15 September 2006

  • New York's currently: keeping our heads above water
  • E. coli outbreak in bagged, fresh spinach has killed one person, sickened 48 others.
  • White House, Republican senators clash over how to interrogate terror detainees; Democrats say they expect to be blamed for this as well.
  • Representative Bob Ney to plead guilty to dealings with Abramoff, and is expected to do time.
  • Pope speaks out against holy war, quotes "evil and inhuman" line about Muhammad, fuels calls for holy war.
  • "I swear, it was immaculately transmitted!" Christians don't like to be poked fun at in the funny pages either.
  • The new numbers on Darfur: Violence is increasing, 200,000 are dead, and there are over 2 million refugees.
  • Nigerian grafters bilk politicians out of millions of naira by getting them to buy a certificate stating they're not corrupt.
  • Welcome nine new countries (including Nigeria) to the World Bank's list of failing nations.
  • In today's Digest, Sarah Hepola on the week in videos.
  • Stephen Merritt and Lemony Snicket are a Pitchfork review come to life.
  • As security in Iraq's Anbar province dwindles, Green Berets enlist one of the region's most powerful tribes--as a police force.
  • Getting your vitamin D halves your risk of pancreatic cancer.
  • Calling all intern types! Want to be a fall intern at TMN? Tell us now!
  • Puffy, corky, floaty planet baffles scientists; we ask, could it be made of cheese?
  • W.H.O. says DDT is better than malaria, encourages indoor spraying in high-risk areas.
  • "I will answer you: you are not a dictator. "Not a dictator," he repeated. "You were not a dictator." Hussein judge makes friends in court.
  • At 14 pounds, 13 ounces, a very big baby was born on Tuesday.
  • Fascinating: A virtual tour, through photographs, of A Confederacy of Dunces.
  • From Lovecraft to Lethem--a survey of Brooklyn literature.
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