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The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders.

This week, mystery swirled in Washington after an anonymous filmmaker circulated an online attack ad against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). The filmmaker was revealed as Phil DeVellis, but questions remain about the impact of YouTube political ads in the 2008 race.

Word of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death spread rapidly among his followers. By early Thursday, Internet chat rooms frequented by Islamist extremists were buzzing. Among those reading along was a young American by the name of Evan Kohlmann, who has become a sought-after expert on the sites.

Also: Janet Yellen, nominated to head the Federal Reserve, speaks to a Senate panel today; a published report alleges misconduct by two Secret Service agents; a bomb partially explodes outside a federal office in Oregon; and a huge pink diamond is auctioned for $83 million.

Also: A Secret Service officer is put on leave; the U.N. says only one third of countries meet global education goals; and thieves steal hundreds of pounds of gold from a Mexican mine.

Also: Congress passes a 5 year transportation package; the Senate votes to repeal much of Obamacare; and the British postal service calculates how much it would cost to mail a letter to Mars.

Also: Most of the National Park Service Board quits, angry over government indifference; wintry weather crashes into the East; and a suspected meteor causes quite the sonic boom in Eastern Michigan.

Also: Russian Ambassador Kislyak completes his service and returns to Russia; a robot finds possible melted fuel in the damaged Fukushima reactor; and Scott Blumstein wins the World Series of Poker.

The deal, which must be approved by regulators, would combine the world's second- and third-largest oilfield services providers. The new company would be a formidable rival to Schlumberger Ltd.

Nearly 2,000 new top-level Internet domains are becoming available. Which are the most popular so far? And what will become of .com?