New York’s currently: a one-city town

 U.S. will negotiate with Iran if Tehran first “suspends” playing with uranium.

 Is Bush’s turnaround an offer intended to fail, particularly since it lacks security guarantees?

 One hundred and fifty killed in Iraq since Monday; Forty-two found dumped around Baghdad, most showing signs of torture.

 The conflict in East Timor explained.

 City of light sees more cars burning.

 With epidemic of illnesses expected, Ukraine asks employers to be flexible during first World Cup match.

 NASA schedules Discovery launch for July after a year on the ground.

 Lost luggage on spacecraft requires organizational rethink.

 You’ve seen their bones—now see them boning! Triple-X dinosaur park opens in Nevada.

 Rachmaninoff’s old piano hides in a Columbia dorm.

 Homeland security grants to New York and D.C. slashed by 40 percent; New York said to have “zero” national monuments or icons.

 The Old Man and The Sea and Cake. Motley Crüsoe. Bands and books mashed-up.

 Mountaineering Association urges Nepal to take action against sherpa who stripped on Everest.

 Recently in TMN’s Digest: Andrew Womack with the Mp3s of the week.

 India now has the largest number of AIDS infections, 5.7 million to South Africa’s 5.5.

 The Euston Manifesto, for common cause among democrats.

 Israeli scientists discover cave full of previously unknown animals.

 Remains found of nine-year-old pirate; Three-armed baby may have surgery.

 Baby-boomer Satanists know 6/6/06 is just a number, but that doesn’t mean they won’t throw a party.

 Best bathroom stalls for coupling in New York.

 The Shopping List, for foodie must-delectables; Better Living Through Design, for living room lust-ables.

 Tutorial on how to ship and install a Richard Serra sculpture.

 Omit: “If you had earned bad karma, you might come back as a chicken.” Edits for California’s social-science textbooks.

 Highlights from 5,000 hours of conversations recorded by six American presidents.