10 August 2006 By The Morning News — 10 Aug 2006 New York's currently: sidestepping with Hillary U.K. arrests 21 plotting to blow up U.S.-bound flights with liquid-based explosives; threat believed to be mostly thwarted. Travel havoc in Britain, and both the U.S. and U.K. go to highest terrorism alert levels. Israel pauses southern Lebanon offensive to give cease-fire efforts more time. Enduring suspicion in Lebanon that Israel wants its water despite protests. First genetically modified American plant to escape into the wild prompts environmental dragnet. Forget Venus and Mars: Men rotate superbly, but women are mean spellers. Tourists in Italy can expect to pay extra for inferior spaghetti. A million and a half bucks for a floating bed. Basketball was dreadfully dull--better called "stall ball"--before the shot clock was introduced. Ballerina Melissa Hayden dies at 83. Wounded marine: Friendly-fire bullets hurt that much more. Condoleeza Rice may be a student of history, but that doesn't get her off the hook. Op: Make voting mandatory.The more ways you possess to communicate, the more you pigeon-hole your messages. The great porches of American literature. There's a difference between failures and things that are bad. Interview with Steven Soderbergh. Don't try fooling Wired editors with bogus email addresses. Tapping the Queen's phone is as easy as checking her voicemail. Only 137 days left! Harrod's in London opens its Christmas department, claiming it's merely meeting customer demand. Sacramento readers, help Rob Cockerham feel famous in a mall. Video: How to undress in two seconds.
