26 June 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 26 Jun 2007 In a "gesture of goodwill," Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners. Zimbabwe government orders all prices halved to fight a soaring inflation rate--3,700 percent at last check. Delegitimization of state, factionalized elites: The Failed States Index doesn't leave much to the imagination. Chatty doctors cross the line from good bedside manner to poor caregiving. Germany may ban Gmail if it doesn't give up user anonymity, Tom Cruise, if he doesn't drop Scientology. Tourism in Rome is booming and bingeing, and the locals aren't happy. New truant officers catch kids breaking school district residency requirements as they cross the border from Mexico. CIA releases their ca. 1973 "Family Jewels." (More background here.) In case you hadn't known Orson Welles voiced the original Transformers movie, Orson Welles voiced the original Transformers movie. World's fastest known supercomputer simulates exactly one half of a mouse brain. Video: Unlock a car door with a tennis ball. Kobayashi, TMN's favorite competitive eater, downed by arthritic jaw. Krakow soon to have some seriously excellent chicken vindaloo.
