Florida teen gets four months for Columbine threat
In Denver, Florida teen Michael Ian Campbell, 18, was sentenced to four months in prison for sending an Internet threat to Columbine High School. US Attorney Tom Strickland said offenses like this won’t be tolerated. Campbell, from Cape Coral, collapsed as the sentence was read but recovered quickly. He had claimed he would finish what Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold began in 1999.
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Serbs attacked by Albanians in Kosovo city clash
In Kosovska Mitrovica ethnic Albanians pelted buses carrying Serbs to an Orthodox Good Friday service. NATO and UN officials watched as violence flared near a bridge, with Serb leader claiming four injuries while UN stated no injuries were reported.
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Rampage suspect arrested after deadly Utah shootings
Quinn Martinez, 21, was captured after allegedly shooting two dead and wounding three in Sandy Utah. He reportedly attempted to carjack a vehicle driven by Debbie Briggs, who survived a gunshot to the jaw. Police said he was found after a brief negotiation at a house in Midvale.
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Study on mad cow disease results inconclusive in Britain
London AP reports preliminary results from a government study testing 3,170 preserved tonsil and appendix samples for prion traces. None showed the infectious protein, offering little clarity on how many Britons could be infected with the human form of mad cow disease amid 53 deaths attributed to Creutzfeldt Jakob variant.
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Elizabeth Taylor earns British Film Institute fellowship honor
Elizabeth Taylor receives the British Film Institute's first fellowship of a new century for her film work and social causes including AIDS relief. Director Jon Teckman calls her a worthy recipient and lauds her charitable efforts.
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Gore calls tying federal education aid to school performance
Al Gore urged withholding federal funds from states failing to raise test scores and directing money to improving schools. He proposed bonuses for high performers and credits for narrowing achievement gaps, aligning with Bush's accountability approach and targeting Title I aid to aid 11 million low income students.
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Six die in suspected racially motivated Pittsburgh area shootings
A white gunman opened fire across several suburbs near Pittsburgh, killing five people and wounding a sixth in a racially motivated spree. Victims included two Asian men at a McKees Rocks restaurant, a Black man at a Monaca martial arts school, two Indian men at a Carnegie grocery, and a Jewish woman found dead in Mount Lebanon. The suspect, Richard Baumhammers, was jailed in Center Township awaiting arraignment.
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State set to sell dorm where student died in 1998
South Carolina State University trustees agreed to sell the off campus dorm where Stephen A. Woolridge, 19, was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in August 1998. Officials blame a faulty water heater for the leak that sickened more than three dozen students. sale awaits Budget and Control Board approval.
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Mass Haitians rescued in Bahamas raise exodus fears
The US Coast Guard recovered 288 shipwrecked Haitians on Flamingo Cay and 122 more on Inagua, with two bodies found and 12 missing from the voyage. Sixty five survivors were hospitalized for dehydration and other injuries. Officials warn of a potential new Haitian migrant wave as Easter patrols ebb and authorities report growing Haitian populations in the Bahamas.
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Russia to station permanent army force in Chechnya
Russia will station a 42nd division for permanent duty in Chechnya as government forces plan to end an eight month campaign. Officials indicate about 25,000 troops may be deployed long term despite continued rebel attacks. analysts foresee a drawn out guerrilla war in the mountains.
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