September 12, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is mostly holding, with prisoners being exchanged—a short-term victory for Russia.
- The fact that Russian soldiers have died in a war in which they officially have no involvement is a problem in Russia.
- Related: Keith Gessen reports from Donetsk.
- With less than a week before the vote, poll says the Scottish referendum is too close to call.
- Worth revisiting: The first post-9/11 issue of The Onion.
- Like other technologists, Steve Jobs was a low-tech parent, and didn't allow his kids to have iPads.
- Jetpack designed for runners has ultimate goal to propel a soldier fast enough to run a four-minute mile.
- Ivy League email addresses go for $390 on Alibaba’s Taobao, China’s biggest consumer-to-consumer online marketplace.
- Whitman College, ranked last in terms of economic diversity, actually sought out the bottom ranking deliberately.
- Whooping cough cases tripled in LA between March and May, thanks to parents refusing to vaccinate their children.
- Under Chris Christie, New Jersey’s credit rating has been cut eight times.
- Government audit finds tens of thousands of seniors forced into poverty after Social Security benefits are offset to pay student loans.
- See also: Screengrabs of grandmothers accidentally tagging Grandmaster Flash on Facebook.
- Justice Department officials routinely escape criminal charges and arrest despite evidence of misconduct.
- Waterslide designers compete in a parallel-universe version of The Right Stuff, vying for height and speed records because it seems like a really awesome thing to do.
- Maxim, looking to change its image, hires Kate Lanphear of T and Elle as new editor-in-chief.
- TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin providing commentary in today's opener for this year's Layer Tennis season.
- Related: Your slow Friday Flash game: Cat on a Dolphin.
