24 May 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 24 May 2007 Israel launches new missile attacks against Gaza, arrests over 30 Hamas officials. Thailand to make Buddhism its official religion over the objections of its 10 percent religious minorities. New York City medical examiner links first death to 9/11 dust. U.S. and Canada disagree about need for fingerprints at NY border crossing. Congress using "phonemarking" to churn out pork under closer scrutiny. Related: The 2007 Pig Book. Dick Cheney has a new grandchild, minus a proud son-in-law. What the world needs are more codgers railing about female politicians' "saucy schemes" to gain power. "Translating al-Qaeda cables is more important than making sure that the military is free of gays." Congress investigates the firing of 58 Arabic linguists. Take our word for it with TMN's 2007 Editors' Awards for Online Excellence. People surprisingly blasé about spam taking over the (e-)world. The Maldives beats out Sweden to be the first country to open a Second Life embassy; ABC wishes it had never heard of the place. Sounds of predators, feeding whales, and car alarms fail to get stranded humpbacks to budge after nearly two weeks parked outside Sacramento. Shunning the Sudanese goat, BBC readers resurrect "Python vs. Alligator." Summer travel tip: Germany not nudist.
