U.K. to lead peacekeeping force in Kabul. Debate over construction of new stealth bombers: Air Force against, Rumsfeld for. U.S. Taliban soldier leaves weird trail of identities in usenet groups. American spy mission begins in Somalia. Online journalism has same free-press protections against libel as other outlets.
‘Man charged in $2m theft of rare books from Yale’ The 21-year-old from Hamden, Conn., was in court last month on charges he stole $2 million worth of rare books and historic documents from Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, where he held a summer job.
U.S. and Russia stick with positions of disagreement on missile defense system. Israel rejects truce offer from militant groups, attacks car with missiles. Hamas receives increased support, new members in war with Israel. Departing Merrill Lynch analyst Blodget under investigation for hyping dot-stocks. [wsj] Swedish modern art museum
Yesterday on my way to work I saw a man, possibly in his seventies, helping someone dressed in a full chicken costume out of the back of a van. After the ‘chicken’ was safely removed from the truck, the man looked to this teenager, presumably knowing him, said, ‘See?’ and
Mullah Omar to relinquish control of Kandahar tomorrow. American bomb injures new Afghan prime minister, killed three U.S. soldiers. Ashcroft loves his gun rights: Justice Department refuses to let the FBI perform gun checks on the 1,200 detained. Sharon gives Arafat 12 hours to arrest militants. Hamas fights
Awkward and backwards, North Carolina’s Polvo surprises at every turn. ‘Is this the part? No, wait, here it comes.’ Repeated listens won’t deter the confusion, but the songs always sounds good, and Polvo knew when to keep the good bits going, and when to cut the meaningless meanderings
Talks end, agreement reached on post-Taliban Afghan government. Ethel Rosenberg's brother admits lying during trial that sent her and her husband to death. bin Laden's assistants believed to be killed in cave-bombings. Bush chats up lawmakers as vote nears for "Fast Track"
We have an obvious stake in the state of writing on the web: it’s what we do, what we’re interested in, and something we care about. So when we began asking ourselves, ‘What is writing like on the web, today?’ we decided that rather than answer the question
Israel attacks Arafat's headquarters, damaging buildings and helicopters; Arafat not injured. Bush freezes assets of three groups linked to Hamas. U.S. issues alert of terrorism attacks during final weeks of Ramadan. Fearing exodus of space-arm scientists, Canada and U.S. tighten border. Cockfighting back in Afghanistan.
IDF helicopters fire missiles near Arafat's headquarters in retaliation to weekend bombings. U.S. focuses on Somalia in hunt for terrorists. Sri Lanka's election marred by violence, strife. Museum underway for crash site of Flight 93. Hearst suspected to back out of Talk Magazine. U.S.
