It’s Been a Big Couple of Days for Justin Trudeau: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Maria Sharapova failed a drug test
The five-time Grand Slam champion tested positive for a banned substance at this year’s Australian Open, she revealed today. Sharapova has been taking mildronate since 2006 for health issues, which this year was added to the prohibited list this year.
2. Justin Trudeau’s panda-monium
Returning home from his state dinner at the White House — where he sealed up an agreement to open up the Canada-U.S. border for travellers and trade — Justin Trudeau visited the Toronto Zoo today and did this:
Today I had the pleasure to unveil the names of @TheTorontoZoo’s panda cubs! Say hello to Jia Panpan & Jia Yueyue: pic.twitter.com/iFCAlID7bc
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 7, 2016
+1: 60 Minutes mistook Kim Cattrall for Margaret Trudeau.
3. The secret to happiness? Stop trying to be happy
“In theory, the pursuit of happiness is commendable; in reality, it may be making matters worse.” Maclean’s profiles author Neil Pasricha and, in the process, digs up the true secret to happiness.
4. Reagan, Trump and the GOP’s deal with the devil
“How the Republican party’s dog-whistle appeal to racism, refined by Richard Nixon and perfected by Ronald Reagan, led inexorably to Donald Trump.”
+1: Don’t Let Trump distract you from Ted Cruz’s extremist agenda.
+1: Read the confusing, anticlimatic demise of Dr. Ben Carson.
5. The ETF Files
You’ve probably invested in an ETF of some kind. And if you haven’t, you should probably find a new financial advisor. But what are these weird financial instruments, and where did they come from? From Bloomberg, read how the U.S. government inadvertently launched a $3 trillion industry.
