Tuesday, July 29, 2014

July 29, 2014



The Morning News http://ift.tt/1oFSPu1

During an authorized protest, ISIS marches in the Hague, calling for “Death to the Jews.”


In the downing of flight MH17, the share of the Netherlands’ population killed was greater than America’s loss in 9/11.


Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and the US agree on stiffer sanctions against Putin and Russia.


Satellite images of the Gaza strip reveal the extent of recent damage.


Female country-music duo creates music video critiquing the role of women in most country songs. #video


New college ranking system—based on quality, affordability, and outcomes—makes Babson the No. 1 college in America.


In Ohio it’s illegal to disrobe in front of a man’s portrait. #photography


Lionel Messi, named the best player in this year’s World Cup, convicted for tax evasion.


Pharmaceutical companies using homeless people as guinea pigs for new drugs.


China deploying its enormous fishing fleet as a proxy navy.


First case of Ebola in Lagos—Africa’s biggest city and a hub for international travel—could transform a regional epidemic into a global one.


Father hires hitmen to kill his son in a video game, to discourage him from further gaming.


Changing the name of the Washington Redskins is now “a matter of when and how, not if.”


Trend “spotted” when gay neighborhoods “straighten” as non-gay people move in.


After Ira Glass disses Shakespeare, reporter retells King Lear in the manner of This American Life.


Related: Producer explains how to stage Lear with a complete cast of sheep.

















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