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Headlines from September 5, 2007

Steve Fossett, millionaire aviator who was first to circle the globe in a hot air balloon, is missing after private plane goes off course.
German police arrest three and foil "imminent" terrorist plot; police in Denmark do something similar.

Someone from China is hacking into the British government's computers, possibly ours, too.

Polish author does 25 years for the murder he described in his novel.
"There's cocaine all over my clothes! There's cocaine everywhere!" Life as a San Francisco 311 call agent.
NBC breaks up with iTunes, starts dating her best friend.
New York City taxi strike in effect as of five a.m.--some commuters waiting as long as 20 minutes for a ride.
Carnivorous dinosaurs were also cannibals, even those "about the size of actor Michael J. Fox."
Taking a cue from Thailand, Venezuela soon to dramatically limit baby names.
If we told you Mattel was recalling even more toys, would you even care?
BBC climate change special cancelled because it "might breach impartiality guidelines."
Photos: Winners and competitors in last week's facial hair Olympics.
Peeping Tom wants his photos back; in today's Gallery, Kohei Yoshiyuki's photos of Peeping Toms.
"People think polo is a highfalutin, rich man's sport," says Mike Garner, who farms 1,300 acres of corn and soybeans in nearby LeClaire. "But get yourself a pair of jeans and a mallet and a ball, and you can get started."
Despite Bush's pageants in Iraq, the surge is being weighed, and feeling light.
If Petraeus pulls off the surge, could he also become the next Veep?
Today's long read, with ambition: Al Qaeda in Iraq, how to understand it, how to defeat it.
Finding praise for Ted Stevens, the Senate's angriest, most authentic, possibly self-enriching jerk.
Where Facebook and the top-secret intelligence world share a border; prostitution targeted on Craigslist.
Story of a small Swiss town named Zug, possibly the most powerful tax haven in the world.
Video courses in basic economics.
Statistically, the most delayed flight in America flies from Newark to Chicago; anecdotally, the only way to avoid delays is to avoid flying.
Among truths, we can't go faster than light, and we'll never invent an unhackable copyright protection program.
Op: Amidst worshippers, saying that Kerouac was a mediocre writer does him the service of telling the truth.
American critics push their favorite underrated novels of the past 10 years; Brits do the same.
Lee: These people in Hollywood don't see James Brown as the universal figure that he is; they only see him as the subject for a black film.
Recreating Ferris Bueller's Day Off, complete with rare Ferrari.
Supergrass bass player sleepwalks out of hotel window, breaks back and heel.
Video: Regrets recounted, including bird-watching.