Headlines from March 1, 2013

World Health Organization says people living near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have an increased risk of cancer.
In Bangladesh, street brawl over court decision to hang Islamic fundamentalist leader leaves 32 dead.
A poem for citizen Ratzinger, in the wake of the VatiLeaks scandal: “Everyone Popes.” #tmn
Open letter to American Catholics: If the pope can quit the church, so can you.
Here was fate, practically giving us a baby. How could we refuse? The story the internet loves currently: “We Found Our Son in the Subway.”
See also: Sarah Hepola lists everything she learned while living in New York City. #tmn
Neuroscientist connects the brains of two rats so that when one moves to press a lever, the other one does, too.
Real-life master thief of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, Bruce Reynolds, dies at age 81.
When it was needed most, Van Cliburn gave the U.S. and the Soviet Union cause for mutual agreement.
Look inside any book published since 1970 and you will find a number. But perhaps not for much longer. Digital publishing is killing off the ISBN.
Value of virtual currency Bitcoin reaches all-time high, trading at more than $33.
Two-thirds of grandparents feel their role in life is being eclipsed by Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube.
Related: The P37 S65 robot is designed to care for the elderly and tell them jokes.
Star Trek’s Galileo shuttlecraft currently being restored after 40 years of being passed between collectors.
For your Friday unwind: Underwater footage shot while scuba diving in the Fiji islands and Tonga. #video
Lawmakers head home feeling confident nothing will get done when Boehner visits Obama in the White House.
Tank brokers estimate there are several hundred to 1,000 private tank owners in the U.S.
North Korea uses its own method of scoring basketball—e.g., eight points for a basket scored in a game’s final three seconds.
Tweets by Vice and Dennis Rodman about partying in North Korea combined with photos of starving children.
Related: Reporter tries to do something about North Korea’s notorious death camps. #tmn
Africa currently flourishing: Most countries at peace; life expectancy rose by a tenth in the past decade; foreign direct investment has tripled.
Sweden’s Minister of Defense says the country can only defend itself against one minor attack and only for one week.
Residents of a London neighborhood are pissed to find their Banksy graffiti suddenly gone, then reappearing in a Miami art auction.
Worst job ever: Suri Cruise doppelgänger. #tmn
Survey of videos showing “Harlem Shake” rapidly becoming a form of protest—and cause of uproar—in the Middle East.
Beginning Monday, The Morning News Tournament of Books, presented by NOOK® by Barnes & Noble.
New Radiolab episode on Beethoven finds the composer pushing his listeners to a kind of psychological limit. #audio
J. Crew models turn out to be friends who have adventures and fight crime. #video
Study finds men’s preference for larger breasts associated with having a greater number of oppressive beliefs about women.
McDonald’s confirms that McNuggets come in four carefully designed shapes: the “bell,” the “bone,” the “ball,” and the “boot.”