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USS New York put into service
NEW YORK - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service yesterday as a symbol of both healing and strength. The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina.
"No matter how many times you attack us, we always come back," Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said at the amphibious assault ship's commissioning. "America always comes back. That's what this ship represents." He spoke on a pier where Navy officers and sailors joined first responders and families of 9/11 victims.
The 71/2 tons of steel debris from ground zero had been melted down to form the bow of the USS New York as "a symbol of our unshakable resolve; this is a city built of steel," said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The ceremony was staged on the Hudson River pier that is home to the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. Among the dignitaries were newly reelected New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York Gov. David Paterson. - AP
Suspect named in police killing
SEATTLE - Seattle police yesterday identified a 41-year-old man as the person suspected of shooting and killing a police officer on Halloween night.
Seattle Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel identified Christopher Monfort as the man shot by police on Friday as he was sought in connection with the killing of Officer Timothy Brenton. Brenton was sitting in a car with rookie Officer Britt Sweeney following a traffic stop when he was shot. Sweeney was grazed in the neck.
Pugel also said they believed Monfort was connected to the Oct. 22 firebombings of three Seattle police cruisers and a mobile command post. Monfort was in serious condition at a hospital yesterday. Detectives have asked the King County prosecutor's office for formal charges. - AP
He survives leap from G.W. Bridge
NEW YORK - A man who once swam for the U.S. Naval Academy's water-polo team survived a 200-foot leap on Friday from the George Washington Bridge. There was no immediate word on his motive for jumping.
Adrian Rawn, 28, stopped his car on the lower level of the bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey about 11:30 a.m., walked to the rail, and jumped. He then made the long swim to the New Jersey shore. Rawn was on a water-polo team that won a gold medal at the Pan-Am Games.
Witness Gi Yeon Rheem said that the impact shredded Rawn's clothing, but he pulled himself out of the water without help. He was taken to a New Jersey hospital, where he was being treated for serious injuries. - AP
