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Instead of narcotics, however, agents heard Fort and others talking about Libya, which at the time was engaged in an armed conflict with U.S. forces over the country’s terrorist ties. A federal terrorism task force was called in to set up a sting to try to catch El Rukn members attempting to buy rockets and explosives, according to trial testimony.

Northwestern University PhD students Blaine Rothrock, left, and Alexander Curtiss at their lab inside the Technological Institute with a prototype of their FaceBit on Jan. 20, 2022, in Evanston. The two doctoral students developed the device, placed inside a face mask with a magnet, which monitors respiration, heart rate and the mask’s fit on a face. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

“I don’t know of a single better way to connect to your kids than to listen to their music, really listen, without judgment,” Duffy, who is also a family therapist, told me when I mentioned my music thoughts to him. “If you ask them what draws them to a particular song, sound or lyric, I suspect you’ll learn something about your child’s depth, thoughtfulness, their inner worlds that you have difficulty accessing any other way.”

A photo of M&M candies on March 19, 2019. Candy maker Mars is giving a makeover to its six M&M’s characters as a way to promote inclusivity. The company said that it will provide a modern take on the appearances of the characters — which Mars calls “lentils” — and give them more nuanced personalities. The lentils, which are featured in red, green, orange, yellow, brown and blue, will also come in different shapes and sizes. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

The Wall St. street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review the latest batch of corporate earnings and continue monitoring rising inflation and the virus pandemic. (Mary Altaffer/AP)