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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Investigators in Wyoming sought to identify two men they believe left a homemade bomb in front of the state Capitol, causing the building’s evacuation after a passerby found the object and brought it inside. The bomb, at a time of heightened political angst in the U.S., put the sleepy capital of the least-populated state on edge for awhile, with drones overhead and officers with bomb-sniffing dogs combing the Capitol grounds. But a day later, things appeared back to normal. No security was visible at the 135-year-old, sandstone building where visitors have always been able to more...

ALBERTO VILAR Fraud rap for money whiz. Alberto Vilar, a hotshot millionaire money manager and the Metropolitan Opera's largest benefactor, was hauled before a federal judge yesterday on charges he stole $5 million from a client — and used part of the money to make a donation to his alma mater. Vilar, 64, was nabbed by US postal inspectors Thursday after stepping off a plane at Newark Airport. His business partner, Gary Tanaka, 62, was also arrested as he relaxed at an East Side hotel. Postal cops had been alerted to Vilar's alleged crimes by the client, who told...