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Headlines for 12 April 2006

New York’s currently: waiting for Mr. Jordan

 Iran announces advance in uranium enrichment, assures the world that energy, not bombs, are the true goal; still, speculation on both sides abounds—as does political theater.

 American military deaths in Iraq for April already outnumber those in all of March.

 Italian PM Berlusconi refuses to concede defeat in election, wants recount or “grand alliance.”

 Today in the ToB: Rosecrans Baldwin decides between Foer and Smith. Tomorrow: the Final Matchup!

 Autopsy of NYPD detective who died in January reveals cause of death was Ground Zero cleanup.

 Bombing at Sunni prayer service in Pakistan kills 56, prompts rioting.

 Large study shows estrogen does not increase the risk of breast cancer—and reveals progestin may be the culprit.

 Former state asylums across the country are being converted into upscale condos.

 Tiger Woods sorry he’s a spaz.

 Recipes: Cadbury Egg Cake, Vendetta’s Egg in a Basket.

 Rapper Proof of D12 (and Eminem’s best man) shot to death at a club on Detroit’s Eight Mile Road.

 Speaking of children: We hid some matzoh. Whoever finds it gets five bucks.

 Headlines: “‘Breast Expert’ Accused of Smuggling”; “Jewish ‘Sex Commando’ Targets Israeli Porn Web Sites.”

 Bausch & Lomb halts shipment of MoistureLoc contact-lens solution over fears of blinding eye fungus.

 Woman, 82, ticketed for taking too long to cross the street.

 Y’Allah, come on! Newly formed Muslim sorority looking for campus chapters.

 Gallery: Ron Mueck’s sculptures.

 Nine-year-old bullfighter should be killing them by the time he’s 11, provided he makes it to 11.

 Cockney accent in peril.

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