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...become an everyday reality. According to sources monitoring the situation, there are currently dozens of families negotiating for the return of kidnapped loved ones. Most families respond to a kidnapping by sending an interlocutor to negotiate with the kidnappers - the millionaire may engage a high-end private security firm; the market vendor may send a cousin - and then pay a ransom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Help for Mexico's Kidnapping Surge | 8/8/2008 | See Source »

...friends. There's frenemy Heidi Montag, with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Spencer Pratt, the social-climbing Laddie Macbeth who drove a wedge between her and Lauren; Audrina Patridge, Lauren's less confident wing woman; Whitney Port, her levelheaded confidante and co-worker at a fashion-p.r. firm. Over three seasons, the four and their dream life made The Hills MTV's most popular show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Hate It Because It's Beautiful | 8/7/2008 | See Source »

...Some Syria watchers believe that while Assad has a firm grip on power, the pressure of juggling relations with Israel and Iran is causing stresses within the regime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mystery Behind a Syrian Murder | 8/7/2008 | See Source »

...figure out why the Bourse is pouting. Revenues rose 21% to $98 million in the first half of 2008, though high marketing costs cut operating margins to 7%. "They're just not getting the benefit of the doubt, and they should," says Trion Reid, who follows Meetic for brokerage firm Jefferies International...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monsieur Cupid: Dating Online | 8/6/2008 | See Source »

...Curtis A. Wolfe, formerly general counsel for Fort Lauderdale-based private equity firm Ener1 Group and the founder of WhoCanISue.com, plans to unveil the new website in September. But he will begin signing up attorneys to advertise on the site when the American Bar Association convenes it annual meeting in New York City on Thursday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Can You Sue? Click Here | 8/6/2008 | See Source »

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