51.   American agricultural authorities have said they want to err on the side of caution.

52.   American authorities said that no American soldiers were hurt in the explosion or its chaotic aftermath, and soldiers themselves said they never really felt they were in danger.

53.   An account was opened using the tax refund check, authorities said.

54.   An explosion in the hull of an oil barge in the Brooklyn Navy Yard Saturday killed a welder and injured his assistant, the authorities said.

55.   And authorities there said they have had no bank robbers using a similar method or disguise.

56.   An NBC News employee was infected with the skin form of anthrax after the network received mail containing a suspicious powder, authorities say.

57.   An undercover police officer eventually posed as the hit man and met with her, the authorities said.

58.   And authorities said nearly all the people held at the airports had been released and none had knives, information that undercut the likelihood that they were attempting hijackings.

59.   And existing health problems like asthma can be worsened by the flooding, the authorities say, because the water encourages the growth of irritants like mold and fungi.

60.   And federal authorities say they fear that some protesters will use it as a tool of disruption or destruction.