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Midday News Links: Michelle Obama Brings Exercise Campaign To Chicago's Students

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Feb 28, 2013 7:40PM

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Marine One in Chicago on Feb. 15. Photo Credit: Jerry Goldner

  • First Lady Michelle Obama appeared at McCormick Place alongside tennis star Serena Williams, 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas to celebrate the third anniversary of her "Let's Move" campaign. [Tribune]

  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel was there, too, and the mayor's office rolled out a new Healthy CPS Action Plan to fight childhood obesity in Chicago schools. [City of Chicago]

  • More than 500 people have applied for the job to host Check, Please!. [DNAinfo]

  • A theorist at Fermilab says the Higgs boson "God Particle" could lead to the end of the universe, but not for at least a couple billion years. [Daily Herald]

  • Your car probably can't go as fast as the highest speed on your speedometer. [AP]

  • The NFL is investigating claims teams questioned players' sexual orientation at the NFL Combine, which would violate all sorts of laws regarding employment. [CBS]

  • Mississippi's first openly gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian was found dead in a suspected homicide. [ABC News]