7 August 2007: Morning
By The Morning News
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Basra, in southern Iraq, was once a success story--now, as British troops prepare to leave, violence flares once more.
Brown does what Blair never would--and requests the release of five U.K. residents now in Gitmo.
August in Iraq: 19 U.S. soldiers have been killed, signaling a resurgence from July's record low casualties.
Georgia upset by Russia's flinging of a cruise missile over its borders; Canada upset by Russia's planting of a flag on the North Pole seabed.
Scientists revive DNA that's been frozen in the Antarctic for 100,000 years; no word on if, when recombined, it will form Brendan Fraser.
"We used to think of an adipose cell as an inert storage depot. Now we appreciate that it is an endocrine organ." So true.
Video: Winelibrary's Gary Vaynerchuk feeds Conan O'Brien dirt.
Binge drinking: Adults prefer beer because it's cheap, teens like liquor because it's what's in the cabinet.
TMN is looking for a design intern--get your book in order and send us a link by Friday, Aug. 10.
Mia Farrow offers to trade places with confined rebel leader in Darfur.
The opposite of the story where Brooklyn welcomes Papa John's with open arms, heralding the arrival of decent pizza in the borough.
Do women in New York really earn more than men? Or is this a case of dicing statistics to create a story?
Study shows for every hour babies watch educational videos, they know six to eight fewer words than their peers.
List of advertising slogans.
