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Headlines for 16 June 2006

New York’s currently: combining them in all kinds of different weird ways

 Supreme Court reverses to give police raids more latitude, says evidence gathered in “no-knock” searches is allowable.

 Yet Democrats don’t need as many House seats. In 1994, Republicans needed at least 40. The Democrats’ magic number is 15.

 The ousting of William J. Jefferson—hoping to profit from G.O.P. scandals, Democrats must distance their own.

 Shoe bomber attacks the same Baghdad mosque where 90 were killed in April bombing.

 Justice official says Iraq’s prisons are run by Shiite militias, asks that prisoners not be transferred to their control.

 As a joke, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, man puts treehouse up for rent, and receives more than 30 offers.

 Photos show on-duty Compton School Police sleeping in squad cars.

 School employees used an inch-square hole punch until each and every offending photo was gone, leaving an unmistakable hole in every yearbook.

 A re-creation of the musical dialogue from Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides.

 Soccer balls that represent every country in the World Cup.

 He was “going to look for Lieutenant Onoda, a panda, and the abominable snowman, in that order.”

 U.S. Catholic bishops vote to reword mass to better match the original Latin.

 DNA testing available for Chinese who want to prove Confucius as an ancestor.

 Edible bioplastic made from cornstarch and the dreams of Australian hippies.

 Starter-interrupt device reminds your car when its payment is due.

 Sarah Hepola on the week in videos.

 Following unexpected surgery, designer Joe Kral needs your help.

 “Unwelcome attention” remark by Economist writer prompts Jay-Z to boycott Cristal, advocate Krug and Dom.

 Jacob the Jeweler arrested in connection to Detroit gang’s money laundering scheme.

 Video: Three instructional videos, spliced together.

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