Headlines from April 14, 2015

The UAE gave more than a million dollars to New York police—the paper trail goes mysteriously cold after that.
Police are rarely charged for fatal shootings in the line of duty because the burden of proof is so high. #longreads
Putin reframes WWII anniversary to consolidate Russian nationalism and prepare people for war. #opinions
Whistleblower at veteran’s psychiatry clinic commits suicide after he was fired for claiming patients were too drugged to treat properly.
Uruguayan anti-capitalist scribe Eduardo Galeano dies; his political writings inspired Morales, Chavez, Rousseff.
Layers of salty brine in Martian soil signal that liquid water may still exist on fourth planet.
Le Pen patriarch accedes to daughter’s suggestion he retire from National Front electoral slate after offensive remarks.
Imagining an alternate timeline where industrialized economies rely on charcoal.
Terrifying tale of a father darkly obsessed with Jung, Russian mail-order brides, and the sexual abuse of his own son. #longreads
Q&A with the man who in 2017 may become the first person to receive a human head transplant.
Science shows us that just looking at a sick person activates our immune systems.
As Oklahoma considers nitrogen for “humane” executions, we’re forgetting there’s no such thing as a “humane execution.” #opinions
Related: Our search for “humane” executions will lead us to relying on urban legends to kill prisoners. #tmn
House bill would roll back royalty exemptions for radio stations, require them to pay artists when they play songs.
See also: Tidal is awful to use—it’s more of a commercial outlet for artists than a place to hear music.
Update: Let’s not turn aircraft carriers into a Seattle bridge; first off, there aren’t extra aircraft carriers.
These were the original pop-up restaurants. A brief history of Tex-Mex.