This article is quite bizarre. A New Zealand truck driver fell on a compressed air hose which pierced his buttocks. The air pressure blew him up like a balloon from the inside. And he survived. You have to read it here – http://bbc.in/io5sNl
Current Events
Morning Article – Widow & Dead Husband’s Sperm
Oh yeah this is definitely a different kind of article.
An Australian widow was allowed by the court to use her dead husband’s sperm for IVF. Check the article here: http://bbc.in/jTw7F0
Morning Article: India’s Unwanted Girls
This excellent article is not for the faint hearted. It deals with sex-selective abortion in India. This behavior which borders on genocide has had a profound impact on the culture as well as the female to male ratio over the past fifty years.
I highly encourage you to read “Unwanted Babies” – http://bbc.in/inQeaS
Morning Photo: A Billion Thirsteth
Out of the 6.8 billion people on this planet, almost a billion of them lack access to clean and safe drinking water.
Check out today’s morning photo and “stay thirsty my friends”.
Morning Article: Supreme Court Orders Release of 46,000 Inmates
If you have not read or heard about it already, the Supreme Court has ordered California to release 46,000 inmates in an attempt to deal with overcrowding in the California Prison System.
I recommend reading this Forbes article which I found to be a very good and thorough read (http://onforb.es/mpAXwu)
Morning Photo: Seis Del Sur
This morning I recommend you check out the photos of Seis Del Sur. There you will find six Boricua photographers (two of which are from the NYTimes) who thirty years ago documented the South Bronx. Their work is riveting and raw.
Check out their website (http://www.seisdelsur.com) and stay tuned for their upcoming exhibit.
Want To Be An Innovator? Drop Out Of College
Yeah the people at Big Think shared another good one. I highly recommend you read this.
The Education Gap: How Do We Pull Up Young Black Men?
John Legend breaks it down via Big Think.
NYT: Buying Trump Property, Or So They Thought
Yeah this one originally appeared in the New York Times. It is an interesting case.
Abortion Survivor Melissa Ohden
This is an amazing story about life.