* Government blames deadly explosion in Damascus on rebels; rebels blame a government seeking sympathy. * Syrian hackers have two purposes: to punish Western media for criticizing the new regime and to provide an "alternative narrative." * Best jokes corralled from Saturday's White House correspondents dinner, hosted by Conan
* In China, 87 percent of the population shares 100 names. * On the black market, a totoaba fish bladder demands $5,000 in the U.S.—and $10,000 in Asia. * The wild-pig population is exploding, destroying the planet and costing billions of dollars. * Why your supermarket only sells five
* One hundred and two hours in pursuit of the Boston Marathon suspects. * Today I was able to meet "Misha," whose real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov. * Zubeidat Tsarnaeva contends her sons are innocent—Larry David knows why. * Though it's still unknown why Tamerlan Tsarnaev radicalized, it occurred
* With Tamerlan driving now, Danny in the passenger seat, and Dzhokhar behind Danny, they stopped in Watertown Center. * The origins of the #FreeJahar movement—when teen fandom turns conspiracy theorist. * Though Reddit's Boston bombing "investigation" was an unmitigated disaster, the internet can be surprisingly effective at
* Syria denies use of chemical weapons; UK and Turkey back U.S. concern; Israel urges military intervention. * Some members of Congress were told last week that the U.S. had evidence of Syrians killed by the chemical sarin. * Three important caveats on the Syria chemical weapons report and Obama'
* Round-up of senators who sided with the NRA's lobbying against gun-control legislation approved by the vast majority of Americans. * Czech Republic reaches out to support citizens of West, Texas—in particular those who require a new gym—following plant explosion. * Analysis of how Phoenix became the
* Congressional lawmakers and aides from both parties have been working quietly for months to exempt themselves from new health care exchanges. * UK avoids triple-dip recession with better than expected GDP growth. * Spain's economic crisis evident in the declining quality of its ham sandwiches. * American overseas food aid
* For $250,000, guests at Las Vegas's Bellagio can press a button that sets fountain water to a tune of their choice. * In America, people on the terror watch list are still allowed to buy guns. * British man made millions selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq, with a
* Hundreds remain trapped after an eight-story building collapses in Bangladesh, killing at least 76. * In the case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, "it may be impossible to disentangle the psychological demons from political motives." * List of "mystifying things" performed by the Tsarnaev brothers while killing three people
* Obama given poor marks for lacking Lyndon Johnson's toughness during the gun-control fight; supporters say DC has changed since Johnson's era. * Related: "The Ghost of Gun Control." * K-Pop's "neon bubble" distances South Koreans from pre-separation history and
