Female Teachers, the Sex Offenders No One Suspects
MacLean's
An exploration of the cultural double standard regarding male and female teachers who sexually exploit students focuses on cases in Canada, the United States and Britain. Men routinely face jail time. Women do not. Pervading such cases is the entrenched belief that men are propelled by lust, women by emotional need. And media stereotypes don't help. Mexico Worries That a New Border Wall Will Worsen Flooding
NPR
As President Trump pushes to fund his border wall, a new wrinkle has emerged that could thwart parts of the massive project. Mexican engineers say it could obstruct water flow and thereby violate a 47-year-old treaty governing the Rio Grande. If Mexico protests, the fate of the wall could end up in an international court. Rep. Collins Bought Drug Stock, Then Pushed Bill That Could Help It
Daily Beast
Rep. Chris Collins, Republican of New York, bought $2.2 million worth of stock in an Australian drug firm, then wrote into a bill language that would speed approval of its multiple sclerosis drug. Then he bought more stock. Other Republican congressmen piled in, including Tom Price, now the health secretary. All told, Collins and people with close ties to him own some 30 percent of Innate. Top Democrats Under Ex-Illinois Governor Got State Jobs for Friends, Family
Chicago Tribune
A report on patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation details how top Democrats placed relatives and friends into jobs under former Gov. Pat Quinn, even though many of those hired had little or no experience. A former bricklayer got a job that included "maintaining relationships" with minority road contractors. He quit after allegedly assaulting a state lawmaker. Syria: How a Painfully Shy Eye Doctor Turned Into a Murderous Tyrant
Quartz
Friends who knew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a young man described the second son of strongman Hafez al-Assad as quiet and "painfully shy." An exploration of what transformed this soft-spoken man into a tyrant so desperate to hold on to power that he would eventually gas his own people to do so. At Churchill Downs, Immigration Crackdown Causes Unease
Wall Street Journal
As the Kentucky Derby approaches next month, the Trump Administration's toughened enforcement is rattling horse trainers and their workers, an industry that quietly depends on a workforce of immigrants. "We'd be out of business if we didn't have them," one trainer said. | 
