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1. BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said

News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:59:16 -0400

2. Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire early from the service.

News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:14:16 -0400

3. Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday following the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:22:57 -0400

4. Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday following the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:29:19 -0400

5. Remember when...
How much can you trust the human memory?
News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT

6. Medieval munchies
How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:13:14 GMT

7. BP blowout preventer 'removed'
BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:55:07 GMT

8. Heavy rains devastate Guatemala
A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 18 people.
News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:17:56 GMT

9. Britons priced out of South Africa
Visitor numbers have slumped in South Africa since the World Cup, says Oliver Smith.
News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:09:40 +0100

10. New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared
Curfew announced in Christchurch after magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroys hundreds of buildings.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:41:59 +0100

11. New Zealand earthquake: picking up the pieces
Following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealanders are assessing the damage and trying to restore order.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:36 +0100

12. Protests around France against Sarkozy's Roma policy
French trade unions took to the streets against the government's policy on immigrants, tightening security and pension reforms on which Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:42:57 +0100

13. 'You are lucky you don't have to eat each other to stay alive," plane crash survivors tell trapped miners
Chilean miners trapped deep below ground for a month have heard words of support from former rugby players who survived by cannibalism after an Andean plane crash.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:57:13 +0100

14. A cunning bid to shore up the ruins of the IPCC
The Inter-Academy report into the IPCC, led by Rajendra Pachauri, tiptoes around a mighty elephant in the room, argues Christopher Booker.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:38:19 +0100

15. Nicolas Sarkozy's Roma crisis leaves his presidency still teetering on the brink
Nicolas Sarkozy hoped his plan to expel the Roma would help his faltering presidency back on track. But it has made him even more enemies.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:55:42 +0100

16. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may end up as Genghis Khan with a nuclear bomb
Iran will not be shamed into abandoning stoning, or its nuclear ambitions, says Alasdair Palmer.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:00:03 +0100

17. Mother who fled failed marriage faces extradition battle
A mother who fled to Britain with her three children more than a decade ago to escape a failed marriage is facing extradition to America charged with child kidnapping.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:44:31 +0100

18. Taxpayers' money spent to boost Barroso's profile as Commission president
Journalists' expenses will be paid if they accompany the European Commission president on foreign trips, in a new public relations drive which will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of euros.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:03:02 +0100

19. Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu
No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:00 EST

20. Study of 9/11's Emotional Response Charts Anxiety, Anger
A new paper in 'Psychological Science' has provided a fever chart of how the emotions of Americans as a whole rose and fell in the course of that singular day
News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:15:00 EST

21. The Vitamin-D Debate: How Much is OK?
We are not getting enough of it, but how much is O.K.?
News updated: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST

22. Is Wisconsin's Paul Ryan Too Bold for the GOP?
Wisconsin's Paul Ryan has an 87-page plan to cut spending and taxes. Republicans are nearly as leery of Ryan's proposal as Democrats are
News updated: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST

23. American Women: Birthing Babies at Home
The push to increase American women's access to home birth reignites the debate over how safe it is
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:30:00 EST

24. Can the Brazilians Rescue Burger King?
America's no. 2 burger chain is struggling in its fight againstMcDonald's. Why going private could pay off.
News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:00 EST

25. Turning Hallowed Ground into Common Ground
We all view them differently. So how can we best turn hallowed ground into common ground?
News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:15:00 EST

26. The Last Secrets of the Forbidden City Head to the U.S.
Though Beijing's Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to U.S.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:00 EST

27. The BP Oil Catastrophe: End of the Nightmare?
After about 4.9 million barrels of oil, 136 days, over 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants, over 10 million feet of shoreline boom, over 4,000 vessels and nearly 30,000 people mobilized, BP's blown well has been effectively neutralized.
News updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:30:00 EST

28. How Twitter Helped Resurrect Kanye West
Kanye West's triumphant, Twitter-fueled return from exile
News updated: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST

29. Nightmare on Bedbug Street
They're back with a vengeance. Why the best defense may be nonchemical
News updated: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST

30. Across America: 30 Mosques in 30 Days
By Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq
News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:21:22 EST

31. Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday as a clean-up got underway following the country's worst earthquake in 80 years.

News updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:52:47 -0400

32. Foreman leads trapped miners
Luis Vargas ably assumes unexpectedly long-term role of supervising 33 colleagues underground.

