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WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Supreme Court refused to weigh in Friday on whether US presidents have the authority to indefinitely detain a terrorist suspect in the United States without charges. But it sent the issue back for a new hearing before the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, which ruled in July that former president George W. Bush had that power in the case of Ali al-Marri, an alleged Al-Qaeda sleeper agent. The high court's action effectively delayed resolution of an issue that, while different, could have implications for the estimated 245 "enemy combatants" still being held by the...

Suspicious Powder Found in Mass. Eight Police Departments North of Boston Receive Envelopes Containing Unidentified White Powder The Associated Press B O S T O N, Sept. 4 — Eight police departments in towns north of Boston received envelopes Wednesday containing an unidentified white powder, authorities said. "They came in regular mail, I don't if there was anything with them," said Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the state department of fire services, which was coordinating the response.State police identified the towns as Hamilton, Peabody, Salem, Middleton, Topsfield, Marblehead, Wenham and Lynnfield."We've sent HAZMAT teams to respond," Miethe said. "Police...