3 Say Weinstein Raped Them, as Paltrow and Jolie Break Silence
New Yorker, New York Times
More revelations, developments and newly emboldened accusers in the Harvey Weinstein sex-abuse scandal: In the New Yorker, Ronan Farrow reports that three women accuse the movie mogul of rape. The magazine presents undercover audio from a groping investigation against Weinstein, in which he appears to admit to groping women in the past. The Huffington Post says Farrow's story "was in NBC's hands as recently as August" but the network passed on it; this is the second major scoop NBC lost to a competitor over the past year, with the Washington Post breaking the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape. In the New York Times, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, and others say Weinstein made unwanted advances toward them too. And Weinstein's wife said she's leaving him, as he reportedly flew on a private jet to Europe for treatment. Before Vegas Massacre, Guard Alerted Hotel to Gunman
Los Angeles Times
Before the Las Vegas massacre began, a wounded Mandalay Bay hotel security guard called hotel officials to warn them about a gunman on the 32nd floor, an investigator told the Los Angeles Times. But police did not arrive at the room where the guard had been shot until after Stephen Paddock had finished his 10-minute shooting rampage. Video: 'Bias Inside the Newsroom of the NY Times'
Project Veritas
In the latest sting video by James O'Keefe and his Project Veritas, a video editor for the New York Times is caught on camera saying that the Times "always" slants news with an anti-Trump bias and that he does too, always. Responding, the Times says the editor appears to have "violated our ethical standards." Kaspersky Loses in Game of Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy
New York Times
Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers exploited Kaspersky security software to search around the world for the code names of American intelligence programs. Israel then tipped off American officials. That led to a U.S. decision last month to order Kaspersky software removed from government computers.
North Korean Hack of U.S.-Seoul War Plans
Wall Street Journal
In a breach of Seoul's defense data system last year, suspected North Korean hackers stole sensitive military secrets, including a joint U.S.-South Korean plan detailing how to eliminate the Pyongyang leadership. Inside the Political Scandal Rocking South Africa
Wall Street Journal
Revelations keep pouring forth in South Africa regarding corrupt dealings of President Jacob Zuma and the business empire of the Guptas, who emigrated from India as apartheid was ending. The scandal has ensnared international companies KPMG, McKinsey and SAP, and is the gravest political crisis since the end of white-minority rule. CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran
ProPublica/Guardian
The CIA secretly spent millions of dollars staging scientific conferences around the world in an attempt to lure Iranian nuclear scientists and get them to defect, according to a new book on how intelligence agencies exploit universities. Billionaire Family Behind OxyContin Spends $0 on Rehab
Daily Caller
The Sackler family, which amassed a fortune from Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, does not publicly support efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. An analysis finds that the family's charities do not donate to addiction and treatment centers. This is part one of a series about the Sacklers.
Dark Secrets of Florida Juvenile Justice
Miami Herald
The beating death of Elord Revolte, 17, caught on camera in the Miami-Dade juvenile detention center, is just one of many dark secrets of the Florida juvenile justice system. Common are incompetent supervision, questionable health care, and spasms of staff-induced violence, sometimes bought for the price of a pastry. The youth's killing prompted the Miami Herald to launch a series to investigate. Chinese Couples Seek American Pregnancy Surrogates
New Republic
Surrogate pregnancy is illegal in China, so many affluent Chinese couples are flocking to the United States for American women open to the work. Demand is skyrocketing, and so is the supply of surrogates to meet it. After all, the money's not bad: Surrogacy can cost around $100,000, of which about a third goes to the child-bearer. | 
