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FBI probes threat against Muslim leader SACRAMENTO: The FBI said that it is investigating a death threat sent to the leader of a local Muslim group after US Sen. Barbara Boxer rescinded a certificate her office had awarded to him. Special Agent Karen Ernst said Friday the bureau launched an investigation after Basim Elkarra reported receiving a threatening e-mail. Elkarra, executive director of the Sacramento chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, received a certificate of accomplishment from Boxer's office in November recognising his "outstanding service." Elkarra said the award reflected his group's efforts to establish good relations with Christians, Jews, minority groups and the FBI. After the certificate was awarded, Boxer read a Web log linking her to the council and accusing it of pro-terrorist activities, including refusing to condemn Osama bin Laden by name. Two die in wind storm LOS ANGELES: A major wind storm has blacked out thousands of customers, boosted the danger of wildfires and whipped up a dust storm linked to two deaths. Strong Santa Ana wind is customary in Southern California in December and February, but this storm, which was continuing Saturday, is one of the fiercest in years, meteorologists said. Gusts to 62 mph were reported late Friday in the Malibu hills, and wind was measured at more than 80 mph in some mountain passes. The National Weather Service declared a red flag warning for fire danger because of the wind and the Los Angeles County Fire Department stationed 100 additional firefighters in vulnerable areas. Family of convict beg jury HOUSTON: The father of the truck driver convicted in the United States' deadliest human smuggling attempt pleaded for his son's life Friday, asking jurors to show mercy instead of choosing the death penalty for the man he still remembers as "a loving kid." "I know the pain (the victims' families) are going through. I feel that pain. I'm asking for mercy," said Tyrone Williams Sr., whose son Tyrone Williams was convicted last month for his role in the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants. He was the latest of several relatives to testify in the punishment phase of the retrial of the younger Williams - including his mother the day before. Tyrone Williams Sr., a 62-year-old factory worker in Massachusetts, said he taught his son discipline and the value of education. Congressmen to restore US image WASHINGTON: The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday that the United States has suffered a severe loss in prestige abroad in recent years, and a primary goal of his term will be to restore it. Rep. Tom Lantos, chosen to head the committee by his Democratic colleagues after their takeover of the House of Representatives, said in a statement that he will do that by improving international cooperation and "reinstating the United States' role as the lodestar of democratic values and human rights." Lantos has been the committee's senior minority member for six years. Utah moose to cure population HUNTSVILLE: It was a rough day to be a moose. They were stalked by helicopter, captured with a net, blindfolded and then airlifted to trailers for a six-hour drive. "I equate this to alien abduction. It's got to be that traumatic," said Dean Riggs, area wildlife manager with the Colorado Wildlife Division. Wildlife officers hope to catch 25 moose through Saturday in northern Utah and transplant them to western Colorado. The strategy helps Utah cure a moose overpopulation while raising the number in Colorado. 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