News You Can Peruse

Lately one of my favorite things to do is compare what Yahoo (accurately) tells us are the top news stories of the day...with what Yahoo informs us are the "most popular" news stories of the day.

To wit, two minutes ago:

Top stories:
CONGRESS PASSES FAR-REACHING ENERGY BILL
FRIST BREAKS WITH BUSH ON STEM-CELL BILL
NASA: ANOTHER SHUTTLE COULD LAUNCH SOON

Most popular:
BLIND TEEN AMAZES WITH VIDEO-GAME SKILLS
31 DIE IN CHINA FROM PIG-BORNE DISEASE
FOUL-MOUTHED BRITISH PARROT BANISHED BY EMBARRASSED KEEPERS

Who says we don't have an appetite for hard news? ...certainly not the f-ing parrot.