--- description: Big Fat Lie A little fat may not be harmful, while too much of it can be unhealthy, and even fatal. But in the latest... title: Morning Must Reads: February 12 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: February 12 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2015 12:50 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 Feb 12, 2015 12:50 PM CUT [Big Fat Lie](http://time.com/3702058/dietary-guidelines-fat-wrong/ "undefined") A little fat may not be harmful, while too much of it can be unhealthy, and even fatal. But in the latest review of studies that investigated the link between dietary fat and causes of death, researchers say the guidelines got it all wrong [Ukraine Ceasefire Agreed](http://time.com/3706627/putin-leaders-agree-deal-for-ukraine-cease-fire/ "undefined") Russian President Vladimir Putin said the warring parties in the Ukrainian conflict have agreed on a ceasefire beginning midnight on Saturday [Obama: ISIS Is ‘Going to Lose’](http://time.com/3705887/obama-aumf-military-authorization-isis/ "undefined") President Obama said ISIS is “going to lose” during statements Wednesday about the war powers request he sent to Congress [_House of Cards_ Season 3 Briefly Shows Up on Netflix Early](http://time.com/3705995/house-of-cards-season-3-netflix-early/ "undefined") Season 3 of _House of Cards_ made a surprise debut on Netflix on Wednesday, before disappearing again just as suddenly. Netflix had announced that the political drama would premiere on Feb. 27 on its site, but the first 10 episodes (of 13) appeared early [_60 Minutes_ Correspondent Bob Simon Killed in Car Crash](http://time.com/3706452/60-minutes-bob-simon-dead-crash/ "undefined") Bob Simon, the award-winning CBS News reporter and correspondent for the network’s iconic _60 Minutes_ news show, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday night. The accident took place in New York City. Simon was 73 years old [University of North Carolina Mourns 3 Slain Students](http://time.com/3706387/north-carolina-chapel-hill-vigil/ "undefined") A large crowd gathered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, campus on Wednesday to mourn the loss of Deah Barakat, 23; his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19, three Muslim students shot near campus on Tuesday [Congress Passes Keystone Bill, Sets Up First Veto in 5 Years](http://time.com/3705762/congress-keystone-veto/ "undefined") Congress passed a bill to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up the first veto since 2010 and only the third in the Obama presidency. The pipeline would help link up to 830,000 Alberta barrels a day down to Gulf Coast oil refineries [Photo of Loving Couple Wins World Press Photo Award](http://time.com/3706207/photo-of-loving-couple-wins-world-press-photo-award/ "undefined") Danish photographer Mads Nissen has won the 58th World Press Photo contest for his portrait of Jon and Alex, a gay couple, during an intimate moment in St. Petersburg, Russia. Each year, the foundation selects the best images produced over the previous 12 months [Korean Air ‘Nut Rage’ Exec Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison](http://time.com/3706581/court-finds-former-korean-air-exec-guilty-in-nut-rage-case/ "undefined") A Seoul court found a former Korean Air executive guilty of violating aviation-safety law after a trial that stemmed from her tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts on a flight [Tiger Woods to Take a Break From Golf](http://time.com/3705676/tiger-woods-golf-leave/ "undefined") The golfer announced in a statement Wednesday that he would take indefinite leave from the game, after his world ranking, 62, dropped to its lowest point since he went pro in 1996\. “My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf,” he said [SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Finally Makes It Into Space](http://time.com/3703968/spacex-falcon-launch/ "undefined") The company successfully launched its first deep-space mission Wednesday evening, after two aborted launches in recent days. The Falcon 9 rocket deployed a satellite that will take up position almost a million miles from Earth. [Solar Energy Can Now Be Converted Into Liquid Fuel](http://time.com/3706444/solar-energy-liquid-fuel/ "undefined") Researchers at Harvard have discovered how to convert solar energy into liquid fuel, potentially accelerating our switch to the alternative energy source. Previously, sunlight was converted into hydrogen fuel cells, which made limited headway as an energy source We will hold an #AskTIME subscriber Q&A this Friday, February 13 at 1 p.m., with TIME political reporter Zeke Miller, who has recently written about David Axelrod’s claim in his new book, _Believer: My Forty Years in Politics_, that President Obama misled the public about his true position on same sex marriage, and Jeb Bush’s Right to Rise PAC’s short-lived chief technology officer, Ethan Czahor. His other stories can be found [here](http://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/ "undefined"). 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