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Good afternoon, I am Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

We are learning more today about the gunman involved in the Virginia Tech campus shooting. 2 students who roomed with the Virginia Tech killer J.H said he was a loner who had an imaginary girl friend and stalked female students. Virginia Tech police checked their records and found a stalking complaint filed against him in December 2005. Charges will never file in that incident.

In New York State, a Rochester Technology Institute student was arrested after authorities found 2 assault rifles in his dorm room. He’s been held on 15,000 dollars bail this afternoon. The sheriff offices there’s no indication the student was planning anything, but the investigators are still working on this case.

The body of a missing American Peace Corp volunteer has been found in the Philippines. Military official says Julia C. was found buried. It’s not clear she had been buried by someone or covered by debris during a fall. C. disappeared last week. She had gone for a hike in a northern mountain town and never returned.

Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks in Baghdad today, killing at least 171 people and wounding scores of others. Most of the bombings happened in mainly Shiite neighborhoods. And the deadliest blast went off in a crowded outdoor market. 122 people were killed in that attack alone.

And in financial news, the US dollar has dropped to a 26-year-low against the British pound and it’s trading at a newer record low against euro. Demand for the dollars started to dwindle after a pull on Tuesday showed tamer than expected US Consumer Index Inflation excluding food and energy for the month of March. The number has contrasted with a jump in British consumer prices.

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