* Protesters fight with security forces for a second day in Cairo over soccer deaths and slow reforms. * Chart: Facebook is currently bigger than the U.S., smaller than India. * Many economists believe the worst is yet to come; only fringe predictors say corporations will begin spending again soon. * First UK
* Egypt soccer tragedy claims 73 lives; security forces blamed after they disappeared when attacks began. * We're a little late to this, but still: Julian Assange to host show on Kremlin TV. * Stem-cell researchers transform skin cells into brain cells. * Pros and cons of Moon Base Gingrich—residents
* Headlines say Obama is on the rebound, but maybe someone should tell swing voters in up-for-grabs states. * Images of the "Great Successor," Kim Jong Un, looking at things. * Billions and millions expected for employees and friends of Facebook. * Q&A on why the nation'
* Pakistan's foreign minister denies links to the Taliban as reported in a leaked secret Nato report. * Elections for the head of the African Union end in stalemate. * Nature of memory shows that taking notes is a good idea, and we never truly forget an old phone number. * Itemized
* Romney's win in Florida cost him and his Super PAC $19.94 per vote. * I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain't one. * How far can you go from Trafalgar Square without crossing a road or going over the same place
* Diplomats battle (against Russia) to demand Assad's resignation. * Now's the time to reread Vogue's fluff profile of Assad's wife and family. * Eurozone unemployment ends 2011 at 10.4%, up 751,000 from 2010. * Hungary growing weary of ties to the EU and
* Hong Kongers bristle against mainland tourists. * Through meticulous infiltration...members have carried out shocking acts of cultural preservation and repair. * Franzen: Serious readers will always prefer print. * Forensics lab finds it takes Texas vultures 37 days to find a body but only five hours to "skeletonize" it. * Introduction
* Politics and the recession have taken their best shots, but SETI won't die due to enthusiasts and the private sector. * The lab that won't quit: still making medical history in facilities meant to be torn down in 1966. * Discovered: 1972 documentary of Future Shock, narrated by
* Major Syrian offensive against rebels sees fighting hit 10-month peak. * Iraq says unauthorized U.S. drone patrols are an affront to its sovereignty. * Italy says Costa Concordia recovery, cleanup could take 10 months. * Photos from the Titanic aftermath and resulting media storm, once the survivors reached land. * After 80
* There have been 434 Iraqis killed in attacks since U.S. military withdrew last month. * Arab League suspends Syria mission due to upswing in violence. * Taliban softening extreme positions, unclear if they'd be responsible if returned to power. * On American declinism Obama "is personally enamored with."
