Headlines from February 11, 2014

Following years of the Taliban obstructing vaccinations, a Kabul girl is the first to be diagnosed with polio since 2001.
In Iraq, accidental detonation during training kills 22 would-be suicide bombers.
Ten percent of lung cancer patients have never smoked, though they may have a hard time getting doctors to believe them. Stigmatizing smokers has gone too far. #opinions
North Carolina hospital informs patients they may have been exposed to a neurological disorder due to improper sterilization.
It is OK to insult a classmate, because beating him/her is worse. New research concludes “violent video games increase aggression.”
Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee.
New study finds only 88% of Guitar Center customers become famous musicians.
Update: Nathan Fielder is behind Dumb Starbucks; health inspectors close the store for operating without a license.
Fascinating chronicle of the spectacular rise and fall of Mike Jeffries and the Abercrombie & Fitch ideal.
U.S. cities with the most pleasant weather: average temperatures between 55 and 75, little rain or snowfall. #maps
Astronomers can now study stars as ancient as 13 billion light years away, paving the field of “stellar archaeology.”
Kraft announces it will replace artificial preservatives in full-fat cheese singles with a “natural mold inhibitor.”
On the menu for President Hollande’s White House visit: Illinois caviar, Vermont cheese, and 12 potato varieties.
Unlike so many contemporary musicians, in [Joni Mitchell’s] music there is always something at stake.
He demonstrated that life itself, when lived to the hilt, acquired a flourish of the theatrical. Anthony Lane remembers Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Former child star, later diplomat Shirley Temple Black dies at 85. #obit