StupidiNews!

• A tentative deal to end the state government shutdown in Minnesota has been reached, according to both Republicans and Gov.Mark Dayton.
• Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a major shareholder in embattled News Corporation, is calling on former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks to be fired.
• Israel's "boycott law" is drawing heavy criticism from the country's left and from international sources as well as it makes calling for a boycott of the state punishable by law.
• China is countering Japan's recent offshore discovery of rare earth metals by doubling export quotas.
• Microsoft's Hotmail is banning the use of the most common passwords to prevent e-mail hacking and to increase account security.