NSA Report on Russians Is Leaked; Arrest Soon Follows
The Intercept
A leaked, top-secret NSA document reveals that Russian military intelligence hacked at least one American voting software supplier days before the November election, and exploited the decentralized nature of U.S. elections with targeted spear-phising emails sent to over 100 local officals. Shortly after The Intercept publicized the document, a 25-year-old female intelligence contractor was charged with sending a classified report to the news media. When the Patient Is a Gold Mine: The Cost of Orphan Drugs
Bloomberg Businessweek
For much of the 20th century, so-called "orphan diseases"- less-common ailments like muscular dystrophy - made little sense for a drug company to invest in. But in 1983, federal financial incentives changed all that. Today, companies like Biogen Inc. have a government-protected corner on the market, which means they can charge $750,000 for the first year of Spinraza, a drug that combats a deadly muscle disease. And to keep sick patients on such drugs, companies are willing to stoop to just about anything. Obscene Chat Group Costs Students Harvard Admittance
Harvard Crimson
At least 10 accepted students won't be going to Harvard next school year because they used a private Facebook group chat to trade sexually explicit memes and messages, some targeting minority groups. One of the students rationalized that "this was a just-because-we-got-into-Harvard-doesn't-mean-we-can't-have-fun kind of thing." But to administrators, you're no longer Harvard material with stunts like that. Many Colleges Fail to Improve Grads' Critical-Thinking Skills
Wall Street Journal
A critical thinking test taken by college freshmen and seniors across the country finds that many college grads end up with modest-to-negligible gains in critical thinking. The lack of growth is particularly notable at the more prestigious, flagship universities. Smaller colleges that bring in a less-accomplished group of students show greater improvements. Israel: The Secret Plan to Nuke the Egyptian Desert
Politico Magazine
Israel's quick and decisive victory in the Six-Day War left the country with a nuclear arsenal it never had to use, but specifics about it and Israel's strategy were never clear. Now newly released documents reveal that Israel assembled two or three rudimentary nuclear explosives. And some in the Israeli government and military drew up a plan to detonate the nukes in the Egyptian desert - in a massive demonstration of Israeli power. The Truth About Delivered Meal-Kit Freezer Packs
Mother Jones
As time-crunched workers turn in greater numbers to meal-kit companies like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, they're finding themselves with an unexpected legacy: gel freezer packs. What are you supposed to do with them? Already meal-kit deliveries raise environmental concerns with all their cardboard and plastic packaging. These freezer packs are another story. | 
