What Google Madness This Be?

How does Google News work? Why was the following story at the top of the page on the right-hand col a few minutes ago? Do they just list random stories for god's sake, or could massive waves of readers have pushed this thing to the very top of the algorithmic heap? And if that's true, do we really want to live in that world?

Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppe coming to Lakewood Ranch
Sarasota Herald-Tribune—all 304 news articles »

One more question: How did Dagwood stay so skinny while eating such big sandwiches?

Bonus random question: If they want to be really classy, shouldn't the chain be called Ye Olde Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppe?