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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fire crews rescued four construction workers after they became trapped in a flooded river tunnel. Kevin Shirley, deputy chief of the fire department in Kansas City, said the men were working on a flood-control project when their boat capsized. Two of the men were able to climb onto dry land. The other two were swept downstream but were wearing life preservers and were rescued by fire crews in boats.

Suspect in Racist Letters Is Held in Ohio

CLEVELAND -- A man suspected of writing racially hateful letters to blacks, including Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, pleaded not guilty in federal court. The judge ordered David Tuason, 46, of suburban Pepper Pike held without bond.

W.Va. University Chastised Over Degree

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- An independent panel has chastised West Virginia University for retroactively awarding Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter a master's degree she did not earn. University President Mike Garrison said it's unclear whether disciplinary action should be taken against the academic officers who ordered a change in Heather Bresch's records.

-- From News Services


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