Cheat Sheet - The Quest for the Perfect Condom

Today: Snowden Gets Two Asylum Offers , Clashes in Egypt Kill 36 , Gunmen Attack Nigerian School July 06, 2013 SCIENCE! 1. The Quest for the Perfect Condom What if using condoms didn't just prevent disease and pregnancy, but they actually felt good, too? Scientists say it isn't a pipe dream. The Daily Beast's Winston Ross and Lizzie Crocker report. Read it at The Daily Beast COME ON OVER 2. Snowden Gets Two Asylum Offers It appears that Edward Snowden now has some options. On Friday, the presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua separately offered the NSA leaker asylum in their countries. Snowden had sought refuge from 20 nations after fleeing the United States, and these are the first to accept him. As of now, Snowden is still rumored to be cooped up in the transit zone of a Moscow airport. President Nicolas Maduro said he was offering asylum to Snowden so that Snowden could be free of "persecution from the empire." Read it at ABC News Violence 3. Clashes in Egypt Kill 36 The fall of Morsi doesn't mean political violence in Egypt has ended. Far from it: in clashes in several cities on Friday, at least 36 people were killed and 400 injured as Morsi's supporters held a day of protests. As a consequence, the country's interim president, Adly Mansour, reportedly met for the first time with the country's army chief and interior minister on Saturday. It is the first time Mansour has worked outside of the presidential offices since he was sworn in on Thursday.  Meanwhile, Morsi's party, the Muslim Brotherhood, already tried its smear campaign against the new president, claiming Mansour is Jewish and part of an elaborate conspiracy between Israel and the U.S. Read it at USA Today Horrific 4. Gunmen Attack Nigerian School Nigerian gunmen viciously attacked a boarding school around 3 a.m. Saturday morning, leaving at least 29 students and one teacher dead from gunshot wounds and from being burned alive. According to survivors at the hospital, dozens more escaped into the bush and have yet to be found. The gunmen are believed to belong to the radical jihadist sect Boko Haram, whose name translates to "Western education is sacrilege." Militants from Boko Haram and breakaway groups have killed more than 1,600 civilians since 2010. Read it at Associated Press GOING ROGUE 5. The War on the War on Drugs A conference of mayors unanimously calls on the federal government to butt out of marijuana policymaking, writes The Daily Beast's Matt Taylor. Read it at The Daily Beast Getting Along? Koreas Start Cooperation Talks Could reopen border factor. Babies Having Babies Pregnant Girl, 11, Denied Abortion in Chile Allegedly a victim of rape by her mother's partner. Uh-Oh 99 Percent of Android Phones Have Flaw Security flaw gives hackers "master key" to system. FATE DECIDED? Report: Dwight Howard to Join Rockets After a 20-month-long saga. Daredevil Prince Harry Gets a Promotion Qualifies for Apache attack helicopter. 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. Arctic Lightscapes If the heat is starting to get to you, cool off with these breathtaking time lapses of polar landscapes and the Aurora Borealis. More Videos Death on Killer Mountain by Amanda Padoan Your Work Vs. Your Weight by Eliza Shapiro 'Lone Ranger': This Was Never a Good Idea by Allison Samuels

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