18 August 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 18 Aug 2010 A city in the southern Netherlands seeks to end drug tourism by keeping it legal only for the Dutch. How "three cups of tea" has become shorthand in the U.S. military for winning trust in Afghanistan. U.S. watermelon farmers focus on small, seedless "personal melons"--and it's getting harder to buy anything else. As the Gulf shrimp harvest begins, fishermen worry government safety tests may have been inadequate. Evidence reveals pizza's life-saving qualities: lowering cancer risk, preventing heart attacks. He squeezed the bag and recorded a 95 decibel level. Sun Chip eaters can't hear you over the noise of their new packaging. Slight hearing loss among U.S. teens has jumped 30% in the past 15 years--iPods and their kin are likely suspects. Scientists discover mind-controlling fungus that manipulates ants. Video: Bloopers from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Inspired by Pluto's demotion, One Ring Zero writes a scientifically accurate album about the solar system--listen here. From 2004, Pitchaya Sudbanthad's profile of One Ring Zero, first known in New York as the McSweeney's house band. Q&A with a man who travels the country fixing typos on road signs. The abbreviation "ms" is nearly 300 years old, and has stood for both "miss" and "mrs."
