- Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say the Obama administration's use of armed drones in Pakistan and Yemen could constitute war crimes.
- A county judge in Texas has switched political parties from Republican to Democrat and blasted Tea Party Republicans for shutting down the federal government in a video announcement.
- Tuesday elections in Israel will see the selection of Jerusalem's mayor as incumbent moderate Nir Barkat is challenged by hardliner Moshe Leon while Palestinians boycott the elections as usual.
- Netflix most likely passed HBO last month in paid US subscribers, reaching some 30 million Americans compared to the pay cable giant's 28.7 million in September.
- Researchers investigating disappearing bees and "colony collapse disorder" are pointing towards evidence that a common insecticide weakens the immune system of bees, leaving them vulnerable to infection.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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