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The sudden death of an Illinois lottery winner who was about to collect $425,000 in winnings has triggered a homicide investigation now that authorities have determined he died shortly after ingesting a lethal dose of cyanide. Urooj Khan was only 46 when he apparently died of cyanide poisoning. In November the Cook County medical examiner’s [...]

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HUMAN ENDURANCE: Man dies after live roach-eating contest in Fla.; Skydiver hopes to make supersonic jump over NM; Stranded night: Pettitte, Yanks lose to Os 3-2, and Sandusky faces sentencing. Edward Archbold, 32, collapsed shortly after winning a roach- and worm-eating contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store. Winners of the contest were competing for a [...]

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A popular fifth-grade teacher fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense outside his neighbor’s house during what appeared to be an attempted late-night burglary, then discovered the teen was his son, police said. A man, who lives next door to his sister, responded to his sister’s call for help for a possible intruder. The man [...]

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NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong died Saturday, August 25, 2012. He was the first human being to walk on the surface of the Moon. His first spaceflight was the NASA Gemini 8 mission in 1966, but he’s famous for proclaiming as he stepped on the Moon on July 20, 1969, “That’s one small step for a [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am old, not dead, and I do have opinions that are relevant. I love The Cardinal—and read it every day. I am computer literate, and I am saddened by the fabric of our society lately. I just cannot seem to avoid all the horrible and absolutely negative news that pours out [...]

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I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. [...]

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There were tributes Monday for Dan Wheldon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wheldon’s father Clive said his son was “a true champion and a gentleman.” Daniel Clive “Dan” Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was an English racing driver. He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am only 36, and I have just come to the conclusion that I will be alone. My Dad passed away 3 months ago (from Cancer) and my Mother (who had just turned 60) died late last year from Ovarian Cancer. I had two brothers, one of which lives in Oregon, and [...]

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Shortly after midnight Monday — seconds after Dan Moreno said ‘I see you’ to Arlington Heights police and shot at police, he was apparently shot in the eye by an Arlington Heights police officer. Police would discover that Moreno fell to the floor in his rented house after the short standoff with police. Moreno was [...]

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Dear Paul B, Every Memorial Day, I remember that my Dad was a soldier storming the beaches of Normandy on 6-6-44. As a boy I would always pester him to tell me all about his experience there and in the war. He would always respond with “some day, son.” This went on and on, until [...]

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Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010), the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an improbable smash with “Easy Rider” and a classic character role in “Blue Velvet,” has died. He was 74.

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The child star of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ passes away after a brain hemorrhage in Utah. (May 28) Gary Coleman star of Diff’rent Stokes, which lasted eight seasons, ending in 1986 when Gary Coleman was 18. Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. He was adopted by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator. [...]

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