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Case closed: No new trial in killing made famous by ‘Serial’ podcast

Adnan Syed, convicted in 2000 of killing his former girlfriend, high school senior Hae Min Lee, in a Best Buy parking lot in 1999, is not going to get a new trial, Maryland's highest court ruled on Friday. Perhaps you recognize the name; this is the case that practically made podcasting a 'thing.' His story, and allegations of ineffective counsel by a lawyer who's dead, failure to interview an alibi witness, questionable witness testimony, and withheld evidence, was told by the podcast 'Serial.'
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Baseball welcomes its new robot overlords

The Atlantic League will test out several ideas this season and it's clear that if they work, Major League Baseball will try to convince its unions to adopt them for the big-league game. The most striking addition? Robot umpires. Sort of.
by Bob Collins

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Mysterious scandal roils Hudson, Wis., pageant

Mysterious scandal roils Hudson, Wis., pageant

Two Hudson Ambassadors have been removed from their role representing the Wisconsin city and nobody seems to know why except the organization that sponsors the royalty program. And it's not talking.
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When judges aren’t honorable

Throw a black robe on a person and we've been conditioned to elevate our opinion of him/her. But recently we've seen proof that the unfit and potentially corrupt get jobs as judges, too.
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Against the odds, a butterfly from Northfield survives a flight to Mexico

Against the odds, a butterfly from Northfield survives a flight to Mexico

The University of Kansas has been handing out small stickers marked with an email address, phone number, and unique identification code, and asking people to attach them to the discal cell on the butterflies’ wings. Then record the date and location. That's what Julianne Moore, of Northfield, did in her backyard last September.
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