Good day, bad day: July 30, 2012
Philadelphia will be distinguished by a pizza museum, while thrill-seekers get stuck atop a roller coaster — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle
GOOD DAY FOR:
Second thoughts
A divorced couple makes amends and re-marries after 50 years apart. [Death & Taxes]
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Raising some dough
Philadelphia is set to open a pizza museum thanks to a successful crowd-funded Kickstarter campaign. [Tecca]
Ursine fertility
A panda gives birth to her sixth cub at the San Diego Zoo, setting a record for most pandas born to one mother outside of the endangered species' native China. [Los Angeles Times]
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BAD DAY FOR:
Thrill-seekers
Riders on the new Superman Ultimate Flight roller coaster at Six Flags in northern California get stuck, anticlimactically, at the very top of the coaster for two hours. [Newser]
Mom & Pop stores
The world's longest-operating general store closes its doors in Adamsville, R.I., after 224 years in business. [Gawker]
The most trusted name in news
CNN apologizes after playing Pink's "Stupid Girls" right before airing a segment about Sarah Palin. [HyperVocal]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: July 27, 2012
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