This Week in the Mercury
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Plane Down! American jet crashes in Libya (the pilots are safe, though) as airstrikes continue.
"You're Going to Die Tonight": NYTimes journalists released from Libyan prison detail their harrowing capture.
"Kill Squad" Solider Pleads Guilty: One of the soldiers charged with murdering Afghan civilians and taking photos of their bodies is pleading guilty.
Homegrown Terrorism: That's what those darn bike lanes are in NYC, say opponents.
Wooo! Big Applause for a D+ Education. The country's school now include slightly fewer "dropout factories"!
Goliath vs. Goliath: Apple sues Amazon over use of the term "app store".
Quinoa Qrisis: The super grain is now so popular among hippies and healthy eaters that the indigenous Bolivians who grew it for hundreds of years can no longer afford it.
"Twitterplomacy": Oh no. This is a word now.
Ivy League Gender Gap: After moving toward equality, over the past decade, the honors and appointments given to women at Princeton has declined.
Biggest Ever Bunny: Researchers determined that a prehistoric bunny weighed 26 pounds and didn't hop.
In Other News this goldfish looks like Hitler:
Poll Star: Mayor Adams surveys Portlanders on "hot button issues" in annual budget survey (which, BTW, costs $40,000).
Security Breach! Insurance provider Health Net lost the health histories of 120,000 customers.
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