Cheat Sheet - GOP Slams Equal Pay for Women

April 09, 2014 TOO EASY 1. GOP Slams Equal Pay for Women Tuesday was Equal Pay Day, a day meant to mark how much extra time women would have to work in 2014 to make as much as men. So while Democrats dusted off the Paycheck Fairness Act, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Democrats are trying to "blow a few kisses to their powerful pals on the left," though he maintains he was talking about attacks on the Koch brothers. Nevertheless, the "war on women" theme is raging again, reports Eleanor Clift. Read it at The Daily Beast FINDERS, KEEPERS 2. U.S. Won't Give Invasion Intelligence to Ukraine American spies have spotted all the signs of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Eli Lake reports the U.S. refuses to share the imagery, intercepts, and more with Kiev. It's the type of information that could be critical to saving the country from partition or occupation by Putin. Read it at The Daily Beast HORRIFYING 3. 9+ Stabbed at Pittsburgh School As many as nine people were stabbed at around 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning at a Pittsburgh-area high school. According to a spokesman for Westmoreland County, the suspect is in custody and nine people (ages 15 to 60) have been taken to hospitals. The first emergency calls were made 15 minutes after the doors opened. The school issued a bulletin saying: "A critical incident has occurred at the high school. All elementary schools are canceled, the middle school and high school students are secure." Read it at NBC News TOUGH LIFE 4. 100 Docs Made $610M From Medicare Providers have been crying out that Medicare is squeezing their livelihood, but apparently that isn't the case for everyone. Data was released after a federal judge ruled that payments from Medicare to providers could be published for the first time. And no wonder the American Medical Association tried to block the release: The data shows that 100 doctors received $610 million between them. Of $77 billion paid to doctors in 2012, one Florida ophthalmologist made $21 million, while dozens made more than $4 million, and $15 billion went to just 2 percent of doctors. Read it at The New York Times WHOOPS 5. Flaw Found in Key Data Protection An encryption method that is used by many websites to protect users' sensitive data­­­, including passwords, bank accounts, and Social Security numbers, has been found to have a significant bug that makes this information vulnerable. Researchers are calling it "Heartbleed" because it attacks the heartbeat portion of the OpenSSL. When the memory on a running OpenSSL is exploited, hackers have potential access to usernames and passwords, trade secrets, and the private encryption keys that organizations use to communicate privately with their customers. On Tuesday, Tumblr and Lastpass were already warning users to change their usernames and passwords. "Companies need to get new encryption keys and users need to get new passwords immediately," said David Chartier, the chief executive at Codenomicon. "And do it quickly." Read it at The New York Times BIG SURPRISE Kim Jong-Un 'Reelected' Wins 100 percent of vote. FINALLY MH370 Search Officials 'Confident' After reacquiring signals during plane search. LINE OF TROUBLE Feds Nab Miami Cop in Coke Ring A lieutenant who served over 20 years. PRIORITIES Baby Charged With Attempted Murder Nine-month-old appears in court in Pakistan. STUNNER Julia Louis-Dreyfus Bares All 53-year-old "Veep" star naked on Rolling Stone. 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. Ukraine Violence Hits Government Pro-Russian protests are roiling eastern Ukraine, but Kiev feels the tension as well. This photo of a brawl in parliament shows just how divided Ukraine is on its political future. More Videos Cat Café Craze Sweeping the Globe by Nico Hines The Greatest Polio Threat Ever by Kent Sepkowitz Barbara, Don't Leave Us This Way by Tim Teeman

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