September 25, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Obama dedicates the rest of his term to better relations with Iran and a solution for Palestinians.
- "Republicans Warn Iranian President Against Shaking Obama's Hand."
- Among the victims of the siege at the Westgate mall is the credibility of Kenyan authorities.
- So far, metadata has mostly sent sources to jail instead of catching terrorists.
- Interviews with people who write enthusiastic letters to the editors of big magazines.
- Census data show the reasons poor Americans don't work won't be fixed by ending food stamps.
- China purchases 5% of Ukraine's land—a plot roughly the size of Belgium—for agricultural initiative to help feed its ballooning population.
- See also: 1980s "urban wildness," recreated in trainset models.
- Despite this being the height of the 11-year solar cycle, “we’re not having much of a solar maximum.”
- All flights out of Venezuela are booked for months and many will fly half-empty, while so-called passengers reap huge rewards.
- League-wide, 70 percent of the capital cost of NFL stadiums has been provided by taxpayers, not NFL owners.
- In general, the public subsidizes pro football to the tune of $1 billion a year.
- Recession found in prostitution in England, with market saturation and lower demand.
- Gay marriage tourism not as profitable as some expected, partly because gay weddings on average cost $20,000 less.
- Rumor that new iOS 7 makes iPhones waterproof results in many damaged phones.
- Useful round-up of best hidden features in the latest operating system for iPhones.
- Short documentary of the day: Zoo (1961), filmed at Amsterdam's Artis Royal Zoo by documentary filmmaker Bert Haanstra.
- Portrait's from this month's 4th Annual National Beard and Mustache Championships in New Orleans.
