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Monday, May 5, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Can a Psychedelic Trip Cure a Heroin Addict?

Today: SCOTUS Allows Prayer at Town Meetings , Syria's Terror Blowback Threatens Europe and the United States , U.N. Declares Polio Emergency
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

May 05, 2014
VISION QUEST
Can a three-day psychedelic trip amid African dancing get a heroin addict clean? Abby Haglage traveled to Costa Rica with 18-year-old Grace Bergere, who hoped ibogaine—a drug banned in the U.S.—could kick her habit.
HARK

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that it was permissible to open public town meetings with a prayer from a "chaplain of the month." Writing for the majority in a 5-to-4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy said "ceremonial prayer is but a recognition that... many Americans deem that their own existence must be understood by precepts far beyond that authority of government to alter or define." The case concerned town meetings in Greece, New York. Town officials said all faiths were welcomed, but most of the chaplains were of Christian denominations. The plaintiffs argued people were forced to listen to sectarian preachings to participate in local government. Writing for the dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the meetings ran in contrast to "the First Amendment's promise that every citizen, irrespective of her religion, owns an equal share of her government."

FORESHADOWING
The flow of foreign fighters to Syria to join the war against Bashar al-Assad is becoming the largest in the history of the global jihad. The Afghan war of the 1980s gave us al Qaeda, writes Bruce Riedel, but the Syrian war of today may spawn something worse.
WATCH OUT

The United Nations' World Health Organization declared the spread of polio an international health emergency on Monday. An emergency committee in Geneva said that Syria, Pakistan, and Cameroon had allowed the virus to spread to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. The emergency committee said that although the virus primarily affects children, there was "increasing evidence that adult travelers contributed to this spread." Polio was once considered nearly eradicated, but the emergency committee said in a statement, "If unchecked, this situation could result in failure to eradicate globally one of the world's most serious vaccine-preventable diseases."

OFF THE PLANE
They have a history of overheating and can't be stopped by fire suppressants on planes—and thousands of pounds' worth were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Clive Irving reports on the dangers of shipping lithium-ion batteries as cargo.

DANGER
Shooting at V.A. Center in Ohio
Suspect in custody.
CLEAN SLATE
Man Freed After Jail Term Was Delayed
Wasn't locked up for 14 years thanks to clerical error.
IN THE DOGHOUSE
Shelly Sterling: Force My Hubby Out
Agrees with Silver and the NBA.
OFF TO THE RACES!
Rand Paul Brings Murdoch to Derby
Could help with the right.

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