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...other part of Australia's frontier is as closely watched by authorities as the Torres Strait, a shallow sea spanning the 150 km from the tip of Cape York to the coast of Papua New Guinea and flanked by the Coral Sea to the east and the Arafura Sea to the west. Scattered across the Strait like stepping stones are 138 islands, only 17 of which are inhabited. This region, many of whose 8,000 Australian residents follow traditional indigenous lifestyles, seems a tranquil tropical idyll. But for professional border-watchers - officials of the Australian Customs Service, Federal Police, Quarantine...
...overcast Saturday, Fitzsimmons anchors the Hervey Bay off Dalrymple Island, an uninhabited lush coral cay, to set up a checkpoint: 52 Papuans are traveling to Yorke Island for a funeral on Monday. Eight boats are expected to come from Daru Island down the Great North East Channel or, if the weather is rough, the western side of the Warrior Reefs; either way, they'll come past the stakeout position. Overnight, on a high tide, a boat has washed up on Dalrymple. Customs officer Peter Leeman and sailors Joe Homer and Peter Page take a tender to the island to investigate...
...midsize casinos, Harrah's seeks to sprinkle 8 to 10 smaller facilities throughout the country, and the Sands wants to install spiffy entertainment complexes at a few British soccer stadiums. But Britain's most sought-after locale, London's Millennium Dome, went to Kerzner International, best known for the coral-pink Atlantis resort in the Bahamas and South Africa's Sun City. Two weeks ago, the company - which has plans for casinos in Manchester and Glasgow - announced that it had finalized an agreement to build a $350 million hotel and casino as part of a redevelopment of the Thames-side...
...gatherings are spreading outside the Catholic Latino community. Stephen Everett, a pastor at the nondenominational Present Truth Ministries in Cape Coral, Fla., now officiates at the ceremonies at the behest of Latino congregants. Quinceanera planners report that courts increasingly consist of multi-ethnic lineups. So even if you're not Latino, an invitation for your teenager may be in the mail...
...Birdstone won the Belmont Stakes, the real test of horse-racing greatness. Birdstone was the best horse that day. His breeding and an exquisite, masterful ride by jockey Edgar Prado took him across the finish line first. TIME gets a gold star for recognizing a true champion. ELAINE DUETT Coral Gables...