16 November 2006: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Diplomats scramble to prevent a slide into civil war two weeks after Congo's presidential elections.
Strategies for preventing the spread of AIDS in Africa must be adapted to traditional customs.
Against formidable opposition, South Africa passes gay partnership law.
Murtha will not be number-two Democrat.
In Beijing, Tom Friedman defends his empire, says he didn't invent globalization, just wrote about it.
Urban American children bomb at science tests.
Drive-by shooting targets Sony Playstation 3 customers, local reporter.
In corporate-culture swaps, it's cool to be subtle--hence, BAM's new West Elm lounge.
New Yorkers: Report your local bike-lane violations (or travel underground instead).
Man arrested for flying with a rubber-band ball.
Now that menus can be cheaply printed every day, why are restaurants still listing "market price"?
Starbucks baristas foam with rage over mother's lawsuit after her child's hot chocolate turned out to be...hot.
How to avoid eating pesticides; how to farm organically with nasty sounding things.
Americans in need of food aren't "hungry," they're experiencing "very low food security," says U.S.DA.
David Sedaris on the popularity of defecating in retail changing rooms (see "David and Goliath").
