Cheat Sheet - How a Pasta Chain Punked Wall Street

Today: Live Blog: 48 Hours in Cairo , More Countries Deny Snowden Asylum , Romney Didn't Want to Run in '12 July 02, 2013 IPO 1. How a Pasta Chain Punked Wall Street The hottest IPO this year wasn't in tech—it was a casual dining chain called Noodles & Co. So why did Wall Street undervalue it by half? Daniel Gross on finance's food-snob dilemma. Read it at The Daily Beast UPRISING 2. Egypt's Young Revolutionary The ultimatum is set: calm the crisis in 48 hours or the army will intervene. Mike Giglio talks to the 28-year-old leading the campaign to oust Morsi—and to critics of its embrace of the military. Plus, read our live blog: 48 Hours in Cairo. Read it at The Daily Beast AROUND THE WORLD 3. More Countries Deny Snowden Asylum Will anyone give Edward Snowden a home? The fugitive leaker has requested sanctuary from at least 21 nations, but so far only Venezuela and Bolivia have responded favorably. India, Brazil, and Poland all rejected him, while Austria, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Spain said any asylum request had to be made in person. The president of Ecuador, Snowden's original choice, said that helping the leaker was a "mistake," and Snowden rescinded his request from Russia after President Vladimir Putin said Snowden would have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to stay. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, and they are reportedly slated to discuss Snowden while at a conference in Brunei. In the meantime, Snowden remains trapped in a Moscow airport. Read it at The New York Times RELUCTANT 4. Romney Didn't Want to Run in '12 Oh, Mitt, didn't anyone ever tell you that if you don't vote for yourself, nobody else will—even in your own family? Apparently the 2012 Republican contender and his family had a poll to decide if he would run—and he voted no, according to a new book. Collision 2012, by The Washington Post's  Dan Balz, will be released in August, but The Huffington Post has obtained an early copy. Ten Romney family members voted that Romney shouldn't run—including Mitt himself. "A lot of the thinking on the part of my brothers and dad was, 'I'm not sure I can win a primary given those dynamics'" of being a moderate from Massachusetts, Tagg Romney told Balz. What overrode the family vote? Apparently seeing the other would-be candidates. Read it at The Huffington Post TROUBLING 5. Women's Painkiller ODs Spike The increase in the number of women dying from prescription painkiller overdoses has increased by an unbelievable 400 percent from 1999 to 2010—and middle-aged women account for the fastest-growing share. Calling it a "sleeper problem," Dr. Thomas R. Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control said that even medical professionals expressed surprise over the huge increase. "It's underreported," Frieden said. While medical experts said the increase could have to do with women's smaller body mass or that the effect of prescription drugs on women's bodies is still not fully understood, women addicts blamed the changing nature of society. Men's deaths by overdose tripled over the same period. Read it at The New York Times BLOCKED Abortion Restrictions Hit 5 States Will it be more difficult to get an abortion in yours? MIRACLE John Paul II Moves Closer to Sainthood May be canonized by the end of this year. TOOTSIES Human Foot Has 50 Types of Fungi Living on it. TIME TO BINGE Netflix Scores With 'Orange' Series And orders a second season. WHAT DOESN'T HE DO? Leonardo DiCaprio Rides Citibike And smokes e-cigarette. 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 Beast in Tahrir Square Head to the center of Cairo's Tahrir Square and you'll find protestors calling for Morsi's resignation. But you'll also probably find Beast reporter Mike Giglio. More Videos The Craziest Show on TV by Kevin Fallon Putin Toys With Obama by Garry Kasparov Russia's AIDS Crisis by Gregory Gilderman

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