In the news

U.S. criticizes Saudi religious freedoms, says a CNN headline. Saudi what? Yeah, I understand that they really mean lack thereof, but it's still funny.

One of the Russian airplane terrorists paid a bribe of $34 to get onboard. I wonder whether it means (a) that the airline official knew there was something wrong with her, and still let her onboard (b) that a Chechen cannot board a plane without a bribe in general.