Headlines from February 29, 2012

U.S. and France draft resolution for humanitarian access to Syria.
Conflicting stories show Obama and Bibi battling behind the scenes over Iran.
Every revolution has its Lady Macbeth. Profiles of the women behind the Arab world’s dictators.
Queen seeks baby born at Knebworth show, Aug. 9, 1986—the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury? via
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica have the world’s highest murder rates.
In two decades, airports may use a single radar, like a fly’s compound eye, to track traffic.
By 2020, it’ll seem quaint that we thought the world’s financial center needed to be near the Atlantic.
France celebrates success of The Artist in part because French taxpayers paid its bills.
Filmmaker follows Putin around, discovers that he’s exhausted and joyless.
Atheists celebrated as unseen heroes during the Civil Rights era.
If I were playing bridge, and my opponents were wealthy, I would expect them to cheat more—cheating requires smarts and some confidence that it can lead to victory.
How a New York Times Magazine cover comes about.
Ruin porn is a corrosively repeatable meme that makes any picture of ruins seem suspect. On the unspeakable pleasure of exploring ruins.
U.S. military acknowledges sending unidentified 9/11 victims’ remains to landfill.
With a plan to expand Bush’s massive health efforts, Santorum is the best hope for global health.
Doctor data mines patient in the ultimate search for the “quantified self.”
The adoption of memory-enhancing drugs is a clue to the future of radical human modification.
How a pill affects the desire for religion.
How to make Sudafed from meth (pdf).
Scientists now estimate T. rex’s bite was the most powerful of any creature on Earth.
In the nation’s largest Medicare fraud case, a Dallas doctor is accused of bilking $375 million.
When it comes to electrifying crowds with new ideas and rhetoric, Mitt Romney is no George Romney.
Meet the 92-year-old Florida woman fighting to preserve the culture of the ladies’ bridge lunch.
California officials estimate Facebook’s IPO could inject nearly $2.5 billion into state coffers.
We’ve already had one cardiac arrest today. A Mardi Gras ride-along with NOPD.