2015년 2월 4일 수요일

What the hell is going on in Argentina?

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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