Smiley face theory links college student to bombs
Luke Helder, a 21 year old art student, allegedly placed 18 pipe bombs in mailboxes across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado and Texas. Sheriff Pershing County says the bombs formed a smiley pattern on a map and notes Helder joked about finishing a smiley face. He faces federal charges and possible life in prison.
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Maryland halts executions to study racial fairness
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening suspended all executions to study racial fairness in capital cases, delaying the planned execution of Wesley Baker and signaling a yearlong moratorium. He supports the death penalty in heinous crimes but calls for confidence in an impartial legal process.
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Anthrax fingerprints could catch bioterrorists
Chicago scientists map distinctive genetic traits in the Florida anthrax strain, showing genomics can identify fingerprints in deadly microbes and aid forensics. The study sequences an individual bacterial strain, confirming it derives from the Ames strain and underscoring genome based analysis as a crime fighting tool.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Claire Fraser
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Rockville
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CIA strikes Afghan warlord in first non al Qaida target hit
A CIA missile strike Monday from a Predator aimed at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar near Kabul missed the warlord but killed several of his associates. The operation marks a potential widening of U S covert action to kill enemies not officially tied to al Qaida or the 9 11 attacks. An anonymous U S official noted the clandestine nature of the mission. The CIA declined to comment.
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Coast Guard ends search for seven in Pensacola jet crash
The Coast Guard suspended the search Thursday for seven people aboard two Navy T-39 Sabreliners that crashed about 40 miles south of Pensacola during a training mission. Three per plane, four on the other. Victims include two civilians and a Royal Saudi Air Force officer. Spokesman Harry White said there was no distress call and the jets vanished from radar.
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Drug ring funds linked to Middle East terrorists
DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson testified that investigators have found portions of millions of dollars from a nationwide methamphetamine trafficking network funneled to Hezbollah. He noted traces of money reaching defendants’ families in Lebanon, Yemen, and other Middle East countries, signaling possible support to other terrorist groups.
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House approves record defense bill for war on terror
The House passed a 383 billion defense spending bill by 359 to 58 to boost military funding amid the war on terror. It earmarks a large inflation adjusted rise since 1966, including a proposed mobile artillery cannon, with Senate action and White House veto risk potential over Crusader cannon funding.
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