Missing Links
Peeling back the exterior to get at the truth of a lawsuit

Two "bananeros" -- people claiming to be banana farm workers -- who filed suit against Dole Food Co. claiming pesticides had made them sterile, had their case thrown out of court after a judge cited a "pervasive conspiracy" by the bananeros' attorneys and Nicaraguan judges. (Note: You will have "bananero!" -- sung to the tune of the Canyonero ad on the Simpsons -- stuck in your head all day.)

Also in today's links: how robots see, a look back at the 1976 swine flu outbreak and more.

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