--- title: Morning Must Reads: February 9 description: The morning's tops stories canonical: https://time.com/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-09T12:10:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:15:09.840Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: February 9 og:description: The morning's tops stories og:url: https://time.com/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/ og:site_name: TIME og: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 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: February 9 twitter:description: The morning's tops stories twitter: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 ---  # Morning Must Reads: February 9 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 9, 2015 12:10 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 Feb 9, 2015 12:10 PM CUT [The Grammys Were an Endless Concert Where They Also Handed Out a Few Awards](http://time.com/3700596/grammy-awards-2015-recap/ "undefined") This year’s Grammy Awards were all about the performances, of which there were many times more than there were actual awards given out during the 3½-hour show. Sam Smith ruled, Prince wore orange pajamas, and Kanye (barely) behaved. Here are the highlights [Why You Shouldn’t Shop After a Failure](http://time.com/3679561/buying-sad/ "undefined") Researchers warn that spending money after a big personal or professional disappointment can leave you feeling worse about yourself [The Future of Cyber Security](http://time.com/3700203/anthem-identity-theft-hacking/ "undefined") A top New York State regulator is “very likely” to impose new cyber security rules on the banking and insurance industries after high-profile attacks [Northeast Braces for Another Major Winter Storm](http://time.com/3700683/northeast-winter-storm/ "undefined") Snow is falling yet again on New England and portions of New York state, threatening to bring up to 1 to 2 feet to some areas and making the first commutes of the workweek potentially hazardous [China’s President Xi Jinping Plans First State Visit to U.S.](http://time.com/3700496/china-president-xi-jinping-first-visit-us/ "undefined") China’s President Xi Jinping is planning his first state visit to the U.S., according to Chinese state media. The country’s ambassador to the U.S., Cui Tiankai told _China Daily_ that he was discussing the visit with American officials [_Mockingbird_ Sequel Now Apparently Has a Cover](http://time.com/3700537/harper-lee-new-novel-cover/ "undefined") An unconfirmed cover of Harper Lee’s upcoming novel _Go Set a Watchman_, surfaced online this weekend. The design has yet to emerge on the website of HarperCollins, the North American publisher, but it is on the British publisher’s site and Amazon [Bruce Jenner Didn’t Text During Crash, Says Publicist](http://time.com/3700600/bruce-jenner-fatal-crash-kardashian/ "undefined") Bruce Jenner was not texting while driving when he got into a chain-reaction crash in Malibu that left a woman dead, his publicist said on Sunday. Jenner was driving a black Cadillac Escalade when he rear-ended a Lexus sedan that slammed into a Toyota Prius [SpaceX Calls Off Deep-Space Launch](http://time.com/3700215/spacex-weather-satellite-launch/ "undefined") The SpaceX company halted the countdown at the 2½-minute mark following the loss of a radar system for tracking the rocket in flight. CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter that the company would try again Monday and that the delay probably was for the best [Jeb Bush Takes the Lead in New Hampshire](http://time.com/3700178/2016-presidential-election-jeb-bush-new-hampshire/ "undefined") Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has an early advantage in the key presidential primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll. New Hampshire holds the first-in-the-nation primary, shortly after the Iowa caucuses next February [Ukraine Peace Talks Gather Momentum](http://time.com/3700127/ukraine-peace-russia-germany-france/ "undefined") Efforts to broker peace in eastern Ukraine appeared to gain momentum, with leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine announcing plans for four-way talks this week, as Russian-backed separatists continue to gain ground [_Spongebob_ Overcomes _Sniper_ to Top U.S. Box Office](http://time.com/3700096/spongebob-american-sniper/ "undefined") _The Spongebob Movie_ earned an estimated $52 million in theaters over its opening weekend, easily enough to push _American Sniper_ into second place. But Clint Eastwood’s Oscar contender now has total domestic earnings expected to exceed $280 million [25 Dead in Egyptian Soccer Riot](http://time.com/3700332/egyptian-soccer-football-cairo-match-riot-stampede/ "undefined") A riot broke out on Sunday night outside a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people. The riot comes only three years after a similar violent incident killed 74 people [_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/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: February 9","datePublished":"2015-02-09T12:10:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:15:09.840Z","description":"The morning's tops stories","url":"https://time.com/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/","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/3700705/morning-must-reads-february-9/","name":"Morning Must Reads: February 9"}}]}] ```