Man jumps to death after starting fires in high-rise
Police said Louis Rogers aged 24 started a blaze in the Hopkinson House in Society Hill Philadelphia after wrecking an apartment and throwing items from two balconies. He climbed to the 23rd floor and plunged to his death as a police officer tried to grab him. Witnesses saw a samurai sword and a TV helicopter captured the scene. Rogers had recent police history with his girlfriend, who was uninjured.
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Czech lawmakers fail to pick next president after Havel
In Prague, Vaclav Havel bid farewell to parliament urging freedom and dignity as lawmakers fail to elect a successor in three rounds. Former Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus and Senate Speaker Petr Pithart failed to secure a majority, triggering another vote within 30 days.
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Long term visitors from more countries must register in U S
The INS expands the post Sept 11 registration to males 16 and over from Indonesia Egypt Jordan Kuwait and Bangladesh with Iran Iraq Libya Sudan and Syria given another chance to register without penalty. The broadened deadline changes affect thousands of visitors while previous groups faced mass detentions in Southern California as registrations closed.
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No anthrax found at Washington postal facility
The Postal Service reported no anthrax detected at a Washington government mail facility that handled a Federal Reserve letter testing positive in preliminary readings. The site was closed for testing and is expected to reopen. the CDC will further test the suspect sample sent from the facility.
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Fifth Harry Potter book to be published June 21
J K Rowling completes Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix due June 21 in the United States Canada Britain and other nations. At 768 pages it tops Goblet of Fire by over one third, with a global release and early blurbs from Bloomsbury and Scholastic.
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Israel closes two Palestinian colleges in Hebron
Israel shut the Islamic University and the Polytechnic Institute in Hebron and cemented three east Jerusalem houses used by Palestinians convicted in bombings. Three Palestinians died in West Bank clashes as the United States criticized the closures saying they harm both sides.
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