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Monday, May 5, 2014

Cheat Sheet - CIA Fires Its Terror-Fighters in Afghanistan

Today: Exclusive: Bryan Singer Faces New Teen Sex Assault Lawsuit , High Wire Snaps, 8+ Circus Acrobats Hurt , Shelly Sterling: Force My Hubby Out
Cheat Sheet: Morning

May 05, 2014
HIGH AND DRY
The Central Intelligence Agency is pulling elite counter-terrorism forces from Afghanistan's frontline, leaving an already strapped military vulnerable to a bloody summer of attacks. Kimberly Dozier reports from Kabul that thousands of CIA-trained operatives are about to get fired. Now, there will be a power vacuum that is all to easy for for al Qaeda to fill as America sends its own best weapons packing.
GETTING WORSE
A new person has come forward to accuse X-Men director Bryan Singer of sexually assaulting him as a minor. Tim Teeman reports that Jeff Herman, the attorney for Singer's first accuser, will file another suit Monday on behalf of "John Doe No. 117." The latest alleged victim claims that when he was 17, Singer told him to masturbate and ejaculate on him and tried to anally penetrate him.
SCARY

Clowns used to be the most frightening part of the circus. Now, it's watching performers fall 25 to 40 feet after a high wire snaps. On Sunday, nine acrobats fell during the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus' Legends show at Providence's Dunkin Donuts Center. The general manager said the high wire snapped during the "hair hang," when eight acrobats literally hang by their hair. To add insult to literal injury, the performers fell on a dancer on the ground. Thankfully, according to Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare, the injuries are not life-threatening. He has not yet determined what caused the wire to snap, but told the Associated Press ''Obviously, something went wrong."

HIT THE ROAD

On Monday, Target announced that its chairman, president, and chief executive officer Gregg Steinhafel would step down after nearly 35 years at the retailer. It's been five months since Steinhafel disclosed an embarrassing Target data breach in which 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised. In January, Target also revealed that hackers stole personal information from as many as 70 million customers. Despite his resignation and checkered tenure as CEO, Steinhafel will continue to serve in an advisory capacity. In a letter to Target's board, Steinhafel wrote: "The last several months have tested Target in unprecedented ways. From the beginning, I have been committed to ensuring Target emerges from the data breach a better company."

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Vampires may have been getting at the right idea. Scientists published research Sunday showing that the blood of young mice has a rejuvenating effect on the muscles and brains of older mice. In one experiment, the blood of young mice was found to stimulate stem cells and muscles in older mice, while vice-versa, old blood in young mice prematurely aged them. In another, the young blood gave older mice a stronger sense of smell and led to the growth of neurons. While young blood's Dorian Gray-like effects have only been shown on mice, there is hope it will be replicated in humans.


WONDER WHY
Pistorius 'Torn Apart' After Shooting
Says neighbor.
RETRACING STEPS
Experts Reviewing MH370's Suspected Path
May not have been accurate.
FORGIVE ME FATHER?
Vatican Seeks Limited Sex-Abuse Duty
In UN hearing.
DISTURBING
Ex-NYPD Cop Charged with Hate Crime
Over anti-Semitic vandalism.
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