August 26, 2014
By The Morning News
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- As a second strain of ebola breaks out, Japan announces it has an experimental flu drug that could treat Ebola.
- After receiving ZMapp treatment and showing signs of recovery, a Liberian doctor dies of Ebola.
- Ferguson's largely young, black, male protesters.
- Following two high-profile tragedies, many Malaysia Airlines flights now run empty.
- The NSA created its own search engine, called ICREACH, to catalog over 850 million records of phone calls, chats, and emails.
- How a talented liar started as a chicken farmer in Spain, became a spy, and helped the Allies win World War II.
- Apply to become a Fall/Winter TMN editorial fellow—deadline is Friday at midnight.
- Customers in their 20s and 30s are central to McDonald's business, however the chain is losing favor among millennials.
- See also: Pret A Manger founder says British fast food is superior to America's; critics say both are awful.
- Study claims South Korea will go "extinct" by 2750 if fertility rates do not improve.
- British scientists used cells grown in a lab to create functional organs in mice.
- The types of trees planted on New York City streets, by borough—Queens dominates, with ample maples.
- In seven years, bikeshare systems in China have put 650,000 bikes on the road.
- Sleep drunkenness: Why we talk to our alarm clocks and get lost in our own houses.
- After shuttering three months ago, America's oldest gay bookstore will reopen in Philadelphia.
- See also: Virtual visits to more than 2,000 independent bookstores shows annihilation by Amazon isn't a given.
- For a photoshoot, subjects are tasered in slow motion.
