September 19, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Scotland votes to remain part of the United Kingdom—just the beginning of a long constitutional wrangle.
- Britains pollsters, showing volatility, would be wise to learn from prediction markets, i.e., bookies.
- Irish economy grows at its fastest rate in seven years, with the government hoping to avoid "the boom and bust model."
- Catalan parliament set to approve a call for a November vote on independence from Spain.
- Survey of extinct professions.
- Franchise mega-owners lead aggressive national expansion of Dunkin' Donuts.
- Wal-Mart franchise in Mexico investigated for hosting a cockfight, albeit one without blades.
- Team of eight Ebola health workers and journalists found killed by villagers in Guinea.
- Starting in 2015, Tennessee offers free community college to high school grads who meet basic requirements.
- Price of textbooks has increased 800 percent in the past 35 years.
- Republicans begin supporting over-the-counter birth control—in order to make birth control less accessible to millions.
- Sunday's People's Climate March predicted to be America's largest ever climate-change protest.
- Deliberate excarnation—aka "sky burial," where a corpse is left to be eaten by birds and animals—is available in Texas.
- In Germany, airline food is available for at-home delivery by subscription.
- Video and anecdotal evidence reminds fans and the unknowing that Rasheed Wallace is a national treasure.
- Texas woman pretends to be a teen into her mid-thirties.
- Culture alarm: Debate rages over "the death of adulthood" and the value of high-class books for teenagers like The Goldfinch.
- Study of a million-plus Yelp restaurant reviews finds four-star rating using vague positive words, one-star reviews employing a more varied vocabulary.
