Cheat Sheet - A New Dawn for U.S.-Iran Relations?

Today: The First 'Glee' Without Cory Monteith Was Blissfully Joyous , U.N.: Humans Cause Climate Change , U.S., Russia Agree on Chemical Weapons Deal September 27, 2013 TURNING POINT 1. A New Dawn for U.S.-Iran Relations After the first high-level meeting between the U.S. and Iran in six years, Secretary of State John Kerry said the talks were 'very different in tone,' and both sides expressed optimism about future negotiations. Add that to diplomatic breakthroughs with Russia at the U.N. this week, and suddenly it looks like we have a turning point in the Middle East, says The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey. Read it at The Daily Beast LAST NIGHT ON TV 2. The Blissful 'Glee' Premiere The season premiere of 'Glee' was lighthearted, playful, and purely happy—and therefore the perfect homage to late star Cory Monteith, says The Daily Beast's Kevin Fallon. Read it at The Daily Beast SCIENCE 3. U.N.: Humans Cause Climate Change Are we still debating this? According to a new report from hundreds of the world's top scientists, there is a 95 to 100 percent chance global warming is caused by humans. "Human influence has been detected in warming of the atmosphere and the ocean, in changes in the global water cycle, in reductions in snow and ice, in global mean sea level rise, and in changes in some climate extremes," the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change wrote in the report that also called on governments to "step up" their responses. Climate-change deniers have promoted the fact that temperatures have risen more slowly in the past 15 years as a refutation of man's responsibility for global warming. Scientists say this explanation is oversimplified and doesn't take into account a long-term warming trend. Read it at Reuters resolution 4. U.S., Russia Agree on Chemical Weapons Deal The United States and Russia have agreed on a draft resolution for enforcing the handover of Syria's chemical weapons. The resolution includes language that cites Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, allowing for tactics more forceful than negotiation, including diplomatic and economic coercion. Failing those tactics, Chapter 7 also allows for the use of military force, though the draft resolution does not specify whether it will also resort to military force. With Russia on board, the resolution is almost certain to pass a U.N. vote. Read it at MSNBC.com MINIBAILOUT 5. Obama to Offer Detroit $300M Officials from the Obama administration are headed to Detroit today to offer $300 million in federal and private aid to help the Motor City, two months after its historic bankruptcy filing. "It's the largest city bankruptcy in the history of our country, on our watch, and we've got to do something," White House economic adviser Gene Sperling said. But, he added, "there is nothing we can do to help on the bankruptcy; there is no bailout." The aid—a drop in the bucket for Detroit's $18 billion worth of debt—would be divvied between rebuilding efforts with $140 million going to transit improvements and $100 million to blight efforts. Read it at The New York Times FALLING DOWN Mumbai Building Collapses At least three dead, dozens missing. HORRIFYING Toxicologists Investigate Flesh-Eating Drug Two people hospitalized. DISGUSTING Teen Arrested in Sextortion Case Blackmailed Miss Teen USA with nude photos. SUBSTITUTIONS McDonald's Pushes Healthier Options Fruit and salad can replace fries. revenge? Kanye Bashes Jimmy Kimmel for Spoof Another epic Twitter rant. Wonderwall The Weird, Wacky, Wonderful (?) World of Paula Patton MINI TIME 5 Haunted Lighthouses to Climb if You Dare Condé Nast Traveler The Best Fall Foliage in the U.S. 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. Get Up to Speed on 'Homeland' by Andrew Romano Swing States Sit Out Obamacare by Candida Moss The Gospel According to Bill O'Reilly by Candida Moss

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