21 November 2006: Morning

  • After almost 25 years of silence, Iraq and Syria restore their diplomatic ties.
  • Leaked documents show over a third of the West Bank land upon which Israel settlements have been built is privately owned by Palestinians.
  • Polygamists find mainstream acceptance, at least in Utah.
  • Caliente Hot Springs Motel no longer the fundamentalist Mormon Vegas.
  • Even crazier than being Mormon is being French--who don't even bother with getting married anymore (but they're still damn sexy).
  • Detroit teenager perfects nuclear fusion in basement lab.
  • Six Muslim Imams taken off plane over passenger concern; TSA training screeners to be more respectful of Sikh daggers.
  • Fox cancels O.J.'s "If I Did It" book and TV deal--books already printed will be recalled, recycled.
  • U.S. lags in destruction of its chemical weapons, won't be done until 2023.
  • As it turns out, Hillary Clinton campaign blew its finances on Senate re-election--and surprisingly little is left over to add to a presidential run.
  • "It's very clean, and you feel welcome. I'll be sure to use it again before I go home." Tourists just can't get enough of the new Times Square toilet complex.
  • Popular Iraqi comedian Walid Hassan was killed yesterday in western Baghdad.
  • Houston schoolchildren cheer at the news their janitors will be returning to work.
  • Michael Richards flips out on Laugh Factory stage, fires racial epithets at hecklers--but, hey, he got a slot on Letterman.
  • They said it was the first time an invertebrate species had been seen to display such "humping" behavior, common in higher animals.