20 June 2007: Afternoon

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Change in the rules for war casualty photos requires soldier signatures.

Motion sensors at home may help to catch impending Alzheimer's.

France bans Blackberries in top government offices, suggesting the U.S. is snooping.

New rules in Europe for vodka, camembert.

British lords decide elderly in care homes don't fall under human rights law.

Alexi Lalas defends U.S. soccer against suggestions the Brits play it better.

If internal straightness or gayness is contained in the blood, how about external signs?

In today's feature, Elizabeth Kiem continues to document Coney Island before it disappears.

First flee the bees, and now the birds?

I'm smart enough to know national security is going to trump fish and wildlife management any day, but that doesn't mean I need to throw in the towel.

Flying fish threatening to invade Lake Michigan.

In today's Digest, Womack and Baldwin teach each other about Austin and Paris.

Plot to kidnap Montreal lottery winners thwarted, suspect charged.

The ultimate in gated communities: Lifesharers pledge organ donation--but only to other members.

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