Cheat Sheet - Paramount Bans ‘Team America’

Read This, Skip That .... December 18, 2014 WHAT? 1. Paramount Bans 'Team America' Three movie theaters say Paramount Pictures has ordered them not to show Team America: World Police one day after Sony Pictures surrendered to cyberterrorists and pulled The Interview. The famous Alamo Drafthouse in Texas, Capitol Theater in Cleveland, and Plaza Atlanta in Atlanta said they would screen the movie instead of The Interview but Paramount has ordered them to stop. (No reason was apparently given and Paramount hasn't spoken.) Team America of course features Kim's father, Kim Jong-Il, as a singing marionette. Read it at The Daily Beast HORRIFIC 2. Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape, Murder Young Boys Scotland Yard detectives believe that an organized pedophile ring at the heart of the British establishment was responsible for the murder of three young boys and the violent sexual abuse of dozens more in the 1980s. Nico Hines reports from London, where some of the most powerful men in Britain, including the long-time chief of MI6, stand accused of attending gruesome "abuse parties." Read it at The Daily Beast UH OH 3. Air Pollution Linked to Autism Paging Jenny McCarthy. According to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health, women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution during their third trimester of pregnancy may be twice as likely to give birth to a child with autism. Researchers focused on 1,767 children born from 1990 to 2002, including 245 diagnosed with autism. "One of the unique aspects of the study we did is that it provides an even stronger piece of evidence for there being a causal effect," said Marc Weisskopf, an associate professor of environmental and occupational epidemiology at Harvard who was an author for the study. "It's really the pollution doing it." Read it at Bloomberg News OPEN SKIES 4. Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana! U.S. airlines are likely salivating over the news of a Cuba and U.S. rapprochement. Clive Irving reports how they have been waiting a long time to cash in on the longtime playground for Americans. Meanwhile, with a resurgent Cuba, other Caribbean destinations are preparing for their ultimate nightmare. Read it at The Daily Beast NOT AGAIN 5. Boko Haram Takes 185 Women, Children According to officials in Nigeria, Boko Haram have kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people during a raid this week. "They gathered the women and children and took them away in trucks after burning most of the village with petrol bombs," a local government official said. The militants hit the village of Gumsuri, and shot the men before seizing the women and children. The delayed news about the attack was due to disabled telecommunications towers.  Read it at CNN REALLY? Mumbai Attacks' Mastermind Gets Bail Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi let go. FEAST EU Rules Obesity a Disability In certain circumstances. TICK TOCK Palestinians: Israeli Withdrawal by 2017 Jordan submits draft to UN. WAIT A MINUTE MLB: It's Still Illegal to Scout in Cuba Formal embargo still in place. WORLD CUP FIFA Investigator Quits in Protest Over handling of his probe. HUFFINGTON POST Alison Lundergan Grimes: Rand Paul Can't Run For Senate And President In 2016 BUZZFEED Putin Denies Latest Economic Woes Tied to Ukraine ROLLING STONE Seth Rogen's 'Interview': Inside the Film North Korea Really Doesn't Want You to See GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway by Nina Strochlic The Ultimate Colbert Supercut by The Daily Beast Video The Year In Fashion Tech by Raquel Laneri

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