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Headlines for 9 March 2006

New York’s currently: holding its breath until spring

 Three college students arrested in Alabama church burnings, which were done as a “joke.”

 Cigarette smoking numbers in U.S. plummet to levels not seen since 1951.

 S.A.T. scanning errors in October resulted in incorrect scores for 4,000 students.

 The NYC-Snapple deal that never reached fruition, and why Bloomberg says Snapple can cause gestational diabetes.

 New MetroCard vending machines can take photos, detect explosives.

 “Sous vide” style of slow poaching makes for more tender, more flavorful food, and—for now—is illegal in New York restaurants.

 Official from Iraq Health Ministry claims a Shiite Party leader told him to wipe executions from the official body count.

 Gunmen abduct 50 workers from Sunni-owned security company in Baghdad.

 Mexico awards settlement to 13-year-old rape victim who was prevented from having an abortion.

 Injured cheerleader worries her head injury may have distracted the team.

 How to find the bad guy in a Mark Trail comic strip.

 Former Texas Governor Ann Richards diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

 Colleges use gourmet meals to bait prospective students.

 For those with “slow” genes, you may want to hold off on that third cup of coffee.

 Gallery and audio from “The Triumph of Man” exhibit at the 1964 World’s Fair.

 Scientists say blind, furry lobster has a filtering system that may allow it to survive on bacteria, or possibly by eating shrimp.

 Video game teaches you how to be a journalist; first lesson: Run from mobs.

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