Cheat Sheet - Exclusive: My Dinner With al Qaeda

Today: Twitter Goes Silent With Confidential IPO Filing , Four Rapists Sentenced to Death , Mental Hospital Fire Kills 37 September 13, 2013 EXCLUSIVE 1. My Dinner With al Qaeda Four Western-educated, radical jihadists in Syria sit down with The Daily Beast's Anna Therese Day to talk about the the war, and warn that they'll 'blow out of Syria' any American troops who dare set foot there. Read it at The Daily Beast #SECRET 2. Twitter's Silent IPO How can the home of oversharing keep its balance sheet under wraps until just before it goes to market? It's thanks to President Obama and Congress. The Daily Beast's Daniel Gross explains. Read it at The Daily Beast INDIA 3. Four Rapists Sentenced to Death A judge sentenced four men to death today for the fatal gang-rape last year of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in Delhi, a brutal crime that shocked the nation and led to countrywide protests, heightened awareness of sexual assault in India, and stricter laws to protect women. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh were convicted earlier this week of rape, unnatural sex, murder, conspiracy, and destroying evidence. The men maintain their innocence and say they plan to appeal. A crowd had gathered outside the courtroom, chanting for a verdict. "Justice, for us, means death," said one of the victim's relatives. Read it at The Guardian RUSSIA 4. Mental Hospital Fire Kills 37 An early-morning fire at a psychiatric hospital in the Russian city of Veliky Novgorod has killed at least 37 people, according to officials there. Tens of the facility's patients—the elderly, the mentally ill and the chronically institutionalized—were able to escape. An investigative committee is looking into how the blaze was started but said, "According to preliminary information, the cause of the fire was carelessness on the part of one of the patients." Today's fire is the latest in a series of blazes at mental hospitals around the country, including one in April that claimed 38 lives. Read it at RIA Novosti JOINING FORCES 5. Women in the World Partners With Vital Voices The Women in the World Foundation will expand its partnership with Vital Voices, a nonprofit born out of the initiatives of then–first lady Hillary Clinton and then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, that according to its mission, "identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe." The two organizations have worked together since 2011, with several members of Vital Voices's 14,000-strong network appearing at the annual Women in the World summit. This news comes days after Tina Brown announced she would be leaving her role as editor in chief of The Daily Beast to start her own company producing live events. "I know firsthand how committed Tina is to making the world a better place for women and girls, and through her media platform no one has exposed the power of women's leadership around the world quite like she has," said Vital Voices president Alyse Nelson. Read it at The Daily Beast ROUGH WATERS Colorado Flood Rages On Rescue efforts continue. cruel fate Fire Burns Boardwalk Spared by Sandy And is spreading down the Jersey Shore. PAYDAY California Senate Passes Wage Hike Bill for minimum wage of $10 an hour by 2016. WWII Vet Beating Teens Plead Not Guilty Face murder, robbery charges. JUST TALK Couric Rumored to Replace Walters On 'The View.' 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. Inside Nirvana's Freakiest Video by Andrew Romano Did My Favorite Student Kill a Baby? by Brandy Zadrozny The Tao of Keanu Reeves by Marlow Stern

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