Headlines from April 20, 2011

Egypt's chief archaeologist now multitasking to avoid allegations of powermongering and fraud.
We're talking about the largest mass migration in human history. Anticipating Bangladesh much underwater in 2050.
Ireland certainly has some interesting water towers.
Print media still strong in Ethiopia, where customers pay less than a cent to rent a newspaper for half an hour.
Among funders who may wonder how Greg Mortenson's charity spent their money is President Obama.
Rushdie: Convincing China to release artist Ai Weiwei is now a matter of extreme urgency.
Amis: Prince Charles was originally "very anti-Rushdie"; Amis himself would prefer not to be English.
Words of the day: Glabella, zarf, badinage.
Schools that spend the most on sports: Texas-Austin, Ohio State, Florida.
To regulate indoor summer camps, New York declares freeze tag and kickball dangerous activities.
Video: North Carolina students play regular pick-up games with school's elite basketball team.
Hand transplants not from the future, they're from California.
One wonders if Eric Asimov filed expenses for his review of a $220 corkscrew.
Forensic look at the history of murder; charts about contemporary sex.
Slideshow: Guess the parentage of genetically blended puppies.
The vast majority of the world's books, music, films, television and art, you will never see. It's just numbers.
Moby waxes poetic about collecting every drum machine ever made.
Supreme Court will throw out lawsuit by six states to limit carbon pollution by coal plants in other states.
Twenty-eight countries pledge almost $2 billion to build new concrete shell enclosing Chernobyl reactor.
Founder of what was once one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders found guilty of $2.9 billion fraud.
In city's health code ratings, New York college cafeterias barely make the grade.
L.A. homeowners battle city, neighbors over how helpful they should be to tourists in search of the Hollywood sign.
Fresh faces enter Cuba's communist leadership, though none of them younger than 78.
Yielding to protesters' demands, Syrian president to lift state of emergency in place for 48 years.
Fatal prescription drug overdoses surpass car-crash deaths in one Appalachian county.
Three Cups of Tea author says literary license, not fraud, explains fabrication allegations against his book.
Study finds swearing helps relieve pains, and quadruple so for those with normally clean mouths.
Photographer reads Gladwell, quits job, dedicates next 10,000 hours to becoming a pro golfer.
Inspired by Infinite Summer, The Pale Spring is a nine-week group read of DFW's final book.
We're watching two characters who haven't shown any emotions...suddenly try to be tender with one another. Atlas Shrugged, reviewed.
Bad excerpts from bad romance novels.