Morning Newsdome: Driving in the ATL
November 2, 2009 at 12:42 pm by Bobby Feingold in News
Chinese mad scientists can now harness their powers to create a winter wonderland
>> It’s only a matter of time before this catches on in Atlanta: A new Bulgarian gambling game called “Russian road roulette” has drivers dangerously speed through red lights at busy intersections for bets up to 5,000 euros ($7,400). Sounds fun! (Reuters)
>> More driving news: A new study found that people with a particular gene variant, common in about 30 percent of Americans, performed far worse on a driving test than people with a different DNA sequence. My scientific research suggests 90 percent of these Americans drive into Atlanta every morning. (Reuters)
>> Beijing was covered in snow on Sunday after Chinese meteorologists artificially seeded clouds in hopes that the winter weather will combat the country’s drought. Leave it to the Chinese to find a futuristic way to steal our snow! (Yahoo! News)
>> After about a quarter of all cast votes in the Afghanistan presidential election were found fraudulent, the second-place candidate pulled out of this weekend’s run-off election, leaving Hamid Karzai the official president of Afghanistan. Looks like they’re quickly learning our magnificent democratic system. (BBC News)
>> Finally, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers reported their divorce filings had dropped more than half due to the current recession. So it wasn’t gay marriage that was compromising the union between a man and a woman — it was a good economy! (Reuters)
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
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