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Friday, April 12, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Anonymous to the Rescue

Today: Gunman Spotted on N.C. Campus , Wilfred de Bruijn and France's Scary Gay-Marriage Backlash , Three CA Teens Arrested After Girl's Suicide
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

April 12, 2013
Rape Vigilantes

After Rehtaeh Parsons was raped and cyberbullied, police dropped the case. Then she killed herself. Now Anonymous is demanding justice. The Daily Beast's Winston Ross talks to the hacker in chief.

ALERT

A university in North Carolina was briefly under lockdown Friday after a man was spotted carrying a rifle on campus. North Carolina A&T State University's website advised students to stay at home and lock their doors because a man wearing a blue jacket, jeans, a hat, and a white shirt was seen with a gun. Though no shots were fired, police are hunting for the suspect.

GAY MARRIAGE

France's Senate just approved a landmark same-sex marriage bill. But a horrific beating in Paris last week is evidence of a nasty right-wing backlash, writes The Daily Beast's Janine di Giovanni.

NOT JUST REHTAEH

Three teenage boys were arrested Thursday in California for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after photos of the alleged attack were published online. "Based on what we know, she was unconscious. There were multiple boys in the room with her," said attorney Robert Allan, who represents the girl's family. "They did unimaginable things to her." The Santa Clara district attorney's office did not comment on the case, because the suspects are minors. The arrests come in the same week as the world reacted in horror to a similar case involving a Canadian girl who killed herself amid alleged bullying after being raped.

TOO SOON?

If you have to ask, it's probably too soon. The Glee episode, titled "Shooting Star," tackled a school shooting, just a few months after the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. At the fictional McKinley High, the cheerleading coach insisted she felt safer having a gun in school "in light of recent events. I feel more safe with it in my office." Creator Ryan Murphy tweeted last week that he was excited about the episode, calling it "the most powerful, emotional Glee ever." But the Newtown Action Alliance sent an email Thursday warning families not to watch the show or to "watch with caution."


WTF, SPRING?
Midwest Hit With Snowstorm
At least three deaths blamed on weather.
TWEET THIS
Report: Twitter to Launch Music App
Maybe as early as Friday.
THE LIVING DEAD
Hopi Masks Auctioned in Paris
Opponents say sale amounts to "sacrilege."
SHUCKS
Ball Chairs Don't Improve Posture
Don't give you abs of steel, either.
LOWBROW
Middleton Loves the Kardashians
Source says she watches their reality show "religiously."
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