Where's the rock salt?, and more

Where's the rock salt?

New Jersey communities are experiencing a dangerous shortage of rock salt because a foreign ship that would transport 40,000 tons of the ice-melting agent from Maine cannot dock without flying an American flag. Under a 1920 federal law, only U.S.-flagged ships can move goods from one U.S. port to another. Local politicians are asking for a waiver, but federal officials say it’s not likely to be granted.

Disgusted mom buys “indecent” tees

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A Utah mom who was disgusted with “indecent” T-shirts being sold at her local mall spent $567 to buy the tees so that kids would no longer see them. Judy Cox said that the offending shirts at the PacSun store, which feature scantily clad models, were “promoting the display of pornography to children.”