July 1, 2014

• Blaming Iran for financing a bus bombing that killed his daughter, a New Jersey father helped uncover an international terror banking scheme.
• The behind-the-scenes story of how a hacker uncovers Russia's secret money transfers to Syria's government.
• Syrian TV reports on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as breaking news.
• Meeting with "Russia’s Anonymous," whose goal is to "create realities and give words meaning."
• Nations including the US, UK, France, China, and Australia are breaking international treaties by staking claims in Antarctica.
• The Supreme Court concluded its term today with a pair of decisions widely described as "narrow"—that is, of limited application... Don’t believe it.
• US medical group cites no evidence of routine pelvic exams' usefulness, recommends discontinuing them—ob-gyn group disagrees.
• A research roundup shows that at every stage of life, music lovers enjoy improved brain function.
• An IKEA study of people's daily routines finds Londoners' leisurely mornings results in higher levels of imaginative thinking.
• See also: IKEA Walkthrough v2.3.1.
• Vintage pesticide paraphernalia.
• Throughout its history, Facebook has overstepped—when it gets caught, we get yet another apology.
• What [Facebook] does now will influence how the corporate powers of the future understand and monetize human emotion.
• Wood pulp is a​n ingredient in 14 of McDonald's menu items.
• See also: the secret lives of cows.
• The making of "Victory," the 1990 US World Cup theme, featuring Cathy Lee Crosby, Nitro from American Gladiators, and O.J.
• A GoPro camera tour of Pyongyang.
• Update on San Francisco’s decade-long unkept promise to house its homeless.