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Hannah
Riedle and Samantha McCarty, members of the Mount
Pulaski FFA Chapter from Mount Pulaski, Illinois,
were finalists in the National FFA Agriscience Fair.
The 87th National FFA Convention and Expo was held
in Louisville, KY Oct. 29 through Nov. 1, 2014.
The Agriscience Fair is
a competition for members who are interested in the
science and technology of agriculture.
The national competition
is sponsored by Cargill, John Deere, and Syngenta.
Photo provided by National FFA
Organization
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Emergency teams remove
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GE235 in New Taipei City February 5, 2015.
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Park District to host reception for retiring
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Friday night Dinner Programs at the Palms Grill
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New York
train was not speeding before crash with car
Members of the NTSB and Metropolitan Transportation Authority
officials observe the damaged car of a commuter train the
morning after it struck a vehicle in Mount Pleasant, near
Valhalla, New York, February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Politics,
Government & Elections
Obama to seek new authority for
force against Islamic State next week: congressional aides
President Barack Obama speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast
in Washington, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
International
Syrian air strikes kill 82 after
rebel rocket attack: monitor
A general view of the destruction after what activists said were
at least 20 air strikes by forces loyal to Syria's President
Bashar al-Assad in the Douma neighbourhood of Damascus February
5, 2015. REUTERS/ Mohammed Badra
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Science, Technology
and the Environment
Emotions,
not science, rule U.S. climate change debate: study
Airline tycoon Richard Branson (L) and former U.S.
vice-president Al Gore hold a globe in central London February
9, 2007. REUTERS Kieran Doherty
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Anthem
companies include Wellpoint, Inc., Anthem Blue Cross &
Blue Shield, and Administar Federal, Inc.
Madigan: Federal
Data Breach Law should not weaken States’ consumer
protections
Madigan Testifies in D.C. as Congress Considers Data
Breach Notification Law
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Low
oil prices have yet to rattle North Dakota small
businesses
Baristas
Jennifer Greiner (L) and Whitney Carson prepare for
Friday's grand opening at the Lantern Coffee Company in
Williston, North Dakota, February 5, 2015.
REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder
International
Exclusive:
Recording shows how UBS drove reluctant brokers to sell
high-risk Puerto Rico funds
Mabel
Ladicani, an 88-year-old widow living in San Juan and
long time client of the UBS, looks up during an
interview with Reuters in San Juan January 21, 2015.
Reuters/Alvin Baez-Hernandez
Money
Perk
up your home price: Live near a coffee shop
The sign
at a Starbucks store is seen in New York January 24,
2014. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Column:
Nestle, negative yields and a different deflation -
James Saft
A bird
flies past the logo at the headquarters of world food
giant Nestle in Vevey October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Denis
Balibouse
Economy
Fed
should have cut 'patient' from January statement:
Plosser
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser
speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York,
May 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
IMF
sees uncertainty about path of oil prices
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine
Lagarde speaks at the Banque Centrale des Etats de
Afrique in Dakar January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen
Jaffe/IMF Staff Photograph Handout via Reuters
Environmental
U.S.
House leader says State Department stonewalling on
Keystone
Speaker of the House John
Boehner (R-OH) listens as his fellow Republicans speak
to the media after a conference meeting with House
Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington January 21,
2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Technology & Internet
U.S.
states probe massive data breach at health insurer
Anthem
People enter the office building of health insurer
Anthem in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015.
REUTERS/Gus Ruelas
Verizon
to sell wireline operations, towers worth $15.6 billion
A sign
hangs in the Verizon booth on the first day of the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 8,
2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Lincoln
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Decatur
$2.169-$2.299
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$2.239-$2.299
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Actor
Johnny Depp and girlfriend Amber Heard laugh as they arrive
for the UK premiere of "Mortdecai" at Leicester Sqaure in
London January 19, 2015.
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Lawmakers
want tougher vaccine exemptions amid measles outbreak
Jayden Mercado, 4,
sits in his mother Yariluz Ocasio's lap while he gets an
influenza vaccine at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston,
Massachusetts in this file photo taken January 10, 2013.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder
NYC
subway germs reflect their neighborhoods
A woman is seen in
silhouette walking through Grand Central Station in New
York, September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A health worker
checks the temperature of a man arriving at Bata Airport,
January 14, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Arctic
survival film, from female perspective, kicks off Berlin fest
French actress Juliette Binoche
signs autographs as she arrives for a photocall to promote the
film 'Nobody Wants the Night' in competition at the 65th
Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 5,
2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Top
Grammy contenders find grassroots strength in streaming
Mexican film director Alejandro
Gonzalez Inarritu poses for a portrait while promoting his
upcoming movie "Birdman" in Los Angeles, California in this file
photo taken on December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Pascal
to step down as Sony studio head after hacking upheaval
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Co-Chairman Amy Pascal poses during the premiere of "The
Interview" in Los Angeles, California December 11, 2014.
REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian
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Slim Randles' Home Country
"It wouldn't be so bad if she like me..."
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Lincoln
sophomores and varsity girls basketball teams played
Lanphier at
home on Thursday evening. During the sophomore fourth
quarter play the
Lions were hogging the ball at their end of the court,
but Lady Railers
strategic handling earned Lincoln a solid win 54-30.
Varsity play followed and Lincoln won that game also
47-44.
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Today's Top Sports Stories
Local
Basketball
Blazers'
big fourth quarter buries Suns
Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard (11) defends Phoenix Suns
forward Markieff Morris (11) at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
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Hockey
Rookies
carry Sharks to rout of Canucks
Sharks forward Andrew Desjardin (10) scores against Vancouver
Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller (30) during the third period at
Rogers Arena. The San Jose Sharks won 5-1. Mandatory Credit:
Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Baseball
Football
Golf
Thompson tops Torrey as wounded
Tiger quits again
Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 12th during the first round of
the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines
Municipal Golf Course - South Co. Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
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Super-G delight, and surprise, for
Svindal
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway during the men's Super G in the FIS
alpine skiing world championships at Birds of Prey Racecourse.
Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
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