Woman convicted in brutal death of son in 89 wins custody
Jerseyville Illinois a decade after a Florida judge sent her to prison for helping to murder her 2 year old son Sheryl Hardy formerly Sheryl Coe won custody of her 9 month old baby the judge citing extraordinary progress since the crime in Lakeland Florida in 1989 the boy Bradley McGee died after his father repeatedly rammed his head into a toilet the case spurred Florida to overhaul child protection laws and hire more social workers the lead detective opposed the custody award calling her evil and predicting the baby would die too.
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Lakeland
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Bradley
Hardy
Sheryl Coe
St. Louis
Randy Hardy
Paul Schaill
Fort Meade, Fla
Biological nanocomputer fits in a drop of water
A group led by Ehud Shapiro at the Weizmann Institute reports a living cell based computer built from enzymes as hardware and DNA as software. The device, a finite automaton microworld, fits in a drop of water and prompts cautious excitement about DNA computing.
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Jerusalem
Ehud Shapiro
Weizmann Institute of Science
Shapiro
Naftali Tishbi
Hebrew University
Tishbi
Weather today and weekend outlook
Showers likely and breezy today with highs in the upper 60s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid-40s. Sunday remains partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the upper 30s. Details on 12A.
Hamas leader killed in West Bank rocket strike
Israeli forces killed Hamas military chief Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, his deputy Ayman Hashaykah, and Hashaykah’s brother when a van was hit by missiles between Nablus and Jenin. Seven Palestinians died Friday, the deadliest day since late October.
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West Bank
Hamas Group
Israel Army Radio
Israel
Mahmoud Abu Hanoud
Hamas
Ayman Hashaykah
Hashaykah
Jenin
Abu Hanoud
Teens Sentenced for Burglarizing State's Attorney Home
Two 17-year-old offenders Dustin Winn of Goreville and Jessie Kerr of Elco pleaded guilty to residential burglary and theft for the August 3 break-in at Alexander County State's Attorney Jeffrey Farris's Olive Branch home. Each received six-year prison terms as Illinois law treats 17-year-olds as adults.
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Alexander County
Jeffrey Farris
Illinois
Dustin Winn
Goreville
Jessie Kerr
Elco
Farris
Olive Branch
Union County
John Bigler
Farris’ Place
Classifieds and Briefs Section Summary
A compact overview of assorted notices including business, calendar, comics, crosswords, sports, television, world news, faith, and lottery items drawn from a regional newspaper page. Highlights include brief updates on deaths, upcoming events, and entertainment listings.
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First day shopping brings Region retailers smiles
On the holiday shopping season opening, shoppers crowded Illinois Centre mall in Marion and University Mall in Carbondale. Bob Hardy and Debbie Tindall report strong traffic, early lines, and active parking as stores opened and people bought gifts. KB Toys opened at 5 am with 75 people in line.
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Illinois Centre
Marion
Alexandria Armstrong
Elizabethtown
Lexie Goffiner
Hurst
Turkey
Debbie Tindall
University Mall
Carbondale
KB Toys
Inside who's next Dawgs on a roll
The Dawgs ride momentum as a hot stretch tests picks of the crop this year. Analysts weigh real strength against luck as fans debate what comes next.
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