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A special Rubik Cube exhibit in the Lilly Library displays a plethora of shapes and sizes of what they call the "best selling puzzle in history." The cube was originally designed by Erno Rubik and "was not so much of a puzzle invention as a design idea, an attempt to reconcile Grand Art and Applied Art," a placard read.

Solving the puzzle

By Stephanie Doctrow · Tuesday, April 14,2009 12:13 a.m.

Lilly Library’s new exhibit “Revolutions and Solutions: A Celebration of the World’s Most Iconic Puzzle” celebrates the history and pop-culture status of the Rubik’s Cube.

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EPA working on cleanup at closed S. Ind. factory

Monday, April 13,2009 11:43 p.m.

Environmental crews have analyzed the contents of 479 containers found at the site of a former electroplating company in Evansville, where a $1 million cleanup is under way.

Jared Schneider prepares a custom batch of cookies Saturday afternoon at Baked! of Bloomington.

It’s all about the cookies

By Nico Perrino · Monday, April 13,2009 11:41 p.m.

Bloomington has been nationally recognized for its local business opportunities, and recent IU grad Jared Schneider has taken full advantage of them

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Anti-government protests in Bangkok kill 2, leave 133 injured

Monday, April 13,2009 11:40 p.m.

Thousands of troops fired warning shots and tear gas to turn back rampaging anti-government protesters Monday night, forcing retreating demonstrators into one neighborhood where residents furious at the chaos turned against them.

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Obama pledges to fight piracy; pirates vow revenge

Monday, April 13,2009 11:38 p.m.

President Barack Obama promised Monday to work with other nations “to halt the rise of piracy,” while Somali pirates vowed revenge for the deaths of three colleagues shot by snipers during the daring high-seas rescue of an American sea captain.

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Blaze at homeless shelter kills 21 in Poland

Monday, April 13,2009 11:37 p.m.

A fast-moving fire tore through a three-story building housing homeless families in northwestern Poland early Monday, killing 21 people and injuring 20 more, including some who leaped from windows to escape the flames, officials said.

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Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba

Monday, April 13,2009 11:35 p.m.

President Barack Obama directed his administration Monday to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba, and to take other steps to ease U.S. restrictions on the island, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.

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Fate of GM negatively effects stocks

Monday, April 13,2009 10:42 p.m.

NEW YORK – Wall Street retreated Monday as traders speculated about the future of General Motors Corp. and awaited a flurry of earnings reports and data that could provide insight into the direction of the economy.

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Indy mayor hopes to raise taxes on alcohol, car rental

Monday, April 13,2009 10:41 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Monday proposed raising alcohol and car rental taxes in Marion County as part of an approximately $50 million plan to cover a projected budget shortfall by the Capital Improvement Board, which oversees the stadiums for the Indianapolis Colts and the Indiana Pacers.

Poll results: Taxpayers more frugal with refunds

Monday, April 13,2009 10:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Most people say they plan to use this year’s tax refund to pay bills, deciding in this sour economy to be more frugal with their annual windfall. Fifty-four percent of those receiving refunds said they intend to pay off credit card, utility, housing and other bills, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Monday. That compares with 35 percent who said the same thing a year ago.

Pressed to find jobs, students get creative

By Marc Fishman · Monday, April 13,2009 10:34 p.m.

Senior Paris Gray knows all too well how hard it is to get a job in Washington, the goal of many political science majors after college. Jobs and paid internships seem to be disappearing, and the cost of living in a place like Washington is hardly cheap. But rather than fret about all of the networking and resume-sending he’ll need to do in order to get that ideal job, Gray has decided to quit it all for now and try teaching instead.According to a March 13 New York Times article, the recession has sparked a new sense among many young people to take the challenges of finding traditional work into their own hands

In this July 2, 2002 file photo, Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas looks out over Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia before the start of the New York Mets-Phillies game. Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his "Outta Here!" call, died Monday after being found in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.

Phillies announcer Harry Kalas dies at 73

By Howard Fendrich · Monday, April 13,2009 10:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his “Outta Here!” call, died Monday after being found in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.

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Happiness is a journey

By Ashley Ames · Monday, April 13,2009 8:54 p.m.

They range from the freshly graduated 23-year-old whose been ousted from his first job to a 61-year-old who blames the Chinese for killing the American textile industry.

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