Trudeau May Have Broken Ethics Rules Vacationing with Billionaire Religious Leader: Here’s What We’re Reading

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Trudeau helicopter ride not cleared by ethics commissioner

“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted that he accepted a ride on a billionaire’s private helicopter without clearing it first with the ethics commissioner, essentially copping to breaching federal conflict of interest rules.

“It came out after the holidays that Trudeau had vacationed — with his family, one of his members of Parliament, and the director of his political party — on a private island owned by the Aga Khan, Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini, the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community.”

Vice News

+1: 7 things you wanted to know about the Aga Kahn controversy – Toronto Star

+1: Trudeau’s ‘phase out’ oilsands comments spark outrage in Alberta – CBC News

2. Will Mark Zuckerberg be the next U.S. president?

“Increasingly, a number of influential people in Silicon Valley seem to think that Mark Zuckerberg will likely run for president of the United States one day. And some people, including myself, believe that he could indeed win. ‘He wants to be emperor’ is a phrase that has become common among people who have known him over the years.”

Vanity Fair

3. Donald Trump will keep campaign offices open to prepare for 202

“Donald Trump plans to keep his Manhattan-based campaign headquarters open as he assumes the presidency – a move that represents a sharp break from his predecessors, and one that positions him to begin running for reelection in 2020.

“According to three people briefed on the plans, Trump intends to retain a skeletal campaign staff of around ten people with a senior aide at the helm. They will work in Trump Tower, the Midtown skyscraper that Trump’s 2016 campaign was based out of.”

Politico

+1: Every Trump tweet activates thousands of computer algorithms – Market Watch

+1: Matt Taibbi: Something stinks about this Russia report – Rolling Stone

4. A woman died from a superbug that outsmarted all 26 US antibiotics

“The woman had been traveling and hospitalized in India before returning to Nevada.”

Vox

5. What is ‘hygge’, anyway?

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The Outline