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The Associated Press reports here at the Washington Post website: How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that’s a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat.
Spiegel Online reports here: At the start of Israel’s siege on militants in Lebanon, world opinion tilted toward Jerusalem — even some Arab governments made hushed noises against Hezbollah. But after an attack on a Lebanese village killed over 50 civilians on Sunday, that honeymoon is well and truly over, writes the German press.
The Washington Post writes here: The Israeli bombs that slammed into the Lebanese village of Qana yesterday did more than kill three dozen children and a score of adults. They struck at the core of U.S. foreign policy in the region and illustrated in heart-breaking images the enormous risks for Washington in the current Middle East crisis.
With each new scene of carnage in southern Lebanon, outrage in the Arab world and Europe has intensified against Israel and its prime sponsor, raising the prospect of a backlash resulting in a new Middle East quagmire for the United States, according to regional specialists, diplomats and former U.S. officials.
The Associated Press reports here at the Washingtom Post website: Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.
The Associated Press reports here at the Washington Post website: Growing scientific evidence suggests the most widespread industrial contaminant in drinking water a solvent used in adhesives, paint and spot removers can cause cancer in people.
In todays editorial the Washington Post writes here: The Senate is considering a bill this week to allow drilling for oil and gas on more of the country’s Outer Continental Shelf. The bill has problems, but the basic concept of increasing offshore production is sound. What is not sound, however, is the apparent refusal by the Senate leadership to allow consideration of an amendment to increase auto fuel economy standards. With energy prices high, the temptation to deal only with supply shortages is perhaps understandable. But it makes no sense to think about America’s energy problem without serious attention to how to cut energy consumption.
BBC News reports here: As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun, warns the World Health Organization. The bulk of the deaths are from skin cancers caused by excess exposure to the sun’s harmful rays, ultraviolet radiation, says WHO. UVR also causes sunburn, triggers cold sores and ages the skin, according to its report, the first to outline the global health burden of sun exposure. Simple measures, such as covering up when in the sun, could cut the deaths.
Available here at Spiegel Online: An open letter from World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy to the trade ministers who have contributed to the collapse of the Doha development round.
Just think about it next time you fill your gas tank, the story is here at Yahoo News: Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday it earned $10.36 billion in the April-June period, the second largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. The earnings figure was 36 percent above the profit it reported a year ago. High oil prices and the growing global appetite for fuel helped boost the company’s revenue by 12 percent to a level just short of a quarterly record.