September 18, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Live blog of voting results as Scotland completes its day of voting 'yes' or 'no' to independence.
- Wording of the Scottish referendum was revised to emphasize independence, a gain, rather than severance, a loss.
- Headlines to anticipate should Scotland secede.
- In Africa, Scottish independence is a double-edged sword, adding momentum to movements for border changes.
- Timbuktu, once an important hub in north Africa, now beset by desertification, disappearing water, and rebel fighters.
- Nearly all animals in Gaza’s Al-Bisan Zoo died during recent attacks.
- See also: Brief updates to stories that were recently headline news.
- With bipartisan support, US House votes to arm Syrian rebels to fight ISIS.
- Breakdown of how ISIS works, in maps, graphs, and photos.
- To Ezra Klein, political science—with its higher burden of proof—remains an indispensable resource to journalists.
- If Congress properly understood the Constitution, it would challenge the President on war powers.
- Angry with law enforcement, Pennsylvania sharpshooter kills trooper and disappears into the woods.
- Related: Border Patrol announces the introduction of body cameras.
- "The Coolest Girl You Know Probably Uses a Flip Phone."
- Corporal punishment is approved by 70% of Americans; for blacks, it offers a chance to beat rather than bury their offspring.
- Minorities, still reeling from predatory lending practices, see share of new mortgages issued cut in half.
- Many of us—even the best of us—are only as good as the tools we’ve been given.
- U2 is the world's biggest Christian rock band, a fact well known to Christian fans.
- Jia Tolentino on the janky Americanness of Shark Tank.
