October 25, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Ten countries have three-quarters of the world’s 30 million slaves; Mauritania comes out worst, with an estimated 4% of the population enslaved.
- Nearly half of America's middle-class workers say they're not confident that they will be able to retire comfortably.
- Iceland is the #1 country in the world for gender equality, for the fifth year in a row.
- New books argue that Islamism's danger tends to be exaggerated; it will also unite China, Russia, and the U.S.
- Ohio, North Carolina, and Connecticut argue over which state was first to make a powered airplane flight.
- Ohio legislature considers lifting open-container ban to boost tourism.
- When is a screw not a screw: An examination of fastener nomenclature.
- Airlines add another seat to each row in coach, shrinking the chairs to smaller than stadium seating.
- Man known for impressive Halloween costumes creates the Happiest Costume on Earth.
- Artist uses abandoned house, mirrors, and precisely placed cuts in walls to create stunning light sculptures.
- Oscar Meyer bacon no longer tries to hide fat in advertisements.
- Brief history of the Faustian bargain that is your snooze button.
- The USB cable's soon-arriving ability to power your microwave will represent Edison's revenge against Tesla.
- Advertisement for a lost wormhole counsels you not to mess with the space/time continuum.
- Haikus for failed hip-hop clothing lines.
- Variety of annoying co-workers illustrated and organized under mantle, "Work Wankers."
- Photographs of sex workers' dogs and cats posing with their masters' earnings.
