March 8, 2013: Afternoon
- Highly sought al Qaeda militant—Osama bin Laden's son-in-law—detained in U.S. operation in Jordan.
- Ahmadinejad: "I have no doubt that [Chávez] will return alongside Jesus Christ...to establish peace and justice in the world."
- Pentagon required to find other methods of training Army medics than shooting goats and pigs.
- UN report says some autism and rehab treatments—including some in the U.S.—are equivalent to torture.
- Seventeen out of 18 major banks passed Fed's annual stress tests.
- Mississippi has America's highest rates of teen childbirth and young-adult HIV; it also forbids contraception demonstrations in the classroom.
- Various places considered "more British than Britain" assessed for actual Britishness.
- When Merkel smiles on budget restraint, Britain claims victory; when she frowns on bankers’ bonuses, Britain is defeated.
- Fewer people drinking heavily in the UK in the last five years.
- "Neolexic portmanteaus"—e.g., chillax, techpreneur, bootylicious—have killed the great American pun.
- "Desensitization" being applied as radical new treatment for children with severe food allergies.
- List of the 21 comments you'll find appended to every article ever published online about food allergies.
- If you read contemporary fiction, and enjoy getting dirty with it, check out the ToB's comments section.
- Pablo Neruda's body to be exhumed next month for murder investigation.
- Study finds caffeine-laced nectar of some plants enhances the learning process for bees.
- Stores "listen" for smartphones to figure out how many people are shopping.
- Six lost David Bowie clips found on YouTube.