Weather the key for regatta organisersDEVONPORT Regatta organisers will be hoping yesterday morning's thunderstorm does not make a repeat appearance during today's festivities. Organiser Nigel Palmer yesterday said the final preparations and power boat practice runs were going smoothly but the weather was out of his hands.

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Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.