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Steve Bartman receives 2016 Chicago Cubs World Series Championship ring

CHICAGO -- A WGN News exclusive -- Steve Bartman has received an official Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship ring as a special gift from the Ricketts family and the Cubs organization.

Arguably the team's most infamous fan, Bartman is remembered for tipping a foul ball that left fielder Moises Alou unsuccessfully tried to catch in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.

Now, 14 years later, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts thought it was high time to extend an olive branch.

"On behalf of the entire Chicago Cubs organization, we are honored to present a 2016 World Series Championship Ring to Mr. Steve Bartman," the Cubs told WGN in a statement.

"We hope this provides closure on an unfortunate chapter of the story that has perpetuated throughout our quest to win a long-awaited World Series.

“Although I do not consider myself worthy of such an honor, I am deeply moved and sincerely grateful to receive an official Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship ring.

Cubs organization for this extraordinary gift, and for providing the City of Chicago and Cubs fans everywhere an. »

Judge strikes down Alabama abortion law requiring minors to have consent from court

Authored by al.com

Alabama legislators in 2014 changed the state's process for girls who can't or won't get their parents' permission for an abortion to obtain permission from a court instead.

Both the judge and the ACLU said they were aware of no other state with such a law.

The girl was 13 weeks pregnant and had just completed fifth grade when she went before a family court judge, according to a court record. »

100x faster, 10x cheaper: 3D metal printing is about to go mainstream

Authored by newatlas.com

Desktop Metal is an engineering-driven startup whose founders include several MIT professors, and Emanuel Sachs, who has patents in 3D printing dating back to the dawn of the field in 1989.

But there's a ton of metal options – basically anything you can use in a Metal Injection Molding (MIM) system.

It's safe, simple and highly automated, and it's designed to make 3D printing as cost-effective as traditional manufacturing. »

The Man Who Broke Atlantic City

Authored by theatlantic.com

Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night, single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino.

Whenever the racily clad cocktail waitress wandered in with a fresh whiskey and Diet Coke, he took it from the tray.

So when Johnson got far enough ahead in his winning sprees, he reasoned that he might as well keep playing. »

Donald Trump’s War on Scientists Has Had One Big Side Effect

Authored by motherjones.com

All told, more than a dozen Democratic candidates with science backgrounds have announced their candidacies for Congress or are expected to in the coming months.

Trump has been in office just six months, but he’s already done something remarkable—he’s gotten scientists to run for office.

Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) was a high-energy particle physicist at Fermi National Laboratory in the district he now represents. »