Once the piece is bolted in place, One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the United States.
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Hide and Seek: 22 Tips on Evading Drones
Pages of a jihadist instruction manual offer Al Qaeda members advice on everything from avoiding drones to shooting them out of the sky.
Reading While Eating for Feb. 11: Pope No More
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: Pope Benedict XVI is poised to resign and the fallout from the 2013 Grammy’s.
Pakistan to Build $30m Amusement Park in Town Where bin Laden Was Killed
What would you call an amusement park located in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the city where U.S. Special Forces finally tracked down Osama bin Laden? Bin Laden–land? Jihadi World? Al-Qaeda Adventure City?
Bin Laden Book Knocks Fifty Shades from Top of Bestseller List
‘No Easy Day’, by a former member of SEAL Team Six, has sparked enough controversy to become a top seller even before its Sept. 4 release.
Buy a Brick from Osama bin Laden’s House for a Nickel
Meet the Abbottabad entrepreneur who’s selling off the rubble from the Al Qaeda leader’s demolished compound.
In Interrogation, Osama bin Laden’s Widow Details His Life on the Run
Osama bin Laden fathered four children — two born in government hospitals — and lived in five houses during his nine years on the run in Pakistan, according to his youngest widow. The details of the report were originally …
Is That Really a Photo of Pippa and Prince Harry?
Look closely — it’s a cleverly staged parody by artist Alison Jackson.
Arab Spring, NBA Lockout Top Twitter’s 2011 Standout Stories
If a news event happened in 2011, but nobody tweeted about it, did it actually happen?
Yahoo’s Top Searches: iPhones, Celebrities
Want to be popular online? Be infamous — or at least have cool apps.
Forget bin Laden: Casey Anthony Was the Most-Searched News Story in 2011
According to figures released by Bing, the most searched news story of the year in 2011 was the “Casey Anthony Trial,” outpacing “Osama Bin Laden Death.” When it comes to the Internet, sensation is king.
And while …
Rest in Peace (and Mystery): Top 6 Secret Burials
Muammar Gaddafi is far from the first public figure to be buried in a hush-hush location.