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By TAMER EL-GHOBASHY A body found floating in the Hudson River late Wednesday has been identified as Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who apparently jumped from the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 22 after he was allegedly secretly filmed by his roommate during a sexual encounter in his dorm room, authorities said Thursday. The discovery of the 18-year-old students body came as New Jersey authorities said they are weighing bias intimidation charges against Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, both 18, who were arrested and charged with invading Mr. Clementi's privacy by taping him while he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with another man. A spokesman for New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow said the office is working with the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office to assess the evidence in the case and figure out if a bias intimidation charge is "appropriate." —Michael Vorkunov contributed to this article. .. more»

By LINSEY DAVIS and EMILY FRIEDMAN Sept. 30, 2010 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie today called the suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi an "unspeakable tragedy" and said he can't imagine how the two students accused of secretly filming Clementi can sleep at night "knowing that they contributed to driving that young man" to suicide. The governor spoke hours after a body that was pulled from the Hudson River was identified as Clementi. The student leaped to his death after his roommate allegedly secretly filmed him during a "sexual encounter" with a man and posted it live on the Internet, The medical examiner's office said an autospy revealed the 18-year-old had drowned and suffered blunt impact injuries to his torso. Christie grew emotional when discussing Clementi's death. "As the father of a 17-year-old…I can't imagine what those parents .. more»

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SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, Pa. -- Flooding is hitting parts of the Susquehanna Valley today as severe weather moves through. School Closings IMAGES: Flooding Pictures From News 8 Crews U Local Flooding Slideshow Join Our Live Weather Chat WGAL.com Radar Options Check Road Conditions With PennDOT's Traffic Cams Check Traffic Flow Data News 8 has crews out across the area, taking pictures and video, and filing updates. You can keep track of all of it throughout the day at WGAL.com.Here's a rundown of some of what's going on because of the storms: Gov. Ed Rendell has ordered the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to activate its Emergency Operations Center so state agencies can assist local governments and residents as they deal with the heavy rainfall in many parts of the state. Rendell has also directed the Pennsylvania National Guard to be .. more»