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Monday, September 23, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Up to Speed on the U.N.’s ‘Hell Week’

Today: Apple's New iPhones Met by Strong Demand , Pakistani Christians Protest Church Bombing , Young de Blasio Supported Sandinistas
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

September 23, 2013
UP TO SPEED

Taxi drivers dread it. Diplomats depend on it. As world leaders descend on New York for this week's United Nations General Assembly—not to mention Bill Clinton's simultaneous CGI summit—The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey explains three major storylines to watch.

IT'S ALIVE

Who says we've reached peak Apple? Over the weekend, the company once again captured the public's imagination (and dollars) with the launch of two new iPhone models. The Daily Beast's Will O'Connor on the frenzied launch—and how the markets reacted.

TAKING TO THE STREETS

After a church bombing in Peshawar left at least 81 people dead, Christian protesters flooded the streets of Islamabad on Monday. The demonstrators carried batons, blocked traffic, and set tires on fire as they chanted demands that the government provide more protection for religious minorities. Protests also erupted in Karachi where police were forced to intervene to quell violent outbursts.  A sect of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing of the church and threatened to continue the attacks until the United States stopped its drone campaign in Pakistan.

Leftist

The portrait of the freshly Obama-endorsed mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio as a young activist is something out of a Drudge Report nightmare. The New York Times describes de Blasio's trip to bring aid to Nicaragua, then in the midst of a war between the leftist Sandinistas and the Reagan-backed Contras, as a turning point in his vision of politics. When he returned to the U.S., it was as an advocate of "democratic socialism" and governments closely attuned to community needs. He remained involved in the Sandinistas' cause even after joining Mayor Dinkins's campaign, but gradually became more focused on his work in city government.

Mighty Have Fallen

The advent of the smartphone has not been kind to BlackBerry, the Canada-based device maker whose products once dominated the C-suite and the trading floor. In survival mode, the company has been slashing costs and laying off thousands of employees. On Monday, Fairfax Financial, a Canadian insurance company, threw its compatriot a lifeline. Fairfax agreed to acquire BlackBerry for $9 a share, or about $4.7 billion, and BlackBerry has agreed to the deal in principle. The price, while still significant, marks a huge markdown from BlackBerry's peak value; the share traded at about $148 in the summer of 2008.


Tragedy
Ghanaian Poet Kofi Awoonor Killed in Kenya Attack
Revered statesman and writer was shopping with his son before a literary event.
GENDER WARS
National Review Claims 'War on Men'
'The powerful women's lobby is fighting a war of attrition against men.'
Protest
Pussy Riot Member Begins Hunger Strike
To protest brutal conditions at penal colony.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Walmart Hiring for Holiday Season
Will add 50,000 temps and upgrade 35,000 from part-time to full-time.
HOLY COW
'50 Shades' Lingerie Line Coming
At Target Australia.

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