Fossett Journeys 820 Miles Over Indian Ocean
Adventurer Steve Fossett sails east over the Indian Ocean at 74 mph, 7,800 miles from Argentina, chasing a nonstop around the world record. Officials warn he may hit a high pressure zone as he nears Madagascar. In other AP reports, a Palestinian suspect in a Pan Am bombing case misses a hearing due to medical issues, and a Chicago clinic pays a 30,000 dollar fine for substandard mammograms under new federal rules. Charleston hosts the Southern Legislative Conference with about 2,800 lawmakers across 16 states in attendance.
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Kenya bombings prompt detained suspects in Nairobi
U S officials detain two men in Kenya as suspects in the Nairobi embassy bombing. Clinton orders quick security reviews, seeks emergency funds to harden posts in Kenya Tanzania and other sites. FBI and local authorities probe entry records while embassy staff face security reassessments and aid missions to assist wounded and families.
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Movie inspired robbery ends in arrest in Olympia
In OlympiaWashington two women Virginia Marie Kay aged 33 and Amber Lynn Wood aged 20 were charged with first degree robbery after a bank heist that echoed a Hollywood thriller set It Off Police traced the crime to five suspects including three teenage girls captured in Vacaville California The July 31 Anchor Savings Bank robbery involved a timekeeping getaway and threats mirroring the film and yielded a 500000 bond for the two women and juvenile charges for the teens
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Neighbors block sex offender from moving in
In Dilley Oregon a community of 300 to 400 people near Portland pooled at least 250000 dollars to buy the house of a sex offender due to release from prison. Jonathan I Hawes 29 who molested two 10 year old girls in 1993 planned to move into his mother's house near a school bus stop. Six families with 10 children opposed his arrival and studied legal use of deadly force while neighbors discussed guard dogs and arming themselves.
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Viagra seizure at Cairo airport harms Egyptian pharmacist
Egyptian customs seized 721 bottles of Viagra valued around 300000 dollars from an Egyptian American pharmacist after a man arriving from Turkey claimed he did not know Viagra was banned. He also carried other medicines, officials said.
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