40 Percent of Urban 20-Somethings Get Parents' Help With Rent
The Upshot, New York Times
Almost half of people in their early 20s have a secret, one they don't usually share even with friends: Their parents help them pay the rent. It's a stark reminder that economic advantages continue well into the opening chapters of adulthood. State Lawmakers Took Trips Subsidized by Turkish Opposition Movement
Center for Public Integrity
At least 151 lawmakers from 29 American states visited Turkey between 2006 and 2015, on behalf of more than two dozen nonprofits linked with Fethullah Gulen, a reclusive Islamic cleric whose movement is blamed for the failed coup attempt in Turkey last July. Venezuelan Passports, Visas Allegedly Sold to Middle Easterners With Terrorist Ties
CNN
Hundreds of passports and visas were sold from the Venezuelan embassy in Iraq to non-Venezuelans, a whistleblower says. Documents link Venezuela's vice president to 173 passports and ID's issued to individuals from the Middle East, including some connected to the terrorist group Hezbollah. Flynn Spoke With Russians About Sanctions Before Inauguration
New York Times
Before Donald Trump's inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed Russian sanctions and areas of potential cooperation with Russia's U.S. ambassador, current and former American officials say. The Lodge Act prohibits private citizens' engaging in diplomacy. California: Despite Economy, Budgets Breaking Across San Diego County
Voice of San Diego
Despite the improved economy, three of San Diego's largest government agencies face massive budget cuts because of rising pensions, employee benefits and indigent health care costs. Extreme Sleeping Habits of the Politically Powerful
The Telegraph
President Trump says he gets only four to five hours of sleep a night, but he's not alone among the "sleepless elite." In Britain, the early-rising trait is known lately as the "Thatcher gene." Winston Churchill got by with four hours sleep a night during World War II. Given his legendary appetites, however, a nap was usually called for. Â | 
