AP - Conan O’Brien has refused to play along with NBC’s plan to move “The Tonight Show” and return Jay Leno to late-night, abruptly derailing the network’s effort to resolve its scheduling mess.

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AP - The world’s largest atom smasher on Monday broke the record for proton acceleration previously held by a U.S. lab, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine.

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Geneva Big Bang machine beats Chicago lab record
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Reuters - The Chicago Cubs baseball team filed for bankruptcy on Monday as part of the team’s planned sale to the Ricketts family by the Tribune Co, according to court documents.

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Chicago Cubs file for bankruptcy as part of sale
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AP - The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev.

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Jackson, Farrakhan at beaten Ill. teen’s funeral
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AP - Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season-opener.

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Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to woo International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and is poised to make phone calls on his flight to Denmark to urge them to pick Chicago as host of the 2016 Summer Games.

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Obama uses personal touch as Chicago bids to woo IOC
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AP - If not for a rookie pitcher, the Chicago Cubs wouldn’t be where they are today: First place by a percentage point.

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Wells wins 4th straight, Cubs beat Reds 4-2
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AP - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home.

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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
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ESPN Leading Off Shaq to Cavs Casts a Big Shadow New York Times By LYNN ZINSER Yes, Shaquille O'Neal is big. No, we're not talking 7-foot-1 big but blot-out-all-the-news big

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Seattle Post Intelligencer 'a good coach, but a better role model' DesMoinesRegister.com By REID FORGRAVE • rforgrave@dmreg.com • June 25, 2009 Parkersburg, Ia.

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