Newser - Top Storieshttp://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 07 Sep 2008 8:58:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36820/passenger-fight-over-smoking-diverts-flight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA fight provoked by smoking in an airplane bathroom forced a JetBlue flight from Boston en route to Florida to land in Raleigh, NC, yesterday, CNN reports. A man reportedly argued with his brother about smoking on the plane, and one punched the other in the face, according to witnesses. One of the men was arrested by authorities in Raleigh.http://www.newser.com/story/36820/passenger-fight-over-smoking-diverts-flight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 8:43:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36818/jones-sues-for-10m-in-no-country-pay.html?refid=rss_all_defaultActor Tommy Lee Jones has sued the producers of Oscar Award-winning No Country for Old Men for $10 million he claims is owed him. The suit charges Paramount Pictures failed to pay Jones a promised chunk of "significant box-office bonuses" and other compensation linked to the success of the critically acclaimed film. No Country earned $160 million at the box office, AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/36818/jones-sues-for-10m-in-no-country-pay.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 7:57:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36805/good-day-for-cattle-un-urges-meat-free-meals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMeat-eaters who want to help fight global warming can do so by going vegetarian at least one day a week, a top UN official tells the Guardian . The meat industry accounts for an estimated one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, released during feed production and as methane by flatulent livestock. Meat consumption has gone up fivefold since 1950, and is predicted to double by 2050.http://www.newser.com/story/36805/good-day-for-cattle-un-urges-meat-free-meals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 7:20:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36819/ike-tears-up-caribbean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA howling Hurricane Ike bent palm trees and ripped up hundreds of homes as it tore through the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean early today. Up to 50% of houses in Grand Turk lost roofs or were completely destroyed by the 135 mph winds, and the entire British island was without power, reports CNN. People were cowering in closets and under stairwells, "holding on for life," said one witness. "They got hit really, really bad."http://www.newser.com/story/36819/ike-tears-up-caribbean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 6:49:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36809/juggled-books-at-freddie-fannie-sparked-fed-takeover.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFederal advisers pushed for a government takeover of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae after discovering fuzzy accounting that failed to fully reveal the dire nature of the companies' financial situation, reports the New York Times . The practices, while not illegal, overstated the mortgage giants' capital cushions while attempting to delay the announcement of a capital shortfall until next year. Details of the takeover, which will place both companies in a government-run conservatorship, are expected to be announced today.http://www.newser.com/story/36809/juggled-books-at-freddie-fannie-sparked-fed-takeover.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 6:17:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36801/us-ingenuity-is-key-to-economic-health.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf America hopes to keep its economy strong, our next leaders need to prioritize support for innovation, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times . “The ability to create the new products and services that people want” is key to “growth, prosperity, environmental sustainability and national security,” a tech researcher tells Friedman. But the American drive to invent is “not being supported and nurtured as needed in today’s super competitive world,” Friedman notes.http://www.newser.com/story/36801/us-ingenuity-is-key-to-economic-health.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 5:49:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36800/single-men-seek-fatherhood-partner-optional.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe ranks of do-it-alone dads are increasing, and many of these men are becoming single fathers by choice, reports the New York Times . There are no specific statistics, but evidence suggests that both gay and straight single men are increasingly seeking fatherhood. “I absolutely would want a partner, but I couldn’t let my life wait for that random event," said one dad-to-be.http://www.newser.com/story/36800/single-men-seek-fatherhood-partner-optional.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 5:26:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36438/how-im-sapped-my-ability-to-deal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAfter breaking up with his live-in boyfriend online, writer Will Doig realized IM had become an intimate part of their relationship, and the fallout was crushing. "At the first hint of crisis, my response had always been the same"—instant message his boyfriend "for an impromptu therapy session," he writes in Nerve. After the breakup, Doig went through "IM withdrawal, pregnant with random notions, trivia, gossip and anecdotes"—and nothing to do with them.http://www.newser.com/story/36438/how-im-sapped-my-ability-to-deal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 07 Sep 2008 5:05:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36806/egyptians-hunt-for-survivors-after-rock-slide-toll-at-24.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEgyptian rescuers continued to hunt for survivors tonight after massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of Cairo. At least 24 are dead and many more buried under tons of rubble. Frantic residents in the sprawling Manshiyet Nasr slum were digging by hand and trying to lift huge rocks to reach any survivors, shouting out the names of relatives and family members trapped below.http://www.newser.com/story/36806/egyptians-hunt-for-survivors-after-rock-slide-toll-at-24.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 06 Sep 2008 22:43:37 CDT