July 1, 2015

• Greece to receive paperwork and side-eye for IMF default, which sounds more serious than it is.
• Greek PM appears to soften on anti-austerity, and could remain in office.
• Another historically black church was hit by arson last night, in South Carolina.
• With no accelerant evidence, FBI suspects lightning, not arsonists, in church fire.
• Due to a scheduling quirk, Oregonians get free pot until October, starting today.
• California ends vaccine exemptions for personal or religious reasons.
• Bronx blogger starts a petition to kick Trump's golf course out of the predominantly Latino borough.
• Chris Ofili's elephant dung Virgin Mary—Giuliani's public enemy number 1—auctions for $4.5 million.
• How dog poop shaped modern Paris.
• White House blocks Shell drilling plans that would threaten walruses and polar bears.
• Humanitarian rights experts have become misleading advocates for war.
• Rand Paul takes unplanned counsel from militant Nevada rancher.
• More important than Obama's overtime victory is the accompanying popular support.
• Fantasies of the post-work economy are distracting from the tasks at hand.
• Ex-Im Bank, a perceived boon to domestic manufacturers, expires—supporters expect a comeback.
• US, Cuba to reopen embassies in each other's capitals, 54 years after relations were severed.
• White House will add fence spikes to deter climbers.
• A history of White House security breaches.
• Kickstarter wins patent lawsuit, underscoring that patronage is an ancient concept.
• Why buy the home behind Blur's "Country House" when you can get all these Britpop puns for free?