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12 May 2006

By The Morning News —
  • New York's currently: breeding carrier pigeons, learning smoke signals
  • Bush defends vast domestic telephone-record surveillance; says it's lawful, doesn't mention under what laws.
  • "Considerable circumstantial evidence" now links al Qaeda to the July 7 London bombings.
  • In foiled Australian threat, terrorists planned to send secret messages, pretending to be women texting each other.
  • Men lost at sea text for help.
  • How low can it go? The Decider's approval rating hits 29 percent.
  • Pelosi says if Dems win control of House in November, they won't seek impeachment.
  • "It's so easy to say yes. The government sings a patriotic song, and you want to do what's right." Somewhere between lawmakers and your privacy are very confused technology companies.
  • Islamic religious leaders call on Muslim countries to provide aid to Palestinians.
  • Egyptian police club pro-democracy demonstrators, as well as journalists covering the event.
  • South Korean scientist with fake stem-cell work now charged with real fraud and embezzlement.
  • Wal-Mart plans summer foray into organic foods; whether or not this is at all good for organic farmers--or consumers--remains to be seen.
  • Tired of Viswanathan getting the spotlight, Frey admits his sequel is fiction.
  • Remember, the deadline for entries into the "Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta" plagiarism contest is tonight!
  • Soraya, 2004 Latin Grammy winner, breast cancer crusader, dies at 37.
  • Neil MacLennan remembers the fun he and his friends had as boys playing in the funny candy-colored swamps and ponds near the ballfields. Mass. town faced with cancer fears.
  • Researchers find white-blood cells from cancer-immune mice, when injected into other mice, cures tumors, gives lifelong immunity.
  • China gets domestic Wikipedia, to be censored by hosting company.
  • Eschewing "the shared human experience" by getting somebody else to wait in line for you at Shake Shack.
  • What it's like to discover your favorite cartoon hero is your favorite gay cartoon hero.
  • Dean Young, "Blondie" comic-strip cartoonist, to open sandwich chain.
  • Better than a liger, hunters nab half grizzly and half polar bear.
  • Video: Roxy Music performing "Remake/Remodel" live in 1973.