New York’s currently: the last place you’d expect to find peace, but there it is

 While you were sleeping: U.S. transfers sovereignty to Iraq, surprise ceremony to avoid attacks.

 Average college tuition at public universities has fallen nearly a third since 1998.

 Beheadings threatened against kidnapped Marine and Pakistani, another serviceman and three Turkish contractors also abducted.

 America’s security umbrella has allowed Europeans to underfund their militaries and go slack when responding to crises.

 Meet Timothy Goeglein, Rove’s right hand and Bush’s link to far-right Christian groups and their most conservative supporters.

 New York’s sex workers prepare extra girls for summer’s Republican convention.

 What you forgot to grapple with: Last week was “United States Olympic Team for Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Week.”

 250,000 protest violent crimes, corruption in Mexico City.

 Hot to read: New rules on maritime terrorism may cause massive trade disruptions.

 Guide to the memos on torture.

 How Bush lost royally to North Korea’s Kim Jong-il for a nice deck of nukes.

 Everyone’s favorite word wonk Barbara Wallraff talks grammar with Robert Birnbaum.

 Betty Dukes leads giant discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, class action of 1.6 million women, potentially for billions.

 NY promoter reserves Giants Stadium for Bruce Springsteen (drafted, but as yet unsigned) to upstage George W. Bush this summer.

 Kill your speed, not us! Children draw “Slow Down” signs.

 Safety’s relativity when any suitcase can be a bomb.

 Judge says artists may now make fun of Barbie dolls.

 I’m in a coconut shy, and people are throwing these balls at me. Paul Burrell remarkably survives talking about the Royal Family’s quirks.

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