Sexual Abuse in Texas High School Football Program
Daily Beast
Members of the varsity football team at La Vernia High School allegedly sodomized younger teammates with bats, CO2 tanks, and other foreign objects. The boys tried to wear underwear in the showers, but so many pairs had been taken and shoved down the drains that the pipes clogged. Lawsuits allege the coaches and staff knew and did not stop the abuse. Texas Police Gutted By Pension & Pay Problems
Texas Tribune
Texas' two biggest city police departments - Houston and Dallas - are losing officers because of troubled pension funds and low pay. The shrinking ranks have paired with rising violent crime rates, longer call response times and fewer solved crimes. Dallas' police force has shrunk by more than 600 people since 2011, with more than 40 percent of that drop occurring since 2016. Iran Violates Nuclear Deal Sending Soldiers to Syria
Washington Free Beacon
New photographs show Iran using a commercial airline to take militants to Syria, where they fight against U.S. forces. Congressional critics say sending these fighters to Syria violates the nuclear deal, which includes a provision prohibiting using commercial airlines for military purposes. Lawmakers want the Treasury department to block a deal between Iran and Boeing. Affirmative Action Fails To Diversify Elite Colleges
New York Times
Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation's top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New York Times analysis. Where Internet Trolls Live
Wired
If you want to avoid toxic comments from trolls online, avoid sites frequented by people in Vermont. The state had the highest proportion of rude internet comments in the U.S., but its next door neighbor, New Hampshire, had the friendliest bunch. Wired teamed up with an online commenting platform to analyze where trolls lived and when they liked to strike. Abuse-Deterrent Formulas Won't Fix the Opioid Crisis
Gizmodo
Drug companies are trying to develop new versions of opioid painkillers containing compounds that make abusing the drugs more difficult. Called "abuse-deterrent formulas," these pills would theoretically help patients who need to soothe pain and thwart those looking for a quick high. One example, Opana, backfired when users got around its crush-resistance by injecting it. | 
