Your weekend long reads 🗞️

Long week? Short list. Here are the long reads you don't want to miss. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

The Short List   Saturday, February 15 Good morning, friends of the Short List. ☀️ For your long weekend, here are a few long reads that kept us talking. Let's get right to it: • Spiritual abuse: A Southern Baptist pastor hid his history of sexual abuse. When congregants found out, they were the ones considered sinners. • Special education: Two boys with the same disability tried to get help. The rich student got it quickly. The poor student did not. • The code breakers: This vault is the epicenter in law enforcement's battle to unlock encrypted smartphones. If that wasn't enough news (it never is), here are more stories we couldn't get enough of this week: 👇  Olympian was paralyzed in crash. Now he coaches wife's quest for gold Alise Willoughby was her husband's rock after a BMX injury paralyzed him. Now Sam Willoughby is his wife's Olympic coach as the couple aims for gold. Harriet Tubman is pistol-packing 'Aunt Harriet' to... Nevada to use 'caucus calculator' to avoid Iowa debacle This couple still writes daily love letters White supremacist ideas seeping into mainstream,... 19 black women who fought for voting rights Would Trump's budget take away your Social Security? 7 of our top opinion columns this week: ICYMI OPINION HGTV features first throuple on 'House Hunters' How much sex should couples have? A new and improved Daily Briefing: Know what's up before you finish your cup. Sign up for USA TODAY's morning newsletter today.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102