3 July 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 03 Jul 2007 Recently declassified documents reveal Mitterrand's support of the Hutus in the months leading up to the Rwandan genocide. Confirmed: France loves McDonalds. Hoping to compete with Al Jazeera, Iran launches a 24-hour, English-language news channel. China tightens laws to restrict organ transplant tourism. Egypt's "lost queen" Hatshepsut died riddled with health problems. Sacred icicle can't stand up to body heat of faithful pilgrims, chooses the puddle route. Texas, looking out for its reputation, stands in the way of filmmakers. Piranhas turn out to be not that scary, unlike every single animal here. The newest test for Alzheimer's may involve scratch 'n' sniff. Italy's "Pink Beach" adopts a clubhouse slogan: No Boys Allowed; catching up with Divine Brown. "Equity stripping" is the decidedly un-sexy scam to which more and more homeowners are falling prey. BBC accuses ITV of "rabid copycatting." Bill Gates abdicates the title of world's richest man to Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim. Yes, somebody bought iphone.com back in 1995; yes, that person is now a millionaire. What is a Kalamazoo conference good for if not bridging the great academic versus recreational medievalist gap? TMN will be taking a Fourth of July break beginning this afternoon, and will return July 5--click here to make some fireworks over NYC.
