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1. Getting grilled over hot rumor
All-out burger panic has flipped out Long Islanders near and far the past few weeks as word spread that Massapequa's beloved All American Hamburger Drive-In is shutting down - with the longtime family business supposedly being sold to a fast-food giant.

2. Doctor: Infection is at root of Crohn's disease
In the tradition of an Australian Nobel-Prize winner who bucked the establishment, another doctor from down under insists Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, is caused by renegade microbes.

3. North Fork sued over deal
Citing reports that North Fork Bancorp executives could receive hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of a planned merger with Capital One, North Fork shareholders yesterday filed two lawsuits against the company and its executives.

4. Australian doc says infection is at root of Crohn's disease
In the tradition of an Australian Nobel-Prize winner who bucked the establishment, another doctor from down under insists Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, is caused by renegade microbes.

5. Preventive war grasps at straws
The preventive war strategy of President George W. Bush was entrenched last week with his doctrine of shoot first - don't worry about aiming - and ask questions later. Apropos of this president, the updated security plan is, alas, a cowboy doctrine drafted not by a fair-minded sheriff but by an hombre outside the law.

6. The lullaby of Berkeley
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7. Cashing in on tween viewers
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8. Weighing the risks of Atkins diet
The Atkins weight-loss plan can prove life-threatening for those who follow it to the letter because it substantially alters the chemical composition of blood, forcing it to become more acidic, New York doctors have found in a patient's unusual case study.

9. Swerving rig causes multi-vehicle crash on LIE
A tractor trailer that was eight tons overweight caused a multi-vehicle crash that closed the Long Island Expressway for hours Wednesday morning, injuring eight parents traveling with their schoolchildren in charter buses and snarling traffic during the morning rush hour for miles, Nassau police said.

10. Longtime ABC News Anchor Bill Beutel Dies
Bill Beutel, the longtime television news anchor and host of the show that became ABC's "Good Morning America," has died, the network announced. He was 75.

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This week's most emailed stories

•  Doctor: Infection is at root of Crohn's disease
•  The bungling Bush presidency is falling apart
•  Australian doc says infection is at root of Crohn's disease
•  Study links antibiotics to asthma
•  Capitol One to acquire North Fork Bank
•  Swerving rig causes multi-vehicle crash on LIE
•  Wang's Coliseum deal now official
•  Record pension for officer
•  Town shuts down taxi company
•  Paul Nadler to replace Levine in Met's 'Fidelio'

Most emailed

• Getting grilled over hot rumor
• Doctor: Infection is at root of Crohn's disease
• North Fork sued over deal
• Australian doc says infection is at root of Crohn's disease
• Preventive war grasps at straws