keith E. Haynes, speaks to the crowd 
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				 U.S. strike inadvertently killed 
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				 As Yemen bombing subsides, Saudi may 
				struggle with peacemaker role 
				
				
				A boy holds a shell which landed which landed from a nearby 
				missile base after the base was struck by a Saudi-led coalition 
				air strike, near Sanaa, April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed 
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				 Hot times at Yellowstone: huge magma 
				chamber found deeply buried 
				
				
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				pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters April 
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						Airlines first-quarter profit tops expectations 
						 
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						Kennedy (JFK) airport in in New York November 27, 2013. 
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						 Greece 
						offers some concessions as 'tired' creditors urge 
						progress 
						 
						Greek 
						Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis delivers a speech 
						during a banking conference in Athens April 21, 2015. 
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						CEO praises fast 'robo advisor' start, laments low rates 
						 
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						walks past a Charles Schwab Investment branch in 
						Washington January 19, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young 
					 
					
					
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						up on tech earnings, Nasdaq to extend record 
						 
						Traders 
						work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 
						17, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  
					 
					 Economy 
					
						
						
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						business investment plans fall for seventh straight 
						month 
						 
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						"Assembled in the USA" stamp is seen at the side of a 
						box containing a 32-inch television set in the warehouse 
						of Element Electronics, in Winnsboro, South Carolina May 
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						launch as Apple Watch finally goes on sale 
						Customers 
						line up as they wait to buy the Apple Watch at an 
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						finds high levels of radiation in children's park 
						 
						Workers 
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					Seth Bramwell of Lincoln 
					has been named the April employee of the month at Abraham 
					Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. Bramwell has worked as 
					a Food Service Technician at ALMH for almost four years.  
			
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				Kidman set for London stage return in 'Photograph 51' 
				 
				Actress Nicole Kidman arrives at 
				the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 
				2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files  
			 
			
			
				
				
				 Bruce Jenner expected to make 
				transgender history in interview 
				 
				Bruce Jenner arrives at the 44th 
				Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas April 5, 
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				problemo! Schwarzenegger takes first dramatic role in 'Maggie' 
				 
				Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives 
				for the world premiere of his movie 'Maggie' during the Tribeca 
				Film Festival in New York April 22, 2015. 'Maggie' opens in 
				theaters May 8. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  
			 
			
			
				
				
				 Olsen, 
				Taylor-Johnson say joining 'Avengers' cast was 'daunting' 
				 
				Cast member Aaron Taylor-Johnson 
				poses at a press line for the movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron" 
				during the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, 
				California July 26, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni  
			 
			
			
				
				
				 Silent glamor: after Diana, Kate 
				reinvents the job of princess 
				 
				Catherine, the Duchess of 
				Cambridge, arrives with her husband Britain's Prince William at 
				Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral April 20, 2014. REUTERS/Phil 
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						Bucks 
						forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball 
						backwards between his legs during the second quarter 
						against the Chicago Bulls in game three of the first 
						round of the NBA Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center.  
						 
			
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				 Cardinals, 
				Wacha handle Nationals 
				
				
				Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) throws to the 
				Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park. 
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					 Rose 
					pushes Bulls over Bucks, to 3-0 series lead 
					
					
					Bulls forward Pau Gasol (16) and guard Derrick Rose (1) 
					reach for a rebound during the second quarter against the 
					Milwaukee Bucks in game three of the first round of the NBA 
					Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: 
					Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports 
			 
				
			
			
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				 Forsberg 
				hat trick helps Predators stay alive vs. 'Hawks 
				
				
				Predators center Filip Forsberg (9) is congratulated by center 
				Mike Fisher (12) after a goal during the third period against 
				the Chicago Blackhawks in game five of the first round of the 
				2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators 
				won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY 
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				 Weekley, de Jonge set pace in New 
				Orleans 
				
				
				Boo Weekley on the 11th hole during the first round of the 
				Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY 
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				 Mayweather, Pacquiao bout delivers 
				knockout ticket prices 
				
				
				Eleven-time, five-division world boxing champion Floyd "Money" 
				Mayweather (L) and eight-division world champion Manny "Pac-Man" 
				Pacquiao pose at a news conference ahead of their upcoming bout, 
				in Los Angeles, California March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy 
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