Hack Saw: “The cache — containing more than 570 files, images and chat logs — offers an unprecedented look inside the operations of one of the firms that Chinese government agencies hire for on-demand, mass data-collecting operations.” WaPo (Gift Article): Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort.

+ Buffalo Soldier: “Behind the veneer of a veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, they alleged, was a turncoat on the take from the Buffalo Mafia, offering an ‘umbrella of protection’ that derailed investigations of his childhood friends, covered for a sex-trafficking strip club and even helped a connected high school English teacher keep his marijuana-growing side hustle.” DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia. (Sounds like he undercharged.)

+ She Must Be in the Front Row: “It is a sharp contrast to other countries, where men dominate fandom. Experts have a variety of explanations, including the influence of K-pop culture.” NYT: Women Outnumber Men in South Korea’s Sports Stadiums.

+ Sharpen Your Number 2 Pencils: SAT resurgence: Yale is latest elite college to drop test-optional policy.

+ The War on Health Care: “The dominoes are beginning to fall in Alabama where a recent state supreme court ruling grants fertilized eggs the same rights as children. The state of Alabama’s largest hospital is now pausing a major procedure used in helping women get pregnant.”

+ Max Out: NYT (Gift Article): In Alaska, the Rare Thrill of ‘Wild’ Ice Skating. (I wouldn’t want to try it, but it makes for a hell of a photo series.)