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  • Cayman's imperiled blue iguanas on the rebound

    The blue iguana has lived on the rocky shores of Grand Cayman for at least a couple of million years, preening like a miniature turquoise dragon as it soaked in the sun or sheltered inside crevices. Yet having survived everything from tropical hurricanes to ice ages, it was driven to near-extinction by dogs, cats and cars.


  • 'Anonymous' hackers target U.S. security think tank

    The loose-knit hacking movement "Anonymous" claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals' accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.


  • 'Anonymous' hackers target US security think tank

    The loose-knit hacking movement "Anonymous" claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals' accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.


  • Rachel Alon-Margalit (left) and her older sister Yael Alon-Rosenshain, daughters of Israeli air force military attache Joseph Alon, who was killed outside their Chevy Chase home in 1973, are pictured at the home of a friend as they prepare for the screening of a documentary on the case. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

    Unsolved mystery: Who shot Israeli military attache Joseph Alon outside home in D.C. suburb?

    On a warm summer night nearly four decades ago, Israeli military attache Joseph Alon was shot five times in the driveway of his Chevy Chase, Md., home, one of the bullets piercing his heart. For his family, the hole remains.


  • Dalia Goldman (left), Rachel Alon-Margalit (center) and Yael Alon-Rosenschein visit their father's grave in Tel Aviv. The slaying of Israeli Col. Joseph Alon remains a mystery four decades later. (Associated Press)

    Documentary explores unsolved case of Israeli attache's death

    On a summer night nearly four decades ago, Israeli military attache Joseph Alon was shot five times in the driveway of his Chevy Chase home, and one of the bullets pierced his heart. For his family, the hole remains.


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