Headlines from August 10, 2010

As deal nears to guarantee BP's $20 billion payout, U.S. is reluctant to partner up with the oil giant.
New York colleges begin reporting back to their students' high schools, informing them what they forgot to teach.
"You have to be acceptable-looking, but being gorgeous can be a problem." Professors live with the curse of being hot.
French student commits to save the native Alaskan language of Eyak from extinction.
Agencies clash over group depositing oysters into N.J.'s Keyport Harbor: The mollusks clean the water, but make for dangerous seafood.
On Devon Island, astronauts live in total isolation and self-operate--to simulate life on Mars.
Citing "enormous" costs in Mexico's war on drugs, Vicente Fox supports legalization.
Colombian officials struggle to confiscate goods (blue jeans, ecstasy machines) seized from drug lords.
Stories of financial despair mark the 675-mile-long World's Longest Yard Sale.
Goldman Sachs CEO recuses himself from judging the "Business Book of the Year"--he shows up in many of the titles about the crisis.
Data expert explains the climate science of data storage, why emails create greenhouse gas.
As laziness dampens the crowdsourcing fervor, websites rebrand to hang onto free labor.
The hard-working, crafts-oriented Amish image is launching an Amish Industrial Revolution.
China, Russia, India, and Turkey pursue investments with Iran that defy sanctions.
There's a mosque inside the Pentagon! Sharia fairy dust powder shrouds D.C.!
Hitchens: Opponents of a Ground Zero mosque are borrowing from the playbook of Muslim cultural blackmail.
Video: Christian charity raising money to feed non-gay famine victims.
More personal notes from Ciudad Juárez on how it became the world's deadliest city.
Redemption-seeking former wunderkind adman says being "really excellent narcissists" might be key to saving the planet.
New marketing uses field brain scans to gather data, tailor advertising.
Further information: TMN's Andrew Womack's ads to address obesity.
Long read: Profile of Berlusconi, "The Mussolini of Ass," whose mantra is fun.
Profile of a music-licensing executive as she visits restaurants that play songs without paying.
In addition to plane-hopping attendants, jetBlue recruits cops and firefighters to serve drinks.
A police department is a terrific reporting organization. Black Hawk Down's Mark Bowden explains his trade.
Ode to cutting grass and the mower's concurrent mental activity.
Journal of a pilot who obtained his license in eight days.