GOOD DAY FOR:
Canine-loving anglophiles
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Striking it rich
A 12.76-carat pink diamond is unearthed in western Australia. The stone, the largest ever discovered in the country, will sell for up to $10.6 million. [Huffington Post]
Displays of drunkenness
A new study suggests that embarrassing Facebook photos may make job applicants more attractive to employers. [Death & Taxes]
BAD DAY FOR:
Traditional teaching methods
A new study shows that students who use iPads in the classroom score better on literacy tests than those who don't. [TIME]
Internet trolls
A Brooklyn resident is arrested after leaving a threatening comment about NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly on a New York news website. [BuzzFeed]
Interfaith understanding
Reports surface that Anne Frank was posthumously baptized by Mormons in the Dominican Republic. [Opposing Views]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: February 21, 2012
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Political cartoons for October 17Cartoons Friday's editorial cartoons include Tomahawk missile talk, the price of red meat, and the bestest boy reports from the Pentagon press room
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The ‘swag gap’: are you better than your partner?In The Spotlight The viral terminology sheds light on power dynamics in modern relationships
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Climate change is getting under our skinUnder the radar Skin conditions are worsening because of warming temperatures
