January 9, 2016
By The Morning News
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- Dispatch from a small, mostly peaceful Muslim Chinese town accused of being “China’s Islamic State.”
- Flock of over 1,000 sheep invades Spanish city after its shepherd falls asleep.
- The "Nordic paradox"—despite being the world's most gender-equal nations, Nordic countries have a high rate of partner violence against women.
- Gunmaker Kalashnikov does a Russophilic rebranding after US sanctions cut off its biggest market.
- Dozens of times a year, inventors see their patents turned into military secrets.
- As recently as 2009, Trump tried to get the Libyan government, run by Qaddafi, to finance a mysterious “project.”
- "Elderly Voter Never Thought She’d Get To See Female Presidential Nominee Called Heartless Ice Bitch During Her Lifetime."
- Brief analysis shows Trump consistently deleting tweets about media appearances.
- The “Facebookization of podcasting” is coming soon, but that doesn't mean podcasts will go the way of blogs.
- Adorable animation explains what to do about insomnia.
- Thinking too much about coffee in the early morning leads people to drink Diet Coke.
- Students at Portland’s public schools have been drinking bottled water for fear of lead poisoning.
- Over 30 cities in the US have used cheats to hide high levels of lead.
- As politicians bicker over Rikers Island, some prisoners go years without a trial.
- Indie drummer defended the Stanford rapist in a letter, and now her band's getting kicked out of Brooklyn clubs.
- What it's like to be circumcised at age 25.
- Wonderful start to a new column at Jezebel by TMN's Sarah Hepola: "Ask a Former Drunk: When Do You Know You Have a Problem? "
- See also: Hepola interviews her parents about the fact she drank beer at age seven, and other stories.
- Sarah Hepola challenges herself to complete five things before the end of summer.
- Among the most stolen books, the Guinness Book of Records tops the list, followed by the Bible.
