February 27, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- For more than a year, [Democrats] subjected Koop to the kind of horrific nomination battle we have practically come to consider normal.
- U.S. Dept. of Transportation orders shutdown of the East Coast Chinatown bus system.
- An in-depth profile of Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathoner.
- From 2003: For $20, I've got more than enough patience to sit through five hours of ER knockoffs.
- Nike's first employee, before it was Nike.
- RIP Jack Eskridge, the Dallas Cowboys equipment manager who selected what would become one of the most famous sports team logos.
- Kenya has replaced war with politics.
- As much as FBI sting operations may shatter terrorist plots, they also bring them to fruition.
- British health authorities warn of a new, antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhoea.
- For decades, SodaStream has waged war against Coke and Pepsi—today, the odds have never been more in its favor.
- Customers file lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch, accuse it of watering down Budweiser, Michelob, and other beers.
- Judicial committee rules New Jersey judge, who is also an actor and standup, cannot portray a bigot on TV.
- Why black dolls matter.
- South African thieves are mugging people for their dreadlocks, which they cut off and sell on the black market.
- With more buying and subscribing—and less file-sharing—the music industry posts its first revenue increase since 1999.
- A look back at Depardieu's best moments, due as much in part to acting brilliance as savvy collaboration.
