--- description: U.S. Gears Up for Ebola Fight President Barack Obama will announce Tuesday more efforts by the U.S. to lead a global battle against the spread... title: Morning Must Reads: September 16 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: September 16 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 12:07 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 12:07 PM CUT [U.S. Gears Up for Ebola Fight](http://time.com/3380545/u-s-to-commit-500-million-deploy-3000-troops-in-ebola-fight/ "undefined") President Barack Obama will announce Tuesday more efforts by the U.S. to lead a global battle against the spread of the deadly virus. Obama has called America’s response to the disease a “national security priority” [Threat of Overdiagnosis Grows](http://time.com/3379349/overdiagnosis-and-overtreatment/ "undefined") Two new studies highlight the global problem with overdiagnosis — and overtreatment — in both breast cancer and heart disease [Peterson: I’m No Child Abuser](http://time.com/3379713/adrian-peterson-statement-not-a-child-abuser/ "undefined") NFL star Adrian Peterson said he was sorry for hurting his four-year-old son, following an indictment on child injury charges, but denied he was an abuser [Stopping America’s Hidden Overdose Crisis](http://time.com/3211909/prescription-painkiller-overdoses/ "undefined") “Doctor-shopping” by patients addicted to opioids is one of the primary reasons that fatal overdoses of prescription drugs are on the rise — nearly 17,000 from pain medications in 2011 — but patchwork laws make them tough to stop [Kerry Enlists Saudi King in War of Ideas Against ISIS](http://time.com/3379004/kerry-isis-saudi/ "undefined") U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tells TIME about the importance of enlisting help of regional allies like Saudi Arabia to dissuade would-be jihadists from joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, saying “we are fighting an ideology, not a regime” [GM Lawyer Increases Death Toll From Recalled Cars](http://time.com/3380958/gm-death-toll-recalled-cars-19-kenneth-feinberg/ "undefined") A lawyer for the automaker has raised the number of eligible compensation claims for deaths related to defective ignition switches from 13 to 19; GM has received 125 death claims so far, and it is not known how many of those claims might be found eligible [Massive Flight Cancellations as Air France Pilots Go on Strike](http://time.com/3380583/air-france-pilots-strike/ "undefined") A weeklong workers’ strike that began on Monday has caused Air France to cancel over half of its flights, as pilots protest the airline’s cost-cutting plan to move much of its operations in Europe to a cheaper subsidiary and base some flights out of foreign countries [U.S. Launches First Offensive Strike Against ISIS](http://time.com/3380722/united-states-airstrike-campaign-isis/ "undefined") The U.S. launched its first airstrike under its expanded mission to “degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria; previous strikes had been limited in scope to humanitarian efforts and protecting American personnel and facilities [Kanye West Hits Back Over Wheelchair Gaffe in Rant](http://time.com/3382726/kanye-west-wheelchair-sydney-brisbane/ "undefined") The American rapper opposed criticism of his stopping a Sydney concert to castigate two audience members for not dancing, not realizing they were disabled, saying: “It makes you just want to reflect on what are the things that are, uh, a little bit more sensationalized” [British Politicians Make Final Push to Save Union](http://time.com/3380946/scotland-scottish-independence-referendum-david-cameron/ "undefined") Prime Minister David Cameron implored Scottish voters not to let their dissatisfaction with his government lead them to opt out of the United Kingdom in the Sept. 18 referendum: “If you don’t like me — I won’t be here forever” [Walmart Spokesman Quits Over Résumé](http://time.com/3381672/wal-mart-spokesman-resigns-resume-david-tovar/ "undefined") David Tovar, vice president of communications, will resign after it was found he misrepresented himself as a University of Delaware graduate; Tovar has not spoken publicly about the allegations but a Walmart statement acknowledges he has “decided to leave” at the end of the month [New Alan Moore Comics Coming in December](http://time.com/3380694/alan-moore-crossed-100/ "undefined") The force behind _Watchmen_ and _V for Vendetta_ has a six-issue project in the works — a spinoff of Garth Ennis’ sci-fi-horror series _Crossed_, which takes place approximately 100 years after the outbreak of a plague that reduces humanity to its most evil thoughts [_Get_ ](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined")[TIME](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined")[_’s_ ](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined")[_The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3386251/morning-must-reads-september-16/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3386251/morning-must-reads-september-16/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: September 16","datePublished":"2014-09-16T12:07:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:12:18.376Z","description":"U.S. Gears Up for Ebola Fight President Barack Obama will announce Tuesday more efforts by the U.S. to lead a global battle against the spread...","url":"https://time.com/3386251/morning-must-reads-september-16/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/morning-must-reads/","name":"Morning Must Reads"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3386251/morning-must-reads-september-16/","name":"Morning Must Reads: September 16"}}]}] ```