September 19, 2011: Morning
- Ireland rebukes dysfunctional Vatican.
- Israel's attempts to restart peace talks to avert Palestinian bid for statehood could inflame tensions.
- Palestinian leader won't be persuaded to abandon bid—negotiations can continue in any event, since violence is over.
- The Palestinian stock exchange is built for disaster.
- Defense Dept. has multiple military liaisons in Hollywood offering script ideas, seeking accurate portrayal.
- ...A futuristic world where the heroes of DC Comics were drunk on power and engaging in sado-masochistic sex.
- Because regulators abandoned commitment to ISP competition, the U.S. is now 25th in internet speed, despite price.
- Siemens quits nuclear power following Fukushima disaster; Germany decommissioning all Siemens built-plants.
- China shutters solar panel factory due to noise, pollution, rioting demonstrators.
- With nowhere in America untouched by human noise, national parks fight back.
- China clones strong-willed pig that survived month under earthquake rubble.