Cheat Sheet - The Sinister Side of Home Schooling

Today: House Votes to Defund Obamacare , Iran Nuclear Deal Credit Should Go to Kirk and Menendez, Not Obama , Yankees' Andy Pettitte to Retire September 20, 2013 UNSEEN 1. The Dark Side of Homeschooling Because the practice is almost entirely unregulated in much of the country, parents are able to hide their crimes—sometimes fatally. The Daily Beast's Michelle Goldberg investigates. Read it at The Daily Beast Here We Go Again 2. House Votes to Defund Obamacare Ten days before the latest government-shutdown deadline, the House of Representatives voted Friday on legislation that would both keep the government running at post-sequesteration levels and cut funding for the Affordable Care Act. Though the measure is certain to die—either in the Democrat-led Senate or at the desk of President Obama, who has pledged to veto if it gets that far—it adds difficulty to the task of reaching a compromise on how to keep the government from shutting down before September 30. Read it at The Daily Beast DEAL? 3. Behind the Nuclear Thaw If the United States and Iran do reach a nuclear deal, two U.S. senators will deserve much of the credit: Republican Mark Kirk of Illinois and Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey. They wrote the sanctions that cut Iran off from the international payments system. They led the fight to pass those sanctions into law back in 2011. And they did it over the objections of President Obama and his White House. Read it at The Daily Beast He's Out! 4. Yankees' Andy Pettitte to Retire Major league baseball's winningest postseason pitcher is out. New York Yankee Andy Pettitte announced Friday that he's "reached the point where I know I've left everything I have out on that field," and that Sunday's home game against the San Francisco Giants will be his last. Pettitte's retirement comes alongside fellow Yankee Mariano Rivera. "I want all of our fans to know now—while I'm still wearing this uniform—how grateful I am for their support throughout my career," Pettitte said in a statement. "I want to have the opportunity to tip my cap to them during these remaining days and thank them for making my time here with the Yankees so special."  Read it at USA Today Literary Criticism 5. N. Carolina County Bans 'Invisible Man' All copies of Ralph Ellison's National Book Award–winning novel Invisible Man will be removed from a North Carolina county's school libraries. The Randolph County Board of Education voted to ban the critically acclaimed 1952 book from its reading list. Invisible Man was named one of the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century by Time magazine in 2010, but according to the parent whose complaint sparked the vote, "This book is filthier, too much for teenagers." The board's chair said he thought the novel was "a hard read," while another board said he "didn't find any literary value" in it.  Read it at UPI JUST RELEASED The Hero Summit Agenda 2013 Announcing the itinerary for our Oct. summit. SAVE IT! Food Expiration Dates Lead to Waste According to a new study. ACROSS THE POND Stephen Fry Gets in Twitter Spat Paper accuses him of stealing tweets. GTA A Love/Hate Relationship With 'Grand Theft Auto' Girl gamers recognize sexism, but can't stop playing it. DOPPELGANGER Meet the Dog That Looks Like Putin World's best find. WONDERWALL This Week's Worst Celebrity Fashion Offenders ART NEWS Refuting the Myths About the Armory Show THE CUT What Does Manhood Mean in 2013? 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 Evolution of Drake With the rapper's much-anticipated album 'Nothing Was the Same' releasing soon, here's a look back at Aubrey Graham a.k.a. Drake's varied career, from 'Degrassi' child star to hip hop icon. And don't forget about that adorable clip of him dancing at his Bar Mitzvah. More Videos The Georgia Militia Murders by Caitlin Dickson A Coming American Schism? by Candida Moss Who Should Win Best Actor? by Kevin Fallon and Marlow Stern

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