A.M. Links: Cantor Loses to Tea Party Rival, U.K. Banning Synthetic Drugs, Robbery Caught on Gamer's Live-Stream
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Sajadene/Facebook Tea Partiers never say die: Following a string of bad primary luck, Tea Party types have something to crow about after last night, when their guy—economics professor David Brat—defeated second-ranking House Republican Rep. Eric Cantor by 11 percentage points in Virginia's primary.
- Facing stern condemnation from the American Cheese Society, the Food and Drug Administration backed down (at least for now) on a proposal to prohibit aging cheese on wooden boards.
- A decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday supports a fair use justification for mass book digitization.
- The UK is banning synthetic substances that mimic the effects of LSD and heroin.
- Life imitates Law & Order: Police were able to at least partially thwart an attempted robbery when it was caught on popular gamer Sajadene's live-stream.
- California's San Quentin State Prison is building a 40-bed inpatient mental health program for death row inmates.
- Bullet-resistant security blankets. You know, for kids.
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