Crayfish, The Green Party, and Bison
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.
Top Stories: Nevada has allowed commercial trapping of crayfish, a move that will improve the water of Lake Tahoe by removing this invasive species. It's getting better ("slightly"): the economy, that is.
World: London worries about security, traffic and terrorism in the lead-up to the Olympics. Questions of identity arise in Israel in debate over service.
U.S.: Jill Stein is the first Green Party candidate "to have qualified for federal matching funds" and wants to be included in nationally televised debates.
N.Y./Region: A rare white bison, a creature that is sacred to American Indians, was born in Connecticut.
Media & Advertising: Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to role as movie star.
Business: Three former managers at Wet Seal stores filed suit against the company for racial discrimination.
Technology: The Obama administration wants to extradite a 24-year-old college student from northern England who ran a Web site that provided links to pirated movies and TV shows.
Science: New evidence from Oregon caves shows that "at least two cultures with distinct technologies — not a single one, as had been supposed — shared the continent more than 13,000 years ago."
Sports: Joe Paterno supporters feel betrayed and saddened by the Freeh report findings.
Music: Brazilian music style forró is gaining popularity in New York.
Opinion: Paul Krugman writes that "the 'we are V.I.P.' crowd has fully captured the modern Republican Party."