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Groundbreaking Tuesday for new Oklahoma City federal building
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A new federal building to replace the one destroyed in the 1995 bombing that killed 168 people will soon be taking shape, despite some workers' reluctance to return to an area that evokes bad memories.

Tens of thousands of letters might contain trace amounts of anthrax
WASHINGTON (AP) Tens of thousands of letters mailed around the country may have picked up trace amounts of anthrax in a New Jersey postal facility, but the government hasn't decided whether to track down that mail, anthrax investigators said.

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Mother gets probation for killing newborn son when she was 14
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A woman received five years' probation for killing the infant son she secretly gave birth to six years ago when she was 14.

Concord mail carriers among first to try IT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat will keep the two-wheeler Segway Human Transporter from delivering the mail to some city homes this winter. At least that's what inventor Dean Kamen hopes.

News in brief from around New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) A report by the state Juvenile Justice Commission is sharply critical of Joe Clark, the director of the Essex County Youth House, for using ``abusive'' discipline.

Hepatitis-A victim suing D'Angelo
SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) A Fall River woman who contracted Hepatitis-A and is suing a fast-food restaurant in Swansea is one of about 30 people who told state epidemiologists they ate at the D'Angelo Sandwich Shop before they were struck by symptoms of the painful liver condition.

State moves for dismissal of reservoir owners' lawsuit
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) The state asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit by the owners of Pascoag Reservoir, arguing that it's too late for the owners to seek compensation for recreational use by the public.

Suspect challenges DNA testing, trial location
DANIELSON, Conn. (AP) The suspect in the slaying of an 11-year-old Willimantic papergirl is challenging DNA testing and the location of his trial.

Springsteen kicks off benefit shows
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) Bruce Springsteen kicked off the first of his benefit shows in Asbury Park Monday with a tribute to George Harrison, the Beatles guitarist who died last week.