The Presidential Daily Brief - 04/16/2016

[The Presidential Daily Brief] [The Presidential Daily Brief] April 16, 2016 [The Presidential Daily Brief] Follow Us: [Facebook] [Twitter] Important [Rescuers remove an injured man from his collapsed house after the first of two Japanese earthquakes within 24 hours. Source: Getty] [Two Earthquakes in 24 Hours Kill 29 in Japan] Today will be a "big test" rescue workers, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In less than 24 hours, the island of Kyushu has experienced two earthquakes, a magnitude-6.4 [quake] that left 10 dead, and a magnitude-7.3 event early today that rocked the same area but with more range and impact, killing at least 19 and injuring 1,500. As rescuers scramble to remove those trapped in collapsed structures, local resources are straining to care for an estimated 70,000 left homeless. Rain may also bring mudslides and authorities expect the death toll to increase. Sources: [AP], [CNN], [The Independent] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Despite Momentum, Sanders Needs New York Upset] He's a native son, she's put down roots, and they both feel right at home. After Thursday's bruising debate with Hillary Clinton, [Bernie Sanders] needs a major upset in next week's New York primary if he is to preserve any chance of capturing the Democratic presidential nomination. National polls show the Vermont senator closing the gap with the former secretary of state, but she maintains a double-digit lead in the Empire State in recent surveys. Still, the Sanders camp knows anything can happen, and neither campaign is taking Tuesday's vote for granted. Sources: [New Yorker], [Fox News], [Politico], [CNN] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Zika: It's Worse Than We Thought] Summer is coming. The CDC confirmed this week that Zika does indeed cause microcephaly in the fetuses of infected women - and now American health officials are debating whether to recommend that women in areas with increased [infection] rates delay pregnancy. Colombia has taken such precautions, and as the virus circulates in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory's health secretary is providing the same cautionary advice. Meanwhile, doctors recently discovered that the virus can spread through anal sex as well as oral, while no vaccine is expected to be available for at least two years. Sources: [NYT], [NBC], [Miami Herald] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Chicago Openly Struggles With Police Race Issue] Change is in the wind. After multiple controversies over questionable shootings of young Black men - like this week's killing of Pierre Loury, 16 - Mayor [Rahm Emanuel] acknowledged racism is a problem among city police. Reconciliation efforts include the city council's unanimous installation of Police Chief Eddie Johnson, an African American who grew up in the city's projects. Saying "people have to have confidence" in law enforcement, the mayor said he's open to whatever actions might be required to rebuild it, while reversing the "fetal" position cops now find themselves in. Sources: [Chicago Tribune], [BuzzFeed], [CNN] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] Briefly Pope to visit refugees on Greek island of Lesbos. [(NYT)] Malayan tiger attacks and kills Florida zoo keeper. [(CNN)] Sanders backers protest George Clooney's Clinton fundraiser. [(ABC)] Firefighter shot and killed responding to Maryland medical call. [(CBS)] Tennessee man upsets neighbors by flying Nazi flag. [(USA Today)] INTRIGUING [Farmers Say They're Ill-Prepared for Another Avian Flu] We're still vulnerable. A year after America's first multistate, highly communicable avian influenza outbreak in 30 years, the federal government still can't explain how it spread or say whether the nation's [farms] are prepared for another potential disaster. After losing 15,700 jobs and $2.6 billion in revenue during the worst animal-disease epidemic in U.S. history, farmers fear the return of another avian flu or a similar outbreak. If that happens, they say, it could devastate critical livestock, endanger humans and deal a crippling blow to the economy. Sources: [NYT Magazine] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [She Doesn't Know What She Did Last Summer] She might just be the future. Human memory has two strains: semantic - your times tables, the capital of Norway - and episodic, like how it felt to dance with your dad at your wedding. For Susie McKinnon, there's only the first kind: She has zero memory of any of her experiences. While many consider memories an essential part of one's personality, McKinnon might be a whole new paradigm - happy, healthy and living entirely in the moment - and she's giving [neurological researchers] a whole new reality to explore. Sources: [Wired] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Can NPR Survive the Podcast Revolution?] But first, the news: In a world where blockbuster [podcasts] wax poetic about mold, critics wonder if a network catering to baby boomers can survive. Slowed by bureaucracy and a need to satisfy fee-paying member stations, National Public Radio remains committed to its bread-and-butter shows, All Things Considered and Morning Edition, delivering worldwide news in mellow tones with soporific ambient sound. But as the median age of its listeners hits 54, the challenge is captivating younger ears - with new hit shows like Embedded and its playlist-personalizing app, NPR One. Sources: [Slate] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Group Dating Apps Bring More to the Table] Two's company, but what if you'd rather have a crowd? Apps like Double, Entourage and Grouper have been springing up from Chicago to Hong Kong, encouraging - nay, requiring - would-be daters to bring a friend along. While this can complicate your chances of making a match, it can provide a handy wingman (or wingma'am) and takes the pressure off a would-be twosome. And the trend is flourishing in countries where being alone with the opposite sex is socially taboo and group dates are the new rules of engagement. Sources: [OZY] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [The Rise and Fall of the Death Race] The going got tough. When this "demented sufferfest" began in 2004, few could have imagined that [challenging] people to fight their way out of a buried coffin or dive for money in a freezing pond would catch fire. But Joseph DeSena's Death Race became the mother of all obstacle races, helping his event company host 170 similar races this year. Then the original buckled under its own success. Court documents detail vicious infighting between DeSena and partner Andrew Weinberg, and while the lawsuits have settled, the Death Race is officially DOA. Sources: [Outside] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] Your 8 must reads to get you ahead of the curve RISING STARS [G.L.A.M.: The 23-Year-Old Rapper to Watch] [Read In Full] RISING STARS [Sisterhood of Style: A Costumer Finds Her Rock-Star Muse] [Read In Full] RISING STARS [Zaria Forman: Drawing a Melting Iceberg] [Read In Full] 20M people love reading OZY every month. Be part of the revolution. [Facebook] [Twitter] [Instagram] [Vimeo] [Youtube] Add us to your Address Book | Having trouble viewing this email? 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