This Just In: New on the Net

Well, scientists over in Switzerland fired up the Hadron Collider yesterday. Fortunately, the uber-trick big bang replicator didn’t create a black hole and destroy the Earth, like some feared it might. As you can imagine, all this comes as a great relief to Jen, who spent yesterday worrying about where to move her cars. Anyway, here’s the news:

• Will Formula 1 return to the States? Well, if everything works out, it looks like we’ll be hosting a race in 2010. But will it be run at Indy or in Sin City? I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather go to Vegas. Autosport
• The division of the Interior Department responsible for collecting royalties from oil companies has been caught in an ethics scandal, which has highlighted "a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity." Wow! And I thought CarDomain was a fun place to work! Boston.com
• Barack Obama bumped into drag racing pioneer Big Daddy Don Garlits while campaigning in Virginia, and while he probably won’t get Garlits’—a registered Republican— vote, I still think he deserves props for knowing who he is. New York Times
• Are Porsche and VW gearing up to release a modern 914? Given the current economical climate, a budget sports car would make sense. But this isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors about a baby Porsche revival. Motor Authority