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Headlines for 16 May 2006

New York’s currently: grilling reality stars

 New border deployment means National Guard units will swap training for border stints, where they won’t provide military force.

 Op: In immigration address, Bush searches for the middle ground that’s already on the Senate floor. [Transcript here.]

 Bush disappoints those on both sides of the immigration debate—yes, that would be the middle ground.

 Fox tries to allay fears in Mexico of military action along the border; few buy it.

 And now: What about Canada?

 Four days of violence in Sao Paulo leave more than 80 dead, including 39 police officers, in attacks directed by inmates with cell phones.

 Many believe Karl Rove has been indicted—and denials of the rumor only help to cement the belief.

 Five-hundred-pound German bomb from World War II found in River Mersey.

 Stanley Kunitz, former poet laureate, dies at 100.

 U.S., Libya restore diplomatic ties; proof, many say, the Bush administration wants oil more than democracy.

 Saddam Hussein finally reaches indictment, which may bring him one major step closer to execution.

 What would happen to the bumper-sticker industry? Boulder may unveil “hate hotline.”

 Biotech firm makes rice that could eradicate diarrhea—and it’s engineered with a human gene.

 BBC interviews technology expert, gets taxi driver instead. [Video here.] Update: He wasn’t a cabbie, and he wanted an I.T. job.

 A musical realization of the motion graphics of John Whitney as described in his book Digital Harmony.

 Major League Baseball wants fantasy league companies to pay for players’ names and stats.

 Scottsdale residents express concern over local branch of Vegas eatery, the Pink Taco; no reaction from Tucson about its new nude dude ranch.

 What do teens do if nobody smokes and drinks anymore? Prescription drugs.

 Pee-Wee Herman warns on the dangers of crack cocaine.

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