Newsbreaks for Tuesday

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The AP reports that health officials trying to stop a groom-to-be infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis got little help from his family, including his future father-in-law who is a TB expert. They suspect he was trying to drum up business.

The man disagrees, saying, “Epidemic, schmepidemic—obviously none of them have ever had to pay for a wedding.

“That guy was going to get married if I had to prop up his corpse.”

Monday, an international team of scholars unveiled a digital reproduction of ancient Rome. Speaking as a Roman history buff, I have one thing to say: if they did it right, parts of this will be really, really dirty.

Months after an international scandal involving poisoned pet food, toothpaste, and other products, the Chinese government says that it has food safety issues under control. That’s the good news. The bad news is, if it happens again, they’re doing it on purpose.