
What to do about the social media shaming of figure skater Zhu Yi
CNN
Kara Alaimo argues that cruel attacks on China's Zhu Yi after falling during an Olympic figure skating competition are more than morally wrong - they also betray misogyny, misplaced nationalism and a short-sighted view of failure. She explains how having the skater's back online could be a game-changer.
The hashtag "Zhu Yi has fallen" was viewed more than 200 million times within hours on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, before apparently being censored. The comment "This is such a disgrace" quickly garnered 11,000 upvotes.

Cuba is going dark under US pressure. How the crisis unfolded and why its troubles are far from over
Almost three months after the US effectively imposed an oil blockade on Cuba that worsened its energy crunch, nearly every aspect of Cuban society has been feeling the strain.

The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends — and the public probably won’t notice much of a change.











