* Islamist militant group's suicide blast kills at least 70 in Mogadishu. * The attack in Somalia had long been predicted; more can be expected. * Kim Jong Il's grandson prefers democracy to communism, loves Love, Actually. * Underwear Bomber's case goes to trial. * From August down to
* Overtake Wall Street is the result of liberals' obsession with the Tea Party and its perceived effectiveness. * Backgrounder on John E. Zuccotti, who checked out the protest in the park that bears his name. * LA City Councilmen venture into the tents at Occupy LA. * "The problem with France
* British Airways to sell $200 courses on how to survive an airline evacuation. * Feminists rally against "mademoiselle," call for French equivalent of "Ms." * Journalist follows protocol to Interview a woman with 100-plus personalities. * David Brooks defends Mitt Romney. * Leading contender for U.S. presidency suggests
* The most popular contraceptive for women in southern and eastern Africa appears to double the risk of HIV. * LAPD says 911 response will suffer as officers are pulled to monitor prisoners released due to overcrowding. * When Texas counties handled executions. * Neal Stephenson surveys the history of science fiction and its
* Elections in Zambia symbolize democratic progress in southern Africa: rare and patchy, but ongoing. * Eight ways to keep young officers from running away from an Army career. * About that iPhone/fMRI story over the weekend: Brain-imaging experts call big-time bogus. * Items confiscated from people entering British Parliament. * Interactive
* Watchdog alleges Shell paid Nigerian militant groups in order to maintain production amidst conflict. * By focusing on social, national security issues—and downplaying the economy—Obama '12 resembles Bush '04. * City withholds free 9/11 Memorial tickets from tour companies who try to charge extra for them. * Yann
* Anwar al-Awlaki is the U.S.'s first due-process-free citizen assassination. * Details of the two-year al-Awlaki manhunt, which also led to death of al Qaeda's magazine editor. * Bahrain's vicious crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators requires U.S. to cease arms
* New numbers find New Orleans lost 29% of its population in the last 10 years. * Of small companies formed between 2004 and 2008, only 3% added more than 10 employees. * Neutrinos getting lots of attention for potentially refuting Einstein. * Performance psychologists enter the classical-music world to help musicians cope
* A study of Twitter moods finds everyone has nearly the same ups and downs throughout the day. * How do I make my document look like it was written by an Cthulhu worshipping madman? * Only the truly bookish could penetrate the "atmosphere of funlessness" once found in small bookstores.
* Excellent, lucid summary of current events in the Middle East. * Al Qaeda asks Ahmadinejad and other conspiracy theorists to stop giving the U.S. credit for 9/11. * Paper says the economic crisis is no longer making Americans unhappy, so maybe we're heading for a cliff. * More Pinker
