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30 June 2012
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The Little-Known History Of How The Modern Olympics Got Their Start

Frank Deford | Smithsonian | 29 June 2012

In 1850 Penny Brookes recreated the ancient Olympics, in the English village of Much Wenlock. Events included a pig chase, even a blindfolded wheelbarrow race. And it was here that De Coubertin found inspiration for the modern games Comments

A Snitch’s Dilemma

Ted Conover | NYT | 29 June 2012

Huge feature on Alex White, drug dealer turned snitch. And the crooked cops he worked for: "They messed up. They killed that old lady. Now his heart pounded as the implications became clear. And they want me to cover for them" Comments

A German Exit From The Euro Could Be Relatively Easy

Anatole Kaletsky | Reuters | 27 June 2012

Angela Merkel repeatedly rejects proposals for eurozone fiscal federation. So here's an idea: Other eurozone members should threaten Germany with expulsion unless it buckles under. It need not be an empty threat, Kaletsky argues Comments

'Religion' Is No Excuse For Mutilating Your Baby’s Penis

Brian Earp | Practical Ethics | 28 June 2012

A German court recently concluded that circumcising children on religious grounds constitutes grievous bodily harm. The ruling has caused an uproar in the Jewish community. But was the court right to reach its decision? Comments

Automated Robbery

Sean Gallagher | Ars Technica | 28 June 2012

Skimming credit cards isn't a new fraud. But it's easier than ever, and no longer limited to ATM's. Average return from a bank robbery? $4,000. From a skimming incident? $50,000. Here's how it's done, and how banks are fighting back Comments

Jazz Junctions — Riding New York's A Train

Adam Gopnik | BBC | 29 June 2012

Adam Gopnik takes us on a tour of the varied New York communities that lie along route of the A Line subway. From Harlem and Manhattan to Brooklyn and Queens. Charming slideshow with audio commentary. Five minutes well spent Comments

Cheat Sheet - Did Scientology Break Up Tom and Katie?

The Cheat Sheet

Today: 8 Die in Severe Weather
 , Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Swing-Voter Victory , Islamist Morsi Sworn In

Cheat Sheet: Morning

June 30, 2012
TOMKAT
1. What Broke Up Tom and Katie?

After five years of marriage, Katie Holmes has filed for divorce from Tom Cruise. What went wrong? As The Daily Beast’s Lizzie Crocker and Ramin Setoodeh report, the culprit might be Scientology. Plus, see photos of the way they were and Tom's past loves.

HEAT STORM


Raging storms swept the Washington, D.C., area Friday night, claiming at least two lives and knocking out electricity for more at least 3.6 million residents. Five people in Tennessee and Missouri are thought to have died earlier on Friday from the stifling heat. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia declared a state of emergency, saying, “The damage from today’s storms is widespread and in many places severe.” At state of emergency was also declared in Virginia Officials were investigating the deaths in Tennessee and Missouri, including that of a baby and two young boys, to determine if they were related to the heat. The storm was followed by further sizzling temperatures in many states on Saturday.

ONTO THE ELECTION

Romney’s desperately trying to sell independent voters on repealing Obamacare. But don’t count on it working. America thinks it’s time to move on, writes The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky.

EGYPT


Mohammed Morsi was sworn in Saturday as Egypt’s first freely elected president and the first to take power since ruler Hosni Mubarak was deposed last year. The Islamist president-elect held a rally in Tahrir Square on Friday ahead of his inauguration, saying that as president he would work to free Omar Abdel-Rahman, the “blind sheik” imprisoned in the United States. Morsi, a 60-year-old member of the Muslim Brotherhood, arrived at Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court for his official swearing-in ceremony at 11 a.m. local time Saturday. "We aspire to a better tomorrow, a new Egypt and a second republic," Morsi said in his official speech.

MOTHER NATURE

A mid-Atlantic area storm that left more than a million people without electricity on Saturday also kept customers from documenting their powerless woes in sepia tones. According to Forbes, the severe thunderstorms that whipped around the nation’s capital tearing out power lines also took down a major Amazon cloud computing location in North Virginia. The popular photo-sharing service Instagram temporarily went down, as did Pinterest and Netflix. The Daily Beast also experienced difficulties on Saturday morning due to damage caused by the storm, and was working to restore updates to its homepage as of 10am.


WILDFIRE

Second Death Confirmed in CO

Obama promises federal aid.
OBAMACARE
GOP Govs Prep for Fight

After health-care legislation approved.
WALL STREET

Ex-Trader Dies in Courtroom

After verdict; police investigate poison.
SCHOOLED

Bus Bullies Suspended

For one year.

YIKES
Lauryn Hill Pleads Guilty

Faces three years in prison for tax evasion.
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