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UW-Madison Professor Who Hunts Mysterious Particles In Antarctic Ice Wins Nobel Prize For Physics
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 6, 9:24 AM CDT
updated Oct 7, 1:38 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WERN and The Badger Herald, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
UW-Madison professor who hunts mysterious particles in Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics · WERNOct 6, 9:24 AM CDT
UW-Madison professor wins Nobel Prize in physics · The Badger HeraldOct 7, 1:38 PM CDT
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How We Decided
Oct 6, 10:01 AM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 7, 2:10 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.