Cheat Sheet - Sorry, Europe, We’re Still Spying on You

Today: GOP Faction Pushing Immigration , Little Maria's Real Roma Mother Found In Bulgaria , 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan October 25, 2013 PEEKABOO 1. Sorry, Europe, We're Still Spying on You In light of recent revelations of a massive U.S. global eavesdropping campaign, European leaders are competing to sound the most outraged at the NSA program. But the spying will continue, says Christopher Dickey—it always does. Read it at The Daily Beast More Drama 2. GOP Faction Pushing Immigration As post-shutdown Washington begins to return to the topic of immigration reform, a conservative coalition that includes business leaders, evangelical leaders, and GOP activists is pushing for House Republicans to consider reform legislation. House Speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor support the GOP taking up its own immigration bill since the Senate has passed comprehensive legislation. But hard-line House conservatives are digging in, saying they're in no mood to negotiate after badly losing the shutdown batle to Obama. They say they will not bow to pressure from groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform.  Read it at the New York Times IT'S A MATCH 3. Maria's Real Roma Mother Found in Bulgaria DNA tests have confirmed that the mother of the little blond girl taken from a dark-haired Roma family in Greece is a Roma woman living in Bulgaria, and she says the child was never sold or stolen. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports on the story's latest twist and Europe's problems with racial profiling. Read it at The Daily Beast DEVELOPING 4. 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan Residents near Japan's Fukushima Prefecture coastline are scrambling to reach higher ground after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattled through the area. Officials announced a tsunami advisory minutes after the quake, but said that there is "no widespread tsunami threat" at the moment. The epicenter of the earthquake, which apparently left the nearby Onagawa nuclear power plant unharmed, was less than 300 miles from Tokyo.   Read it at ABC GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER 5. Obamacare Website Is 'Fixable' Frustrated with trying to enroll on HealthCare.gov? Try again in a month. According Jeff Zients, the Obama appointee tasked with smoothing out the site's kinks, that's how long it'll take to get the glitchy online marketplace fully functional. "Let me be clear: HealthCare.gov is fixable," he said. Most of the "front end" problems have already been cleared up and 90 percent of people can create accounts. After that, it all sort of falls apart and only 3 in ten users have found success viewing plans and actually enrolling. A private firm, QSSI, was selected to be in charge of the effort. Read it at The Washington Post New Revelation JonBenet's Parents Were Indicted Prosecutors decided not to pursue charges. CRACKDOWN FDA Wants New Painkiller Limits To halt rampant abuse. Deadly Ride 5 Hurt in NC State Fair Accident Thrown from carnival ride. TWISTED Man Tried to Hire KKK Killer To hang neighbor he suspected of rape. THE END Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr Split After three years of marriage. 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 NSA Scandal According to... The U.S. spy game seems to be getting out of control. While the government has defended the National Security Agency, how does the rest of the world feel? More Videos New Revelations in JonBenet's Unsolved Death by Carol McKinley NBC's 'Dracula' Sure Is Sexy, But It Isn't Scary by Kevin Fallon Obama Can't Blame the Republicans This Time by Kirsten Powers

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