--- title: Morning Must Reads: February 11 description: Fake Newsman, Real News Jon Stewart, the comedian turned faux newsman who transformed The Daily Show into a cultural powerhouse, is leaving the show later... canonical: https://time.com/3704692/morning-must-reads-february-11/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-11T11:38:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:19:22.816Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: February 11 og:description: Fake Newsman, Real News Jon Stewart, the comedian turned faux newsman who transformed The Daily Show into a cultural powerhouse, is leaving the show later... og:url: https://time.com/3704692/morning-must-reads-february-11/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: February 11 twitter:description: Fake Newsman, Real News Jon Stewart, the comedian turned faux newsman who transformed The Daily Show into a cultural powerhouse, is leaving the show later... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: February 11 > Sponsored content. 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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 11, 2015 11:38 AM UTC [Fake Newsman, Real News](http://time.com/3704321/jon-stewart-daily-show-fake-news/) Jon Stewart, the comedian turned faux newsman who transformed _The Daily Show_ into a cultural powerhouse, is leaving the show later this year. It’s a sad day for anyone who cares about news — fake or otherwise — writes TIME’s Jim Poniewozik [Brian Williams Suspended](http://time.com/3704299/brian-williams-suspended/) NBC said on Tuesday that the _Nightly News_ anchor had been suspended as managing editor and anchor for six months without pay [Obama Honors Kayla Mueller](http://time.com/3704130/obama-biden-kayla-mueller/) President pays tribute to the young American aid worker whose death while being held captive by ISIS was confirmed on Tuesday [SpaceX Launch Canceled Over High Winds](http://time.com/3704237/spacex-launch-canceled/) SpaceX called off its sunset launch with just 12 minutes remaining in the countdown because of gusts of 115 m.p.h. several miles up — strong enough to damage the rocket in flight. It was the private company’s second attempt in three days to launch the spacecraft [U.S. Closes Embassy in Yemen](http://time.com/3704600/u-s-closes-embassy-in-yemen-amid-continued-unrest/) The State Department confirmed late Tuesday that it has closed the U.S. embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff because of the political crisis and security concerns following the takeover of much of the country by Shi’ite rebels [Yankees Slugger A-Rod Apologizes for Misconduct](http://time.com/3704481/alex-rodriguez-yankees-mlb-apology-baseball/) Alex Rodriguez apologized to New York Yankees top executives on Tuesday, ahead of his return to professional baseball after a yearlong suspension for steroid use. The Yankees and Rodriguez issued a joint statement on Tuesday [Puerto Rico Could Soon Fine Parents of Obese Kids](http://time.com/3704528/puerto-rico-obese-children-parents-fine/) Parents in Puerto Rico may soon be fined up to $800 if their children are obese, if a bill currently being debated in the legislature is implemented. Puerto Rican Senator Gilberto Rodríguez said the bill is aimed at improving children’s health [White House Stays Mum on Obama’s Gay-Marriage Views](http://time.com/3703591/obama-gay-marriage-josh-earnest/) The White House wouldn’t say definitively Tuesday whether President Barack Obama misled the country about his true feelings on gay marriage during his first presidential campaign, as his former longtime political strategist David Axelrod charges in a new book [Australia Foils ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Plot](http://time.com/3704388/isis-australia-sydney-terrorist-plot/) Australian counterterrorism officials say they have foiled an imminent terrorist attack after the arrest of two men at a house in western Sydney. Police say a homemade ISIS flag was recovered, as well as a machete and a hunting knife [WWE Star Seth Rollins Apologizes for Nude-Photos Leak](http://time.com/3704618/wwe-seth-rollins-nude-photos-zahara-schreiber-leighia-schultz/) WWE star Seth Rollins took to Twitter on Monday evening to apologize for nude photos that appeared on numerous of his social-media accounts and, because of automatic updates, wound up on the official WWE website [Tokyo Bars Japanese Reporter From Visiting Syria](http://time.com/3704662/japan-japanese-journalists-syria-passports/) Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered a journalist to surrender his passport after learning last week that he planned to travel to Syria later this month. The action was based on a law that allows the government to take citizens’ passport if it would protect their lives [TV Rights to Top English Soccer Sold for $7.84 Billion](http://time.com/3704401/english-premier-league-manchester-united-arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-tv-rights-7-billion/) England’s top-flight soccer competition, already one of the richest and most-watched sports leagues in the world, is now much richer. 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