January 28, 2016

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Officials from the WHO say the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas.

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani makes his first official visit to France and gets straight to business, post-sanctions.

See also: Normalizing relations with Iran is far from naive—it’s a proven tactic for peace.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publishes Holocaust-denying video.

Traditional movie producers seethe after Amazon floods Sundance market with lavish offers.

Designers outraged by recent federal decision to forego a clearer font on highway signs.

Northern California residents can now have gas delivered to their parked cars.

Mexico’s debate on marijuana legalization is the sort of adult discussion other countries can learn from.

Iceland’s top political party has no leaders, only pirates.

Charismatic, wealthy, and egomaniacal: Trump is America’s Berlusconi. #opinions

Sanders and Republicans define socialism differently—and Republicans have the dictionary on their side.

Riveting interview with African-American revolutionary who escaped to Cuba, then watched socialism unfold.

Chinese firm purchases photo service, gaining rights to classic photographs of the 1989 student uprising in Tiananmen Square.

Wounded Warrior Project slammed by employees and outsiders for spending 40% of donations on overhead.

Deep dive into the data that government officials received—and misused, and ignored—on Flint’s water.

Horse skulls often found under buildings across Northern Europe, deliberately placed as “foundation deposits.” 

Mathematical model gives the probability of success for different conspiracies.

Poll shows a 10-point drop for blacks and 35-point drop for whites on the state of race relations between 2008 and 2015.

During loss to Djokovic, Roger Federer plays a point that makes a fan stand up in his wheelchair. #video

New York Times tennis reporter tells story of Deep Throat who taught him about rampant match-fixing.

Filmmaker’s protest movie requires British censors to watch paint dry for 10 hours straight.