Philippine army arrests NPA commander Bilog outside Manila hospital
Military intelligence detains Rodolfo Salas also known as Commander Bilog, his wife Josefina Cruz, and a driver in front of Philippine General Hospital after a checkup for goiter surgery. Salas has long been identified as commander in chief of the New People’s Army and a veteran leftist agitator since 1964.
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Frontal Storm System Dumps Torns Hail Across Eight States
A stubborn frontal system spanning west Texas to the Great Lakes triggered thunderstorms, heavy winds and flooding across eight states. Monday saw tornadoes in Michigan and Oklahoma with large hail in Indiana, Illinois and the Texas panhandle. Hail ranged to baseball size near Lubbock and golfball size in Slaton. Early Tuesday severe storms hit north central Texas with 65 mph winds and marble hail, while Oklahoma reported 53 mph gusts at Enid and two inches of rain.
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Nationwide Showers Portend Midweek Storms Across Regions
Showers forecast from east Texas to northern New England and across the Rockies and northern Plains. Tonight brings more rain and thunderstorms some possibly severe with lows 65 to 70. Wednesday remains unsettled with lingering showers and thunderstorms, highs mid 70s to mid 80s. Through Thursday to Saturday a daily chance of showers with highs around 80 to 85 and 70s on Saturday, lows in 60s to 50s.
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Ohio and Pennsylvania Lottery Draws Report
In Ohio The Number drew 049 for Mondays daily game and Pick 4 yielded 1846. In Pennsylvania a single Lotto player won 1,149,711.78 after matching six numbers 09 37 26 31 24 35 with 18 as the alternate. Daily Number was 0 7 5. The winner will receive 21 annual installments of 54,748.18 each, Blair Gettig said.
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Ex-prosecutor charged with extortion in diocese case
Former assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor Robert V. Housel, 41, was indicted by a county grand jury on extortion charges tied to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. He allegedly threatened to expose damaging information to pressure a settlement for a client connected to a potential case against the diocese or priest Joseph Lehane.
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John T. Corrigan
Cleveland Police Organized Crime and Public Corruption Unit
Vatican Houses First Armed Robbery Attempt Fails on Payday
Three masked men burst into Vatican payroll office behind St. Peter's Basilica on payday. An employee triggered an alarm and the trio fled into Rush hour crowds. Police deployed helicopters and closed streets but the suspects vanished. Vatican officials consider the scene the first armed robbery attempt in Vatican City. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro cited use of fake IDs and a car entering the city-state shortly before eight in the morning.
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Rebels Reject Relief Plan for Sudan Starvation Crisis
In Nairobi AP reports Sudan People's Liberation Army rebels refuse safe passage for aid flights to southern Sudan despite an emergency airlift plan. The plan would fly food and medicine from Khartoum to Juba and Malakal, cities under government control, as 2 to 3 million people face starvation.
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Tragedy in Lancaster as three women killed in home
Police hunt two transients invited to stay in a woman’s secluded home after a hatchet and steak knife attack left three women dead. Donna Jester, 37, a neighbor known for helping others, and her 64-year-old aunt were among the victims, along with a hitchhiker named Laura. Authorities call it a crime of passion or rage as they investigate suspects.
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Dallas
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Manhunt scaled back for Wright City fugitive
Police reduced a week-long manhunt for Michael Wayne Jackson in Wright City Missouri from 100 to 25 searchers as roadblocks were removed. Authorities cited a failed lead after a dawn raid found an empty house near the command post. Jackson is a suspect in three killings five abductions and two robberies dating from September 22.
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Michael Wayne Jackson
Bill Kelems
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Indianapolis
Illinois
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Explosion at Australian aluminum plant kills worker
An aluminum smelting plant in Melbourne experienced a rotary furnace explosion that sprayed molten metal up to 130 feet. One worker died and ten were injured, with five in critical condition and others with unknown status. The blast wrecked the factory and released about 4% tons of metal into the air.
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Australia
Paul Robinson
Simsmetal Ltd
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Vanuatu Establishes Diplomatic Ties With United States
The government announced today that Vanuatu has established diplomatic relations with the United States. The official notice was issued in Vila and Washington with no additional details. Vanuatu, about 500 miles west of Fiji and 250 miles northeast of New Caledonia, is a 70‑island nation formerly known as the New Hebrides.
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100th birthday for Scotland twins Marion and Isabella Weir
Britain's oldest identical twins Marion and Isabella Weir celebrate their 100th birthday with a party at a hotel near Falkirk Scotland. The event marks a rare milestone for the Longridge residents as family and friends join in the cake cutting and cheers.
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Longridge
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