August 28, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Pro-Israel group may be losing support in Congress.
- Interviews and satellite imagery show the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq is still stranded on a mountain.
- The Islamic State appears committed to the destruction of cultural heritage, archaeological finds, and, in fact, Aramaic.
- Since 1997, 1,400 girls were sexually exploited in Rotherham, UK, mostly by Pakistani cabbies—doubt, racism fears led to a cover-up.
- Clothing retailer Zara pulls children's tee resembling Jewish concentration camp prisoners' uniforms.
- The American workday: From midnight to midnight, who's at work when.
- See also: The lifespan of a typical American, in weeks.
- Anticipating the 49ers' move to Santa Clara, a history of the team's stadiums.
- Insider documents reveal Uber's illegal war to put Lyft out of business.
- Inspired by the sharing economy, Swiss company makes stickers neighbors can use to announce household items they'll lend.
- We can't smell our own homes—unless a new scent is introduced and our receptors are alerted.
- After returning to the cabin, all the Apollo astronauts agreed the moon smells like spent gunpowder.
- The mystery of Death Valley's moving rocks, solved—thin ice plates allow them to hydroplane over mud.
- Deadline is tomorrow to apply to be a Fall/Winter editorial fellow at The Morning News.
- Mauricio Ruiz is the first member of Chile’s armed forces to come out.
- Research supports Chris Rock.
- An 11-year-old translates Infinite Jest into Lego.
