Is Homophone death by Verizon?

Suicide bomber kills dozens at Iraq restaurant
Sui-cide
Pronunciation:\ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd\
1: the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind

Hom-i-cide
Pronunciation:\ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-\
1: a killing of one human being by another

What a strange coincidence that so many people decided to end it all, right there at the same time.

Pakistan bans charity linked to Mumbai attacks
I didn't even know there was a Mumbaition Army.

Greek-inspired demonstrations spread
TOGA!

14 alleged Islamic extremists detained in Belgium
allegedly.

Study: More nano research needed
There's plenty going on, you just can't see it.

Kids with obesity-linked gene like fattening foods
and zookeepers like animals. Who pays for this crap!?!

Generic drug prices falling in US
Thank you Walmart.

Today's Highlights in History:
In 1937, Italy announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations. Which is why they don't have cool superheroes like Ordinanza & Donna di Meraviglia

In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind. You can RSVP war?

In 1983, Pope John Paul II visited a Lutheran church in Rome, the first visit by a Roman Catholic pontiff to a Protestant church in his own diocese. He should've nailed some stuff to their door.

Thought for Today: "A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. " — Heywood Broun, American journalist (1888-1939). Hiding behind your wife is a close second.