16 July 2007: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Powerful earthquake strikes northwest Japan, killing seven, injuring hundreds, and releasing "a small amount" of nuclear waste.
Israel to release 250 Fatah prisoners later this week as Middle Eastern good feelings grow.
IHOP to buy Applebee's, Olive Garden looks sheepishly at shoes.
Chicago journalist fired after being spotted at a subject's pool party.
"My home island will sink under the water, and there will be no place for me to live." Tuvaluans facing climate change like no one else.
Related: National Geographic's interactive climate change map.
With Sweden accepting more Iraqi refugees than the U.S., the town of Sodertalje struggles to carry the burden.
Presumed extinct echidna rediscovered, found to be delicious.
CNN and Michael Moore go at it, probably for longer than you care to read.
Möbius strips solved.
Clay Risen steers readers to the other Washington monuments--the ones for muppets, lobstermen, Buchanans, and Bonos.
Attempted Capitol Hill robbery ends with fine wine, camembert, and groups hugs.
A British call to ban the "racist" Tintin in the Congo cartoon leads to a 4,000 percent increase in book sales.
Wired calmly throws up their hands six months into Assignment Zero, their crowd-sourced journalism project.
Apparently, Apu offensive, not funny.
