18 July 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 18 Jul 2007 Libya commutes death sentences for six foreign medical workers accused of deliberately infecting children with HIV. Optimists hope discovery of huge underground lake in Sudan may help ease Darfur conflict. Atlanta Falcons quarterback accused of playing host to Bad Newz Kennels, a vicious dogfighting enterprise. More on the fundamentally disturbing "sport." Today's long read: Critics have been on the lookout for any systemic failure of women to perform well in Iraq--and have found little to point to. The disappearing world of the Mumbai rat catcher. The unknown world of Ethiopian donkey welfare activism. Cocaine trade invades tiny Guinea-Bissau, where shipments worth 10x the GDP pass through each year. Op: All our best presidents were rich, so who cares how much Romney has stashed away? Give a hand for Norman Borlaug, America's great forgotten (Nobel prize-winning) hero. Our Friday newsletter has the questions for this week's Headlines Pop Quiz. Register now, if you haven't already. Wannabe seller sues the Andy Warhol Art Authentication board, accusing them of rejecting pieces to drive up prices. Britain considers revising pot policy--to make the drug more illegal. This week in People We Like: Will Chiapella, as photographed by Mai Le. Plastic bags terribly horribly passé. Failed digital photos find an online home.
