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Headlines for 14 July 2006

New York’s currently: and the way you look will always be a very special thing to me

 Israel and Hezbollah trade bombs and rockets; Hezbollah: “They said they wanted to hit Beirut and Dahiyeh so we threatened to hit Haifa.”

 Hezbollah, it’s important to remember, sometimes operates on its own—without the approval of Tehran or Damascus.

 So whatever happened to the Iran nuclear offer? They’re still mulling it over.

 India blames Pakistan-based militant group for Mumbai bombings, broadcasts photographs of two suspects.

 South Korea will block food aid to North Korea until it agrees to return to nuclear talks.

 Fawlty Towers to reopen as four-star hotel; tycoon to introduce budget hotels—in space.

 Day laborers band together, demand $15 an hour, get favorable looks from AFL-CIO.

 WFMU’s World Cup Death Count tops out at 78.

 Wildfires blaze through Pioneertown, live-in Western movie set built in 1946.

 Sarah Hepola on the week’s best videosand what better to view them in than a TMN summer T-shirt and damp swimshorts?

 New York to soon reach critical mass of Apple Stores.

 Some would argue it’s not creepy to exhume 18th century singers to see how a castrato is built.

 “Cortically coupled computer vision system” uses non-thinking people to sort images.

 Beat the heat with USB-powered air-conditioned dress shirts.

 Dress worn every day for one year by Seattle woman “needs some space.”

 How to toilet train your Japanese baby.

 Dogs have meat-water; men have makeup; Snakes on a Plane finally has a soundtrack.

 Male scientist who was formerly a female scientist not taking full advantage of new access to power and privilege.

 Sometimes your office births a new civilization and you’re like, damn, I wish I could go home.

 Average American worker responsible of $2,000 in lost productivity due to hangovers.

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