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Headlines for Friday, August 3, 2007

Afternoon Edition

Estimates drop from 20-30 to eight for number missing in Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Coming federal crackdown on illegal immigrants may be a huge headache for 12 million legal citizens with incorrect Social Security records.

L.A.-based Telemundo reporter suspended for having affair with city’s mayor; Oakland newspaper editor killed in shooting that “definitely doesn’t appear to be random.”

China is taking care of corruption, its 1,800 least favorite officials first.

Yellow ribbons removed in hometown of kidnapped British girl amid fears of “grief tourism.”

Anyone with underwater audio equipment encouraged to get it over to Scotland so they can get that whale unstuck.

Google being displaced by advanced, and extremely inaccurate, online people searches.

U.K. brands pull Facebook ads after they appear on ultra-nationalist group page.

Interactive: How your mouse pointer really works. (Be sure to double-click.)

Nigerian scammers doing their part to tackle global warming.

Manchester United recruits nine-year-old soccer star based on video footage, now on YouTube.

In today’s Non-Expert, Jessica Francis Kane seriously parses phrases of affection.

A comprehensive explanation of why most every percentage you read in a popular science article is wrong.

“He wagged his little tail, he was a very happy lamb.” New Zealand’s favorite/only seven-/eight-legged lamb put down.

Gawker solicits the “worst best faux New Yorker cartoons” and the competition is fierce.

Morning Edition

Five confirmed dead in Minneapolis bridge collapse, divers continue their search.

The bridge had been rated “structurally deficient”—as are more than 70,000 bridges in the U.S., to the tune of $188 billion in repairs.

How NYC’s traffic and pedestrian bridges measure up—the Brooklyn Bridge shows cause for concern.

Flooding in northern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal kills nearly 200 people, displaces almost 20 million.

Squire J. Vickers was New York’s subway architect in the early 20th century; he was also a painter, and his brush strokes can be viewed all over the system.

Tracking the pipeline: How albums get leaked.

The top 10 rock ‘n’ roll travel destinations in the U.S.—from New York’s Gem Spa to L.A.’s Riot House.

Sarkozy to summer in New Hampshire; expect Chirac to turn up, What About Bob?-style.

The questions for this week’s Headlines Pop Quiz will be sent out this afternoon—sign up for our newsletter to receive yours.

Game: Find the stars, lose an afternoon. (Here’s a walkthrough, if you must.)

Using vinegar, cotton gauze, and a bright light one can detect cervical cancer—and potentially save millions of women in developing countries.

Man’s imaginary brain tumor spreading rapidly, friends expect him to pull through.

Correction: Those Sparxxx singing robots weren’t from Chuck E. Cheese, they were from Showbiz Pizza, and their owner has more videos.

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