The Morning News

Grizzlies are no longer an endangered species. So sure let's gut the federal departments that made it happen.

↩︎ The New York Times 2d

Bill Cosby—who knows how to take advantage of an situation—to hold workshops on avoiding sexual assault accusations.

↩︎ BuzzFeed 2d

In 1920s Berlin, clubgoers could flirt from afar by whispering sweet nothings into pneumatic tubes.

↩︎ Atlas Obscura 2d

Arab countries issue demands to Qatar: Eliminate Al-Jazeera, a Turkish military base, and Iran ties.

↩︎ Time 2d

Genoa airport raises limits on carry-on liquids for travelers who want to take home its famous pesto.

↩︎ The Guardian 2d

A useful comparison between the key aspects of the ACA and the Senate's healthcare proposal.

↩︎ The New York Times 2d

A historical reenactment of how Phillipe Kahn invented the camera phone to document—and immediately share—the birth of his daughter in 1997.

2d

Beset by tuberculosis, Orwell barely finished *1984*, and the effort probably ended up killing him.

↩︎ Signature 2d

Ty Bingham becomes one of fewer than 350 Boy Scouts ever to earn all 137 merit badges.

↩︎ The New York Times 2d

By restricting who sees it and where, Facebook's Pride button rollout seems designed to avoid offending bigots.

↩︎ Quartz 2d

Researchers find older dads have aloof sons intensely focused on specific interests. Cool sons, as it were.

↩︎ The Guardian 2d

Nigeria might be Africa's most populous country—but no one knows. Politicians inflated the last census, in 2006.

↩︎ The Economist 2d

Barbie’s Dreamhouse, a one-woman mega-mansion, features a single but quintessential nod to Ken’s existence: a toilet seat that lifts up.

Caity Weaver traces the history of the Ken doll, now reborn to reflect diverse ethnicities and builds.
↩︎ GQ

2d

Instead of providing a photo for his French ID, a man sent in a 3D model of his face, and it worked.

↩︎ Kottke 2d

More US teens are using contraception the first time they have sex—and teen birth rates are at an all-time low.

↩︎ STAT 2d

Much-hyped "clean coal" plant nixed by Mississippi regulators who prefer gas.

↩︎ Associated Press 3d

Fishermen say they can harvest 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of halibut in a single day, only to harvest next to nothing the next when a pod of killer whales recognizes their boat.

Once a minor inconvenience, orcas now threaten fishermen's livelihoods.
↩︎ Alaska Dispatch News

3d

Coloradans are suing to stop a former Superfund site—that environment officials claim is safe—from becoming a park.

↩︎ The Huffington Post 3d

Among the surprising facts about gun violence in the US: A woman is shot by her partner every 16 hours.

↩︎ The Trace 3d

Evidence of North Korean propagandists' Photoshop skills can be detected in altered Kim Jong-un photos.

↩︎ Motherboard 3d