1. Argentina's insane presidential scandal
- A draft for an arrest warrant for Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was found at an Argentinian prosecutor's home, shortly after he was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
[New York Times / Simon Romero]
- It's unclear if Alberto Nisman, the deceased prosecutor, intended to execute the warrant.
[Vox / Amanda Taub]
- Kirchner initially referred to Nisman's death as a suicide, but later reversed herself to say it "was not a suicide" in a statement.
[Vox / Amanda Taub]
- Kirchner announced a bill to disband the country's intelligence service and replace it with a new one shortly after reversing her stance on Nisman's death.
[Vox / Amanda Taub]
2. Vaccine controversies continue
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is worried that the US measles outbreak, which already hit at least 14 states, could grow.
[The Hill / Kristina Wong]
- A Republican congressman suggests maybe you should blame immigrants for measles.
[Vox / Dara Lind]
- Any measles outbreak could be prevented through vaccines, but most states have broad exemptions for childhood vaccination requirements.
[Vox / Sarah Kliff]
- Don't know why you should worry about measles? For one, it's one of the most contagious diseases on the planet.
[Vox / Julia Belluz]
- "The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest"
[Hillary Clinton]
3. ISIS is still terrible
- ISIS uses these videos to try to build its brand of terrorism and to exert its power.
[Vox / Amanda Taub]
- But some analysts are beginning to question whether ISIS's hostage tactics are even effective or just needlessly cruel.
[New York Times / Rod Nordland]
4. Misc.
- The Senate failed to pass a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security — mostly due to disagreements over President Obama's executive actions on immigration.
[Vox / Dara Lind]
- These five men were scientific geniuses. They also thought magic was real.
[Vox / Phil Edwards]
5. Verbatim
- "Jennie and Kristian Aspelin have five sons — Lukas, who is six; Johan, who would be four but is dead; and the triplets, Peter, Rudy, and Tommy, who just turned one."
[Medium / Elizabeth Weil]
- "At one point, [Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen] Kane went on national television to say that some of the emails contained pornographic images of children, a felony crime, a charge for which her office later admitted it had no evidence."
[New York Times / Jennifer Steinhauer]
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