Fusion GPS Founder to Testify Before Senate Panel
Washington Times
Glenn Simpson, of the opposition-research firm that enlisted an ex-British spy to produce the anti-Trump dossier, will testify next Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the chairman, pressed to secure the reluctant Simpson's testimony. Thus far, Fusion GPS has refused to identify the clients who financed the anti-Trump dossier — a topic likely to cause sparks to fly next week. Indiana Senator, Outsourcing Critic, Profits From Mexican Labor
Associated Press
Joe Donnelly, considered one of the nation's most vulnerable Democratic senators up for re-election next year, has long blasted free-trade policies for killing American jobs. But he has profited from his family's arts and crafts company, which ships material to Mexico for cheap production. Fed Arts Funding Subsidizes Rich Nonprofits
OpenTheBooks
The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities gave $20.5 million to nonprofits with assets of $1 billion or more in 2016 alone, a government transparency group reports. Grants supported the flush Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, whose annual celebrity gala is dubbed an "ATM for the Met." Also funded were a play about going back in time to kill Christopher Columbus, and the publisher of "The Feminist Porn Book." "Do charities have a right to public funding no matter how strong their balance sheet?" the report asks. U.S. Is a Good Place for Bad People to Stash Their Money
The Atlantic
As traditional offshore havens like the Cayman Islands have yielded to greater financial oversight, accused kleptocrats such as a former Ukrainian Prime Minister and the son of Equatorial Guinea's president now favor the U.S. as perhaps the foremost shell-company provider globally. A critic says in some states "it's easier to incorporate a company than it is to get a library card." A Small-Town Police Officer's War on Drugs
New York Times Magazine
New Hampshire is a small state with a big problem: the second highest overdose death rate in country. But in Laconia (population 16,000), one cop appears to be making progress against the scourge. He is Eric Adams, who became the first person in New England — to his knowledge, the only person in the country — whose job title is prevention, enforcement and treatment coordinator. When strangers call at 3 a.m., Adams always picks up. Philip Morris' Secret Subversion of Global Anti-Smoking Treaty
Reuters
For years, the World Health Organization has been working on the Global Tobacco Control Treaty and other anti-smoking measures -- and not making much progress. It's up against a determined, powerful enemy: Philip Morris. Company documents reveal a comprehensive plan to undermine the treaty and any efforts to keep tobacco down. The Curious Case of Motherhood and Longevity
Undark
If you've ever felt like your kids are taking years off your life, you might be right. Or not. It turns out that even scientists aren't sure of the effect childbearing has on a woman's lifespan. Some studies suggest that the biological cost of pregnancy can shorten lives; others, that bearing more children slows the aging process. At Disneyland, It's Whistle While You Wait
Los Angeles Times
Lines have gotten ever longer at Disneyland in California despite efforts to ease overcrowding by raising ticket prices during peak demand and expanding ride reservations. It takes over an hour to get into Space Mountain, up from 48 minutes two years ago, a Los Angeles Times analysis finds. The Unhappiest Wait on Earth? | 
