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Rescuers continue to search for survivors of Monday's quake, which trapped people in a collapsed supermarket in Pampanga province and caused panicked office workers to flee buildings in Manila.

People across the Gulf region say they felt feeling the quake, which hit near the city of Bushehr, the location of an Iranian nuclear power plant. At least three people reportedly are dead.

Authorities say Nouel Alba of the Bronx pretended to be a relative of a 6-year-old victim and collected donations for a "funeral fund." When confronted about it, they allege, she lied to FBI agents. So far, she's only been charged with lying to authorities. Other charges could follow.

The aid does not appear to be helping to mend U.S.-Pakistan relations, however, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

2: Country music legend, MERLE HAGGARD. HAGGARD has been on the country music scene since the early sixties and has more number one hits than any country music star except Conway Twitty. Recently two tribute albums of his songs were released: "Mama's Hungry Eyes" and "Tulare Dust." HAGGARD was also recently inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame. (REBROADCAST FROM 4/6/95)Poet and countercultural activist ALLEN GINSBERG. His poems include "Howl," and "Kaddish." GINSBERG was part of the group of Beat poets, which also included Jack Kerouac. A four-CD boxed set of Ginsberg's work, "Holy Soul Jelly Roll - Songs and Poems (1949-1993) was released last November (on Rhino's Word Beat label). (REBROADCAST FROM 11/8/94)Author AMY TAN. Her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, is the story of four Chinese women who gather to gossip and play mah jong, and of the rebellious ways of their Americanized daughters. The story parallels Tan's own life. Her mother left China in 1952, and TAN grew up torn between her mother's culture of the past and her American surroundings of the present. She is also the author of The Kitchen God's Wife. (REBROADCAST FROM 3

People in Kalamazoo, Mich., are mourning 6 victims of a fatal shooting spree over the weekend. Police have a suspect in custody. But, the community still doesn't know why the mass shootings occurred.

The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S.

The IOC says it will get closer to gender balance among Olympic athletes, boosting women to nearly 49 percent of the total at the Tokyo 2020 Games, from 45.6 percent in Rio.

Czech President Milos Zeman has spoken in support of Vladimir Putin and was an early supporter of Donald Trump. Pro-European challenger Jiri Drahos will face him in a runoff election later this month.

The public remains deeply divided over the law overhauling the health system. And a new poll finds a majority of Americans believe the law's insurance mandate will be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.