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February 09, 2013 | | SCANDAL Jesse Jackson Jr.’s fate is nearly sealed after he agreed to a plea deal—but his family may still have farther to fall. The Daily Beast’s John Avlon discusses what’s next for the Jacksons— once the nation's most influential African-American family. NoTube There may be no cute cat videos in Egypt for the next month after a court in Cairo ruled Saturday to block YouTube for 30 days. The ruling is in connection with a 14-minute trailer for Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islam film, found on the site that caused sometimes-deadly rioting throughout the Middle East this summer. Although YouTube restricted access to the video in certain countries, it did not remove the trailer entirely. But don't worry, Egypt, there’s still hope: the ruling can be appealed, and based on previous cases similar to this, it may not be enforced anyway. Long live adorable cat videos! HERE TO STAY Everyone was waiting for an epic clash between Congress and the White House over the morality of drones this week. Instead, we got pragmatic compromise—suggesting that the tactic is now a permanent part of America's high-tech 21st century arsenal. Daniel Klaidman reports. SNOWPOCALYPSE Nemo found them. Power outages from the winter storm were recorded throughout the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, leaving a total of at least 655,000 people without it—including 185,000 in Rhode Island and a whopping 405,000 in Massachusetts. Another thing that might not be running? Cars. Rhode Island and Connecticut closed all roads during the blizzard to allow snow plows to do their work. Not bad for a storm that shares its name with a children’s movie. RIP Hundreds of mourners, including Michelle Obama, lined up on Saturday to pay respects at the funeral of Chicago high-schooler Hadiya Pendleton. Pendleton was a majorette in her school's marching band, which performed during President Obama’s inauguration celebration. She was shot in the back just days later. The funeral proved so highly attended that security guards gave out wristbands to attendees, and many were left waiting outside. The first lady's appearance was a humble one; she arrived late and quietly made her entrance through a side door. Her attendance is seen not only as a gesture of sympathy but also one in support of gun control. | | 
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