July 18, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Opposition in Yemen manages big protest turnout, but its position is weak, and government remains leaderless.
- North Korea said to "purge" 30 officials involved in secret inter-Korean talks.
- Court upholds constitutionality of TSA body scanners.
- Aircraft for movies billed by the hour; F-22s run $25,000 for 60 minutes.
- Two weeks before default, House Republicans turn hard right in debt negotiations, with zero compromise.
- Master of Earth's richest hedge fund says "late 2012 or early 2013 is going to be another very difficult period."
- Video: Trailer from movie filmed in one day in every country in the world.
- Dating advice from Sonic Youth.
- Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard, who spent 18 years imprisoned by rapists, becomes instant bestseller.
- Audio: Writer consults Phil Collins to compose perfect break-up song.
- Etiquette found lacking in emailers who refuse, hesitate, or forget to reply.
- Op: Soccer is unfair—the best players who play better don't necessarily win—and un-American.
- Tennis's GOAT is Belgium's Esther Vergeer, who hasn't lost since 2003: 37 Grand Slam titles, and a 418-match winning streak.
- New York's new food rage—whole-animal feasting—satisfies foodies' gluttony and restaurants' pockets.
- Marion Nestle on the fact that American's salt intake is so high, we can't measure the damage it's doing.
