April 1, 2016

• Aung San Suu Kyi to get a PM type role, bypassing Myanmar's ban on her becoming president.
• Brussels airport likely to reopen tonight.
• Researchers use terrorist-tracking technique to prove that Tyrion Lannister is the hero of Game of Thrones.
• Obama has no right to lecture the press while he takes revenge on whistleblowers.
• As the AP broke the “awful but open” story of slavery in Indonesian fisheries, it worked closely with police to keep informants safe.
• McDonald's to add 1,250 new outlets to the 2,200 restaurants it has in China.
• Origin story of the Chinese economy.
• Photographs of Hispanic Tennessee.
• One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain (aka the Amish).
• India’s most famous criminal is an executive who hid a secret daughter while rising to the top of Mumbai—or so the story goes.
• Melissa Gira Grant profiles a West Virginia woman who killed a john as he revealed himself to be a serial killer.
• Water drama gets attention in Flint, but Michigan air is poisonous, too.
• Health and science misconceptions debunked in honor of April Fool's Day.
• America is one of only two developed countries that allow drug companies to advertise their products on TV.
• Best result yet of Obamacare: a massive fall in hospital readmission rates.
• London "dental boutique" offers Bentley car service, concierge lounge, accommodation in 5-star hotels.
• Pepsi promotes Pepsi Light with a 2 liter dumbbell filled with soda.
• Whoopi Goldberg sells marijuana rubs for dealing with menstrual pain.
• Facebook has become the default standard for business-to-consumer relationship.
• Louboutin introduces "nude" shoes in seven different tones, but underwear brand Björn Borg was there first.
• In case you missed it, the Rooster crowed in the 2016 Tournament of Books!
• Last chance to grab a special ToB Memo Book for $2—and Field Notes will match your $2 and donate $4 to 826 National.