1 July 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 01 Jul 2010 Latin American economies surging forward due to deepening engagement with Asia. Netherlands offered to clean most of the BP spill for free; U.S. declined because "most" wasn't sufficient. Alleged psychic octopus predicts Germany victory over Argentina. Supposedly meritocratic France to crack open its deeply non-meritocratic elite universities. Giant worldwide Gallup poll finds money buys satisfaction, but not happiness. Pope's cabinet tweaks comfort church's conservative elements, and draw it further away from the world. Christopher Hitchens is not the enemy. Catholic calls for prayers for Hitchens while he undergoes chemotherapy. W.S. Merwin is the new Philip Roth: going big late in life. Snoop Dogg tried to rent Liechtenstein for his new video; Liechtenstein wanted the deal, but felt rushed. Architects agree: Bilbao is the most important building since 1980, and Gehry has a 10-year-old's brain. UPS began as two dudes with a bike in a basement. Beverage chemicals can be used to track a drinker's location. Account of four meat titans battling for U.S. monopoly. New idea for alleviating poverty: giving cash directly to the poor. Google to sell e-books for independent bookstores. Hawaiian Republican becomes first to use an iPad in Congress. Kickstarter Film Festival to show rooftop movies in Brooklyn on July 9th.
