16 May 2011: Morning By The Morning News — 16 May 2011 Diplomats spar over newly available petroleum rights, shipping lanes in a rapidly melting Arctic. What the IMF sexual assault accusation means for France's presidential elections. "It's Lincoln meets Reagan with a smidge of Harding." For whatever reason, we can't stop comparing Obama to previous presidents. Long read: A reporter assigned to seeking truth in Spielberg discovers an SS officer who sought the Holy Grail. How a religious guru steered an Indian journalist into a role as puppet editor at Russian Playboy. New restrictions prevent Chinese immigrants from dominating their adopted countries' table tennis teams. Switzerland votes overwhelmingly to keep assisted suicide legal--but to reduce the number of foreigners who undertake it. We should seek the greatest value of our action. Q&A with Stephen Hawking. How malaria parasites own their turf: By controlling host's iron levels, they prevent competing infections. Huckabee out for 2012--why he'll be missed. Ben Greenman's Museum of Silly Charts. Video: Women falling down in romantic comedies. History of Christian rock: Rock music is conceived, Christians decide it's an edgy way to keep people interested.
