Morning Must Reads: February 20

The Big Chill Is Here

The central and eastern U.S. woke to a blast of record-breaking cold, snow and ice Friday after already frigid temperatures shattered all-time lows from Chicago to Florida, and left 15 dead in Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky

Walmart Ups the Ante

The nation’s largest private employer giving half-a-million workers a raise could pressure other low-wage employers to pay their workers more

Why Your Favorite Comfort Food Is Hyping Health

Kraft really wants consumers to know its signature comfort food has a healthy side. In a new series of ads, the company is pushing its Kraft Macaroni and Cheese as packed with protein

Inside Chris Hansen’s Comeback Campaign

The controversial host of To Catch a Predator, the hidden-camera show that made him a star journalist and one of the most recognizable faces at NBC, discusses his return to television with Killer Instinct

What Jon Stewart Wants from the Next Daily Show Host

After hosting The Daily Show for a decade and a half until recently announcing that he will step down at the end of the current season, comedian Jon Stewart wants his successor — whoever that may be — to take the show’s concept to the next level

What the War on Terror Can Learn from the War on Gangs

Dangerous street gangs and violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria both depend on recruiting disaffected youths with the promise of a sense of belonging.

Oregon Colleges Brace for Legal Pot

College administrators across the state are tinkering with policy language and testing out marketing campaigns to make sure that, come July, their students know that no matter what the state law says, pot is still not allowed on campus

NSA Helped British Agencies Steal Cellphone Codes

Leaked documents suggest Britain’s electronic spying agency, in cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency, hacked into a Dutch company to steal codes that allow both governments to seamlessly eavesdrop on mobile phones worldwide

Apple Wants to Produce an Electric Car

Apple wants to start producing its own cars by the year 2020, Bloomberg reports, citing sources privy to the company’s plans. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has also accused Apple of offering his employees generous inducements to jump ship

Obama Claims Republican Rhetoric Could Help ISIS

Those who identify the black-clad extremists with their religious roots, President Obama argued repeatedly at an anti-extremism summit Thursday, are peddling a “lie” that will drive recruitment by the nation’s enemies and ultimately hurt U.S. interests

Black Hole Emits ‘Fierce Winds’ That Stop Stars Forming

Researchers say that new data from a black hole 2 billion light years away indicate that it emits powerful winds in all directions that help to regulate its growth as well as the growth of the galaxy around it

USDA Releases Updated Dietary Guidelines

New proposed U.S. dietary guidelines released on Thursday included the surprise suggestion that cholesterol should not be a nutrient of special concern—but added that sugar and saturated fat are still worth worrying about

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