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All those FBI agents who couldn't be troubled to canvass flight schools for men who didn't want to learn how to take off or land have been found. They were in New Orleans, wiretapping an upscale brothel. The city is on edge as the madam prepares to name the johns who contracted her $300-an-hour employees.
Jumping Beans
Add caffeine to the sin tax list. Seattle mulls slapping a 10-cent levy on its lattés to help fund education. The tax would raise $7 million to $10 million a year, backers say.
Funny Money
The U.S. Treasury considers printing U.S. currency in different colors to thwart counterfeiters. Canada, meanwhile, has had multihued money for 66 years and reports no shortage of bad bills.
PETA Sandwich
The National Collegiate Athletic Association caves to a single letter from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demanding that the NCAA eliminate leather basketballs from its tournaments. PETA claims one cow makes only four basketballs.
Candid Camera
The Missouri House of Representatives passes a measure making it a crime to take pictures of animals in barns without the owners' consent. The bill is intended to stymie investigative reporters or activists looking to document animal abuse.
Chug TV
The fX network's "World Beer Games" draw the ire of anti-alcohol zealots. They fear events like the "pint curl" will glamorize drinking in the eyes of teens.
Shots Down
Researchers in Maryland find evidence that those vaccinated against smallpox before the mid-1970s are no longer immune to the disease. Out of 621 microbiologists who checked their immunity in recent years, 94 percent needed fresh shots.
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