Friday, November 29, 2013

MORNING BRIEFING: GMO study retracted, zombie comet survives, and no Black Friday deaths reported — yet

Posted By on Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM

HERE

A house fire broke out at 1 a.m. Friday morning on E. Empire Avenue in north Spokane. Firefighters are investigating the cause. (S-R)

The UW Huskies and the WSU Cougars will face off for the 106th time for the Apple Cup. The game starts at 12:30 p.m. PST. (SB Nation)

THERE

The science journal Food and Chemical Toxicity has retracted a French study linking genetically engineered food to tumor development in rats, citing multiple flaws with the study's design and analysis. (The Star)

The "zombie" Comet ISON is only "mostly dead" after its close encounter with the sun. (NBC)

In Thailand, about 1,000 anti-government protesters stormed the royal army headquarters in the latest demonstration aimed at overthrowing the country's prime minister. (Guardian)

THE STATE OF HUMANITY

So far, no one has died while shopping on Black Friday this year. (blackfridaydeathcount.com

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Deanna Pan

Deanna Pan was a staff writer at the Inlander from 2013-2015.