The VICE Morning Bulletin

Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

• US Destroyer Defies China
  Defense officials have defended a decision to send a US Navy ship into the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The White House approved the movement inside a 12-mile territorial limit China claims around a series of artificial islands. —The New York Times

• South Carolina Cop Condemned
  A video showing a police officer slamming a South Carolina high school student to the ground and dragging her across a classroom has drawn intense criticism. The ACLU said there was "no justification whatsoever for treating a child like this". —NBC News

• Budget Deal Reached, Finally
  Congressional leaders have reached a bi-partisan budget deal with the White House. The agreement, if passed in the House on Wednesday, will raise spending by $80 billion over two years. —The Washington Post

• One in 14 Kids Have Had a Parent in Prison
  New research shows one in 14 children in America have at least one parent behind bars, and among black children the number rises to one in nine. The study shows that kids in this situation suffer low self-esteem and problems in school. —USA Today

• Rescuers Search for Quake Victims
  Rescue teams have been sent to remote mountainous areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the impact of the the magnitude-7.5 earthquake is still unclear. At least 300 people died after the quake hit the region, but the death toll is expected to rise. —BBC News

• Persian Gulf: Too Hot for Humans by 2100
  Parts of the Persian Gulf will be too hot for the human body to tolerate by the end of the century, according to a new study. Climate change means temperatures in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha could reach 170 degrees. —TIME

• Turkey Attacks Kurds in Syria
  Turkey's prime minister has confirmed that the Turkish military has attacked the main Kurdish force—the PYD—in northern Syria. Ahmet Davutoglu insists the Kurdish force "will not go west of the Euphrates". —AP

• UK Teen Charged Over Cyber Attack
  A 15-year-old boy from Northern Ireland has been arrested in connection with a hacking attack on a major UK telecoms company. Shares in Talk Talk have fallen 12 percent since the company admitted that customers' banking details could have been accessed. —The Guardian

• Vegetarians Feeling Smug
  The World Health Organization stunned meat-eaters by declaring that processed meats raises the risk of colon and stomach cancer. And vegetarians responded with some pretty good told-you-so gags on social media. —CNN

• Union Boss Boycotts Tarantino Movies
  Quentin Tarantino condemned police brutality and referred to some cops as "murderers" at a recent rally in New York City. So the president of a NYPD union wants city residents to join him in boycotting Tarantino movies. —New York Daily News
• Trolls Disrupt SXSW
  South by Southwest organizers cancelled events on online harassment and diversity in gaming after receiving "threats of on-site violence". Gamers say canceling means the trolls won. —Motherboard

• The Left's Answer to the Koch Brothers?
  Green billionaire Tom Steyer wants to get candidates who care about environment elected in 2016. Here's why the co-founder of the NextGen Climate super PAC could be important, despite being a pal of Al Gore. —VICE

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