Cheat Sheet - Can Taco Bell’s Waffle Save America?

Today: NSA Spies on Non-Targets , Meet the Terrorist Who Most Terrifies America's Terrorist Hunters , Wildfire Destroys CA Mountain Homes August 08, 2013 BREAKFAST REVOLUTION 1. Can This Waffle Save America? First came the Doritos Locos Tacos. Now Taco Bell brings us the waffle taco. Daniel Gross on America's booming (if bizarre) breakfast economy. Read it at The Daily Beast WIDE NET 2. NSA Spies on Non-Targets NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed that the agency searches through emails and text messages into and out of the country sent to and from foreigners under surveillance by the government. But now officials admit the surveillance is much broader: it searches Americans' communications without warrants for just mentions of the individuals under surveillance, whether or not the person being spied on has any direct contact. The cross-border surveillance was authorized by a 2008 law that required the "target" to be a foreigner abroad, but leaves vague what that means. The NSA said the spying is legal and limited. Read it at New York Times THE DIABOLICAL BOMBMAKER 3. The Most Terrifying Terrorist His name is Ibrahim al-Asiri, he works for al Qaeda, and he makes bombs for a living. Daniel Klaidman on the jihadi who keeps Obama up at night. Read it at The Daily Beast BLAZE 4. Wildfire Destroys CA Mountain Homes California's wildfire season raged on on Wednesday, when a fire raced through several mountain communities in Riverside County, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee. Dubbed the Silver Fire, it was reported at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. By 5:30 p.m., it had burned 5,000 acres, said the Riverside County Fire Department. "It exploded this afternoon, really due to the fact that conditions are critically dry across California," spokesman for Cal Fire Daniel Berlant said.Two firefighters and one civilian have been injured and more than 100 homes are in danger.  Read it at USA Today RAMPAGE 5. 4 Dead in Dallas Shootings Four people are dead and four more are wounded after two shootings in the Dallas metro area late Wednesday night. Police were called to a house in southeast Dallas at 10:30 p.m., after a suspect shot four people. The suspect had fled by the time they arrived, but shortly surfaced in DeSoto, a suburb. There, the shooter attacked four more people, two of whom were later pronounced dead. DeSoto police said he was taken into custody at the scene; four victims remain hospitalized. Read it at NBC DFW BIG BROTHER IRS Manual Detailed DEA Tip Program That obscured the evidence trail. FACE THE MUSIC JPMorgan Faces Criminal Probe Over dealing in shoddy mortgages. $448 MILLION Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Minnesota and New Jersey. AWKWARD Drake Addresses Amanda Bynes Tweets 'I guess it's a little weird and disturbing.' PIXIELICIOUS Beyoncé Gets Short New Cut Shows it off on Instagram. 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. Beyoncé Gets a Haircut by Allison Samuels My Professor, the Murderer by Joelle Charbonneau Silenced by Sodomy Law by Caitlin Dickson

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