February 24, 2016
By The Morning News
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- Obama makes final push to close Guantanamo, move prisoners to the States, and save a bunch of money.
- Ethiopia’s precarious development threatened by another famine; food may run out in May.
- People in KKK robes showed up at one caucus site to support Nevada’s winner: Donald Trump.
- For the good of the Republic, everyone must do everything they can to stop Trump now.
- Worrying over Trump is silly, not least because he's yet to be tested in a big-state primary against a smaller field.
- Sometimes what’s billed as “momentum” is really just demographic and cultural variance among different states.
- One reason Trump is winning: conservative donors want to stay in his good graces.
- Ex-Donald Trump operative Roger Stone dropped by CNN for sexist and racist tweets.
- No, Bernie supporters didn't shout "English-only!" at a Latina civil rights leader who offered to translate at Nevada caucuses.
- Man is selling a copy of Marx’s Capital—signed by Carly Fiorina—to raise money for Sanders.
- Ultradistance athletes who compete in sub-zero races unpack their specially tuned gear.
- A banker, a sex worker, a pastor, and more explain the best way to invest a single dollar.
- Academic admits to submitting a hoax paper, laments academic tradition of only writing for other academics.
- Iranian media outlets raise $600,000 for Salman Rushdie’s death, still actively sought by officials.
- Panic and anxiety disorders may stem from acidity regulation problems in the brain.
- Attention, tech bros: San Francisco is the worst place to try to barricade yourself from the coming class riots.
- Comcast has helped engineer a Flint, Mich., of the internet—yawning gaps of connectivity in urban areas they refuse to serve.
- Canadians can’t try out for Jeopardy! because the online application doesn't comply with Canada's privacy laws.
- France is aghast at Tesco’s plan for straight croissants, allegedly easier for spreading jam.
- The problem with kids' sticker charts is they work too well, "creating significant negative long-term consequences."
- Reconsidering Blind Tom Wiggins, the “savant” slave pianist, in light of Oliver Sacks and 19th-century racists.
