FORWARD PROGRESS – Israeli-Palestinian peace talks – the first direct negotiations between the two states since December 2008 – start Thursday here in D.C.
HUNGOVER HOYA – Hollywood icon Bradley Cooper (COL ’97) will speak in Gaston Hall this Thursday.
DANGEROUS SKIES – Due to air traffic controllers’ errors, there have been more than 45 near aircraft collisions in the airspace above D.C. this calendar year.
FATAL FUNGI – Eighteen mushroom hunters fell to their deaths in a 10-day period due to carelessness while climbing Italy’s Alpine slopes.
YOUNG AT HEART – By forging a birth certificate, a 21-year-old convicted criminal conned his way into a youth football league game in Florida. He also attempted to enroll in a local middle school
