BioSentral

Sudan: Living on handouts, and exporting food - Even as it receives a billion pounds of free food from international donors, Sudan is growing and selling vast quantities of its own crops to other countries. [International Herald Tribune]

Pirates attack British ship off Yemen's coast - Yemeni authorities say pirates have attacked and possibly hijacked a British-flagged commercial ship off the Gulf of Aden. [The Boston Globe]

Report: RI Internet is the fastest in the U.S. - A study by the Communications Workers of America places Rhode Island at the top when it comes to Internet download speeds. [Fox 12 Rhode Island]

Fliers without ID placed on TSA list - The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification. [USAToday.com]

Police: 11 year old pulls off armed robbery - An 11-year-old boy was taken into custody after police said he robbed a Walgreens store with what looked like two handguns. [Tampabays10.com]

I just sent my best friend off to Iraq. I have no emotion, no feelings about it except chaos. I have chaos in my head and in my heart. Possibly a building rage.

Gun-Control Activist Eyed As NRA Spy - A gun-control activist who championed the cause for more than a decade is suspected of working as a paid spy for the National Rifle Association, and now those organizations are expelling her and sweeping their offices for bugs. [CBS U.S. News]

Drooping dollar makes Mexican vacations more expensive - The dollar has lost nearly 10% against the Mexican peso since January, meaning beach trips south of the border are slipping out.. [USAToday.com World]

Hack ushers in the insatiable toll booth - A widely used device for paying traffic tolls electronically is vulnerable to tampering that could create trouble for those who use it, a researcher said Wednesday. [Theregister.co.uk]