Headlines from July 10, 2014

Three years ago the Arab Spring brought hope, now replaced by ruin—outsiders, no matter their intention, can’t restore that future. #opinions
If you want to eat in Lebanon, you must eat your dignity. Female Syrian refugees face constant sexual harassment.
Dubai has unveiled its first state-sponsored construction project since the pre-crash bubble: an indoor city with hotels, shops, and trams.
How Chinese development—“buildings, infrastructure, and urban districts”—is changing African cities. #photos
National Parks Service calls possible retail development on the Grand Canyon’s south rim a “serious threat.”
It’s illegal to run for office in eight US states, but it’s a law that isn’t enforced.
“The asshole effect”: The very wealthy are more likely to be mean, cheat, feel entitled, and drive aggressively.
Gen. Benjamin Butler…planned attacks based on when his men would be most caffeinated. How coffee fueled the Civil War.
What happens when a funeral turns into a riot.
“Classic rock” means different things to different listeners, but most radio stations still peg it as songs from 1973 to 1982. #music
Statistics show a significant number of Millennials in fact do live with their parents. #charts
The best way to invest a single dollar, according to two dozen people, including a JP Morgan associate, a sex worker, and more. #tmn
[Michael] Sam has…joined an elite club: the miniscule number of people whose reputations have been damaged, not enhanced, by an association with Oprah Winfrey.
Co-author of a book about how to run with the bulls in Pamplona survived a goring yesterday at the running of the bulls in Pamplona.
Hospital elevator buttons have more bacteria compared to hospital toilet surfaces. #health
The new landlords are not interested in making San Francisco a more Chinese city. On Clement Street, San Francisco’s “second Chinatown.”
If potato salad leads people to reflect on the injustices of modern American capitalism, then we really may be on to something.