Storms, Tornadoes Rattle Richmond After Isabel Drift
Severe storms packing 100 mph winds struck the Richmond area early Tuesday with multiple tornado touchdowns six times in the region. A mobile home was shredded about 40 miles west of the city. No serious injuries were reported as Isabel's toll climbs with 38 deaths nationwide, 23 in Virginia.
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California enacts nation leading anti spam bill
Governor Gray Davis signed a sweeping California law banning unsolicited commercial email with fines up to 1 million dollars per incident. The measure targets both senders and advertisers, covering all unsolicited emails in the state while surpassing Washington state’s 1998 anti spam law.
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Census: Americans keep moving across the country
Denver AP report highlights a housing mobility trend with Angela Weber, a Colorado educator, already planning another move within years. The Census Bureau says 46 percent of Americans moved within five years, including 7.5 million international movers.
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Sharon Puts Cabinet Gatekeeping In Prisoner Swap Talks
In an interview with Maariv Ariel Sharon says any prisoner exchange deal with Hezbollah requires cabinet approval and DNA testing on three fallen Israeli soldiers before handover. He also rejects freeing Marwan Barghouti as part of the deal, noting Barghouti tops Hezbollah’s long list of prisoners.
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Judge rules FTC do not have authority on national do not call list
A federal judge in Oklahoma City ruled the FTC exceeded its authority in creating the national do not call telemarketing list. The decision states the Tele marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act gave authority to the FCC, not the FTC, to operate such a database. The ruling could affect the Oct. 1 rollout and prompts further legal action.
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Bombings and clashes rock Iraq amid global talks
Iraqi bombings rocked Baghdad's crowded quarters and a Mosul cinema, killing at least three and wounding dozens as U.S. forces reported nine Iraqi deaths in Tikrit region. In Azamiyah, a bomb hit buses injuring 18. Balad clash left three Iraqis dead after an AC-130 strike. Talks in New York sought a path to Iraqi sovereignty and U.N. involvement.
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Bear intrudes home as Letterman spots giant bear in kitchen
CBS host Dave Letterman recounts a bear entering his Choteau Montana home before dawn and rummaging the kitchen. Local teen Brandon Lightner helped drive the bear out using large firecrackers after about an hour.
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Judge Conducts Wedding After Adding Prison Time
In West Chester Judge Paula Francisco Ott sentenced Marcus Tian Washington to 6 to 23 months for hiding marijuana in his underwear and uncuffed his right hand to marry his fiancée Timalin Douglass, 19, as the ceremony followed the sentencing. Douglass spoke of relocation and distancing from the wrong people. Washington faces 4 to 8 years for assault at a Phoenixville tavern and a July 2002 shooting.
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