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FROZEN FIELDS
CHICAGO (AP) — Opening day is less than two weeks away -- but home field for the Chicago White Sox is still in a deep freeze. Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard says he's never seen anything like it in 30 years. Snow is easy enough to deal with. But Bossard says the problem is the permafrost that goes down 30 inches. He's got blowers pumping hot air under traps to thaw the field. The lingering winter is a problem for ballparks in much of the country. But the Minnesota Twins are catching a bit of a break. Their home opener isn't until April 7.
SIGNATURES OF HISTORY
WASHINGTON (AP) — What do Thomas Jefferson, Frank Sinatra and Jackie Robinson have in common? Their signatures. The "John Hancocks" are going on display at an exhibit opening tomorrow at the National Archives in Washington. Yes, John Hancock's signature will be there too, along with stories about his flourishing style. Signature looks will also be on display, including General Dwight D. Eisenhower's tailored Army jacket. For the first time, the black dress worn by Michelle Obama on election night 2008 is going to be shown. The exhibit will be open until January of next year.
SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH ARREST
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge says it's a mystery how a man displayed superhuman strength. The judge has found Nicholas Borum innocent of all charges. He broke a set of steel handcuffs and withstood 30 stun-gun jolts during a struggle with police. His lawyer says Borum might have been having a diabetic seizure. Borum was finally taken into custody. The Herald-Mail reports police responded to a burglary call to find Borum outside a neighbor's house.
BUSTED BY BEER
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — Busted by a brew. Authorities in Wisconsin report finding empties at two crime scenes. Investigators say DNA recovered from a beer can and bottle led them to Jason Ecklund. He was already serving time in the Rock County Jail on another charge. A local paper (Beloit Daily News) reports Ecklund is now suspected in the two burglaries. Following one, the victim found a stray beer bottle in his back yard. Ecklund is due in court later this month.
CAR TOWED-BABY INSIDE
DENVER (AP) — Getting towed is just the start of Thomas Benton's legal troubles. Authorities in Denver say Benton's baby is fine after being found in a car that had been towed to the impound lot. Police charge Benton parked illegally, leaving his sleeping one-year-old in the car. Benton says he dropped a friend off and went inside the house. He says his car was gone when he came back out about 10 minutes later. KUSA-TV reports Benton has been charged with "wrongs to minors."
E-CIGARETTE BAN-SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Smokeless smokes are generating heat in San Francisco. The city's Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to ban electronic cigarettes in bars, restaurants and businesses. The e-cigarettes will be treated just like the kind you light with a match. The San Francisco Chronicle also reports the e-smokes can't be sold where tobacco sales are already barred. Opponents say the ban goes too far.
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