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Wind farm on the Thames to help electrify Britain

By Caitlin Ryan · Monday, March 29,2010 5:11 p.m.

As part of the goal to get 15.4 percent of Britain’s electricity from renewable sources by 2015, the government has approved construction of the London Array, a wind farm to be positioned 20 kilometers off the coast of southeast England in the Thames Estuary. The region (Kent and Essex counties) has the highest demand for electricity in the U.K., with an estimated 750,000 homes consuming power every year. If successful, the wind farm will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, with about 300 turbines generating enough energy to power the entire area.

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‘Gray area’ gets felony pot cases tossed out in court

Monday, March 29,2010 5:08 p.m.

Police thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple’s home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes. San Francisco police thought the same with a father-and-son team they suspected of abusing the state’s medical marijuana law by allegedly operating an illegal trafficking operation.

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Paper or TV?

By Carrie Schedler · Monday, March 29,2010 5:06 p.m.

On my way to class, though I’m only above ground for about 10 minutes, I pass at least five newsstands.These sprawling kiosks stock and advertise every type of publication imaginable, from a standard daily paper to magazines about African politics to uncensored porn.Each newsstand always seems to have several people waiting in line to buy their daily print fix. Even as the economy continues to steady itself, they’re still regularly buying their papers and magazines.

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In Texas, fear follows Mexicans who flee drug war

Monday, March 29,2010 3:57 p.m.

FORT HANCOCK, Texas — When black SUVs trail school buses around here, no one dismisses it as routine traffic. And when three tough-looking Mexican men pace around the high school gym during a basketball game, no one assumes they’re just fans.Fear has settled over this border town of 1,700, about 50 miles southeast of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, epicenter of that country’s bloody drug war. Mexican families fleeing the violence have moved here or just sent their children, and authorities and residents say gangsters have followed them across the Rio Grande to apply terrifying, though so far subtle, intimidation.The message: We know where you are.

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38 dead after suicide bombings in Moscow subway

By David Nowack · Monday, March 29,2010 3:32 p.m.

MOSCOW — Female suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday in twin attacks on Moscow subway stations packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 60, officials said. The carnage blamed on rebels from the Caucasus region follows the killings of several high-profile Islamic militant leaders there.

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McRobbie announces new vice president for research

Monday, March 29,2010 2:42 p.m.

Jorge José was named the University’s Vice President for Research by IU President Michael McRobbie. The selection will go to the IU board of trustees for approval.

Cutters, Kappa Kappa Gamma take Little 500 poles

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, March 28,2010 11:32 p.m.

The Cutters had a far-from-perfect qualifying day Saturday. But far from perfect was more than enough for the team that has won the last three Little 500s.


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Colts wide receiver continues Haiti relief

By Vanessa Valentin · Sunday, March 28,2010 11:29 p.m.

Students and community members in the Indiana Memorial Union Sunday cheered as Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Pierre Garcon took the stage. Some brought jerseys and T-shirts for him to sign. Garcon was there to speak about his work to support Haiti relief efforts. He is of Haitian descent and was invited to the White House earlier this month to discuss continuing efforts in Haiti with President Barack Obama and Haitian President Rene Preval.

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“Time For Change” raises money for aids service organization

By Rachel Krasnow · Sunday, March 28,2010 11:24 p.m.

As Miss Gay Bloomington Sugar Blackmon strutted in her elaborate fake eyelashes, silky black hair, knee-high black leather boots and diamond “bling” to the front of the stage at the Willkie Auditorium on Sunday, the audience erupted into cheers. She touched her body seductively, gyrated her hips, slithering down to the floor as audience members placed bills upon bills in her hands.

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La Casa telecats Latino Education Summit

Sunday, March 28,2010 10:53 p.m.

La Casa Latino Culture Center will present a live telecast of the annual Latino Education and Advocacy Day Summit from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today.

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Around sports

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:34 p.m.

Women's golf finishes 5th, women's tennis grabs a Big Ten win, water polo rolls through the weekend, track and field begins the outdoor season and men's tennis wins 1 out of 2 on the road.

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