Vinegar in space hints at life forming chemicals
University of Illinois researchers report detecting acetic acid in the Sagittarius B North cloud, a finding suggesting vinegar like molecules existed before Earth formed. The team links acetic acid with ammonia to potentially form glycine, a key amino acid, and notes comets and asteroids may carry such molecules.
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University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Sagittarius
Snyder
David M. Me
Hringer
American Astronomical Society
University of Wisconsin
Steven Federman
University of Toledo
University of Illinois
Hat Creek
Calif
Bishop
Engineer suspended over Olympic Stadium flaw and death
Brian Miraki, an Olympic Stadium engineer, was suspended for three years after discovering towers were over stressed and failing but not acting to fix it. The 1995 collapse killed construction worker Jack Falls and injured a coworker. Rosser International led a joint venture designing the $232 million stadium.
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New Chicago landmarks crown Mies towers on Lake Shore Drive
Chicago designates 860-880 Lake Shore Drive as city landmarks marking 1949 Mies van der Rohe towers. Residents vary in opinion though tenants applaud protection, while skeptics call the glass steel rise ugly. The designation, voted after years of debate, elevates the buildings to an iconic city symbol.
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Mies
Helmut Jahn
Harry Axelrod
Axelrod
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Pennine Bay
Dirk Lohan
Mies van der Rohe
Illinois
Trial ends in closing argument for Polly Klaas case
San Jose California AP Rich ard Allen Davis faced closing arguments as prosecutors describe a premeditated kidnapping and murder of 12 year old Polly Klaas on October 1 1993. Prosecutor Greg Jacobs detailed ten felony counts while noting Davis carefully weighed returning to prison against Pollys life. Davis admits killing Polly but claims drug intoxication. prosecutors portray a sexually motivated crime and deliberate ambush at a slumber party. Davis was later arrested on a car violation after an earlier kidnapping encounter with sheriff s deputies.
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A Klaas
Polly
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Jacobs
Davis
Eve Nichol
Tone Davis
Quake rocks Aleutian island chain in Alaska
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 rattled the Aleutian Islands, one day after a stronger quake spurred a high ground warning. No damage or injuries reported from today’s event. The 3 foot wave at Adak, nearest epicenter, followed Sunday’s 7.7 quake. Residents described shaking, power outages, and aftershocks as Alert crews tracked the quakes near Adak, about 1,250 miles from Anchorage.
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Ney Brci
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John Minsch
U.S. Logical Survey
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Colo
M Box
Steve Bell
Bell
Bering Hill
Adak Naval
Revenue Rise Declared Major Change Under State Law
The communities report a revenue increase reaching a level defined as a major change by state law, triggering statutory considerations and potential further action by officials.
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