GOOD DAY FOR:
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A new summer earworm
Pop music phenom Carly Rae Jepsen releases a new single that's just as catchy as "Call Me Maybe." [The Daily Dot]
The healing power of puppies
A new study finds that microbes found on dogs can help prevent childhood asthma. [TIME]
BAD DAY FOR:
Lawless librarians
A New York librarian gets busted for allegedly skimming $163,582 in late fees over a seven-year period. [Discovery News]
Beating the heat
Several ice cream trucks in the Northeast grapple with a shortage of chilly treats, thanks to early summer heat and the shutdown of a Good Humor plant. [Consumerist]
Subtlety
In Ann Curry's first Today show since The New York Times reported that NBC wants to replace her, producers accidentally put a lower third below her face with the headline, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." [HyperVocal]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: June 20, 2012
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Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars womenIn The Spotlight Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina
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Samurai: a ‘blockbuster’ display of Japanese heritageThe Week Recommends British Museum show offers a ‘scintillating journey’ through ‘a world of gore, power and artistic beauty’
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BMW iX3: a ‘revolution’ for the German car brandThe Week Recommends The electric SUV promises a ‘great balance between ride comfort and driving fun’
