News Bits: Spy Bugs, Nolte Genes, Dylan Slurs & Oprah (Again)
- Doctors plugged an Italian tourist into a drip-feed of vodka to save him at a hospital in Australia that ran out of the medicinal alcohol it would normally have used for treatment.
- Plants chatter amongst themselves to spread information, a lot like humans and other animals, new research suggests.
- Actor Nick Nolte is a father again at age 66 after his British girlfriend of several years, Clytie Lane, gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter they have yet to name.
- U.S. agencies and companies are developing robotic and remote-controlled insects. Original model: The CIA's gas-powered "insectothopter," which resembled a dragonfly.
- What you missed while watching Oprah: This debate is sponsored by CNBC, the financial news network, which means that it will be extra boring.
- MySpace is gearing up to launch MySpace Platform, according to a number of third party developers who’ve been contacted for input on the product.
- Here's a list of the 'Top Ten Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time.'
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