Chile - Business - History - Working Class - Health
News updated: Sun Sep 5 15:26 EDT 2010

33. D.C. loses momentum, not hope

Four years after Fenty's election as mayor, the city's mood has shifted but a sense of optimism prevails, Post poll shows. » Paul Schwartzman

United States - Adrian Fenty - Elections - Politics - Government
News updated: Sun Sep 5 15:38 EDT 2010

34. Home buyers, sellers out of sync
Mismatched expectations thwart deals that could lift the U.S. housing sector from its long funk.

United States - Real Estate - Business and Economy - Business - Residential
News updated: Sun Sep 5 11:02 EDT 2010

35. A portrait of a journey from N.J. to violent jihad
The post-9/11 life of an American charged with murder is revealed in exclusive interviews with relatives, friends and U.S. and Yemeni officials.

United States - Post-9/11 - Yemen - Middle East - Terrorism
News updated: Sun Sep 5 12:54 EDT 2010

36. Craigslist censors 'erotic' ads
Decision to block "adult services" site, criticized as a tool for prostitution, raises free speech concerns.

Craigslist - Freedom of speech - Jim Buckmaster - Prostitution - Craig Newmark
News updated: Sun Sep 5 12:54 EDT 2010

37. Alt Text: Make a Nasty World Nice With Virtual Rewards
Using Foursquare to stamp out sexually transmitted diseases is just the beginning of a brave new war on bothersome reality. Just think of all the amazing problems we can solve with the proper mix of badges, exclusive offers and unbridled optimism.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

38. Best Exploitation Flicks: 'Machete' and Its Over-the-Top Ancestors
From bad girls and zombies to circus freaks and killer cars, the shock-and-awful recipe for grindhouse movies' tasty cinematic sausage never fails to satisfy. As Robert Rodriguez's timely homage hits screens, we look back at several decades of surprisingly influential B movies.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

39. Jargon Watch: Synthia, Teabonics, Flash Crash
Learn the nickname for the first synthetic organism and a derisive term for ungrammatical Tea Party signs.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

40. Feds Push 'Active Transportation' to Build Healthier Communities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to promote walking, cycling and mass transit in an effort to build healthier communities.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT

41. From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Craig Henderson achieved 119.1 mpg in a car he designed in 1984.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

42. Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Apple TV and Samsung's Galaxy Tab
This week's episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is heavy on fruits. High on vitamin A, Dylan Tweney gushes over the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid, while Brian X. Chen dishes out this week's announcements of brand new Apple gear. They also share our impressions of Samsung's iPad rival, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

43. Baby Lion Cam Launches
This morning, the Smithsonian National Zoo launched a live webcam of the zoo's four new baby African lion cubs and their mother. The cubs were born during the late evening and early morning between Aug. 30 and 31 and will remain inside until late fall.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

44. How Sheep Determined the Size of Your Gadgets
It's easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They're all about the size of paperback books. But why are paperbacks that size? It all has to do with the sheep.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:34:00 GMT

45. EA Simulates 2010 NFL Season, Predicts Super Bowl Champs
EA Sports, publisher of the Madden NFL videogame franchise, has taken its latest game iteration, Madden NFL 11, and run through the upcoming 2010 NFL season, offering at least a simulated insight into who’ll be celebrating in Arlington, Texas, after Super Bowl XLV.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:06:00 GMT

46. Six Apart Shuts Down Vox
Six Apart is shutting down its Vox blogging service. Users have until Sept. 30 to export their data to another free blog publishing service like Six Apart's TypePad. After that, Vox will be gone.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:01:00 GMT

47. Travelling Around the World in a Gadget-Filled Ford Fiesta
Wired.com contributor Jeremy Hart is driving around the world in a Ford Fiesta. Along the way, he'll be testing gadgets from some of the most extreme — and amazing — locations.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT

48. NASA Flies First Drone Over Hurricane
In addition to the usual cadre of satellites, NASA is using a small fleet of unmanned aircraft into, over and around the hurricane as it tracks north from the Caribbean. While flying into a hurricane is nothing new, Earl is the first hurricane that NASA has observed using their unmanned Global Hawk observation aircraft.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT

49. Steve Jobs: iTunes 10 Icon Does Not 'Suck'
While winding down from Wednesday’s iPod announcements, Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears to have taken some time to respond to an e-mail criticizing the new look of the iTunes icon.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

50. Video: Monster Truck Makes Monster Crash
Joe Sylvester wants to set a new record for longest jump by a monster truck. Clearly he's still got some work to do.

News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT

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