* The winning entry for the Guardian's "rename the endangered fungus" contest: "Hotlips." * A half-ton fungus found in a Chinese forest shatters the record for the world's largest. * Second Life equine intellectual property dispute reaches real-life courtroom. * Ben Franklin's
* "More disgusted than delighted," Obama sells compromise to liberals. * Rallying votes, Boehner thanks Tea Party newbies for getting GOP's priorities to the finish line. * The debt-ceiling deal "is a catastrophe on multiple levels," for Democrats and the country. * Smaller-government fans triumph. * American-
* Fleeing famine, Somalia family deals with lion attack, rape, death--religion is problem, salvation. * To be judged insane would exonerate [Breivik] from responsibility for his actions, as if madness and responsibility were mutually exclusive. * The state of foreign policy debate among Republican presidential contenders reveals total disarray. * Turkey's
* After being closed for five months, some Libyan schools try to reopen amidst warfare. * Biologist who warned of polar bears dying from exhaustion accused of scientific misconduct. * If a cougar can walk from South Dakota to Connecticut, it can walk to your house, and that's a good kind
* Mystery surrounds killing of Libyan rebels' military chief. * Gawker report on Miami Catholic Archdiocese's "long orgy of sodomy and illicit cash." * Europe and U.S. go Japanese. * Debt crisis is actually worse than we realize—2020, when a big generation retires, will be nightmarish. * Lucid
* Mubarak's trial, for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters, to proceed next week in Cairo. * Lessons from Iraq: If you have an hour to save the world, spend 55 minutes understanding the problem. * Chart: Top 12 African countries by GDP. * Comparing Big Mac prices finds Chinese yuan
* Human rights group says Syrian protestors are being disappeared at a rate of one every hour. * When the West outsources surrogacy to India, surrogates face personal loss, social ire. * Foreign Policy asks experts to look at history and decide: Is this the worst Congress ever? * Little, Brown stirs controversy, publicity
* Senegal releases rapper after arrest for opposing president's re-election campaign. * Accounting for how Mexican cartels got guns from U.S. attempt to track them getting guns. * Audio: Corruption continues to swamp South Africa. * Nice career chronicle from new British caretaker of Monet's lily pond. * Explorer&
* As rebels snatch up Gadhafi's anti-aircraft missiles, groups seek to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands. * Officially recognizing opposition, UK expels Gadhafi diplomats. * Republican leaders voted for debt drivers. * Bribe-hungry Nigerian cops threaten mental exams for drivers--who aren't easily intimidated. * Video: Israeli
* As businesses shun the jobless in help-wanteds, the unemployed outlook gets bleaker, and states consider legislation. * With states hoping to save millions by changing primary dates, Republicans rethink where to pour resources. * Commonplace in politics, pledges to uphold special interests handcuff decision making, foreshadow embarrassments. * When overdubbing in Arabic,
