Yesterday we told you a story about Arianna Huffington being escorted off a plane by police after she refused to turn off her Blackberry. It's been officially confirmed! Also officially confirmed: she could not be less concerned about illicit Blackberry-ing.

As if the Somali pirates weren't raking in enough booty, they've now expanded their buccaneering attacks past mere shipping lanes, into an area of ocean that's "about 2.5 million square miles." Is one of those square miles yours? [USAT]