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From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.
Today we see at an Applebee’s restaurant a 15 month old toddler was served alcohol, while Japan mourns a month after an earthquake hit their nation.
Shame On You
Who: Applebee’s
Where: Detroit
What: A big scare for an Oak Park family, when a toddler was accidentally served alcohol in a kids meal at Applebee’s. The 15-month-old boy needed a ride to the hospital. After being checked out by doctors, the family learned the boy’s blood alcohol level was .10 — over the legal limit for an adult driver.
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GlobalGrind’s Global Mind
Where: Japan
What Happened: A magnitude-7.1 aftershock rattled Japan on Monday, the one-month anniversary of the massive earthquake that spawned a deadly tsunami. A warning was issued for a 3-foot tsunami, the same as after another 7.1 aftershock that shook the northeast coast last week. There was no tsunami after that quake.
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Take It In The Ring
Contenders: Donald Trump vs. The New York Times
Match: Donald Trump lashed out at New York Times columnist Gail Collins in a letter to the paper published on Friday. Trump was responding to a very negative column Collins wrote last Saturday. In the column, Collins derided Trump’s presidential aspirations and mocked him as “the man who can make Bill O’Reilly look like the most sensible guy in the room.” And, of course, Collins lambasted Trump’s full-throated embrace of the “birther” movement.
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Money On My Mind
Whose Wallet: Government
Weight: $38.5 billion
How They Hustled: House Republicans have dragged a reluctant Senate and White House into taking this imperfect first step toward getting spending under control. The agreement will reduce government spending by $38.5 billion over the next few months — and by hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decade.
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Better Than Fiction
Character: Steve Jobs
Plot Line: Apple CEO Steve Jobs has finally agreed to participate in a book about his life. Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaacson’s “iSteve: The Book of Jobs” will be published in early 2012.
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Numbers Game
Number: 103
Where: Wichita
What: In a courtroom in Wichita, the day begins much as it has for the past 49 years: Court is in session, U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown is presiding at the age of 103. But what happens next is no longer routine; it’s a testament to one man’s sheer determination.
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This Day In History
Year: 1970
What: On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13, the third lunar landing mission, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.