25 July 2005 By The Morning News — 25 Jul 2005 New York's currently: getting used to a summer without air conditioning British police express regret but warn of more deaths from shoot-to-kill policy. America's four largest labor unions boycotting this week's AFL-CIO convention, a prelude before the service employees' and Teamsters' full withdrawal. Bomber killed 40 in Baghdad. Brazil forgoes U.S.'s $40 million in AIDS assistance to avoid condemning prostitution. Ex-British PM John Major recommends deporting haters. David Sedaris on the horror of seeing a worm crawl out of your mom. Reverse shoplifting. Hedge-fund managers struggle to find names that convey something soaring, mighty, fast or majestic. Nominee Roberts found on secret roll for the Federalist Society. Lance Armstrong wins unprecedented seventh consecutive Tour de France. (Top 10 moments of the 2005 tour.) The "Britney" option--a shower of text messages--reaches Congress. How Craigslist has changed New York. Sunnis end boycott, resume drafting Iraqi constitution. Tiger has no idea how fortunate he is that he doesn't have to deal with kids running around. Report from inside the professional world of Putt Putt. Interview with the one man who played all the Loompas, much to the consternation of other dwarf actors.
