29 June 2007: Morning

  • Police disable car bomb found in central London; incident bore all the "hallmarks" of a failed suicide bomb attempt.
  • Egyptian billionaire suspected of spying for Israel found dead--where else, if a spy--in London.
  • Supreme Court bans use of students' race to maintain public schools' integration.
  • Swinger Kennedy joins liberal judges to block execution of schizophrenic Texas inmate.
  • Op: Let us now praise the Brown decision. Let us now bury the Brown decision.
  • If HIV-AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34 there would be an outraged outcry in this country.
  • Bush admits defeat on failed immigration plan.
  • White House and Pentagon tutored by the Algerian war for independence.
  • Chicago's O'Hare airport missing 3,807 security badges.
  • Ways to avoid fees in switching carriers before you get your iPhone; Steve Wozniak is waiting in line right now for his.
  • Responds to touch from multiple fingers at once. iPhone vs. Paris Hilton.
  • Only a few days remain before TMN stops trying to give you a new iPod.
  • In other technology news, ATMs celebrate their 40th birthday.
  • New Sealy mattress recreates feeling of falling asleep on bus.
  • Today's long read: Tales of truths and lies, and whether brain scans can tell the difference.
  • Tales of Mitt Romney strapping his dog to the top of his car.
  • Video survey of Ratatouille's Brad Bird's auteurism; Video of how to make a peach pie, or stuff boudin blanc.
  • The mystery of who updated the dead wrestler's Wikipedia page only hours before the police found his dead wife and son.
  • Caravan of 62 women from Madrid agree: Spain's isolated farmers deserve dates.
  • The web TV series Clark and Michael. Also: Videos of dancing police officers.