Cheat Sheet - Tattoos and Tourette’s: Meet Team USA’s Only Hope

Read This, Skip That .... June 26, 2014 GO! 1. Tattoos and Tourette's: Meet Team USA's Only Hope Covered in tattoos and fighting Tourette's Syndrome, Tim Howard is unlike any soccer goalie you've seen. Emily Shire profiles the man who is keeping Team USA alive in the World Cup and finds he's the definition of an American badass. Read it at The Daily Beast BUFFERING 2. The Supreme Court Lets Abortion Clinics Protect Themselves On the heels of killings by an anti-abortion activists in the name of life, states across the country have put buffer zones around clinics. Now, the Supreme Court has struck down a Massachusetts law requiring a 35-foot area free of protests in front of abortion clinics—but upheld the right to impose such protections, as long as they don't infringe upon public spaces. And that's a good thing, writes Sally Kohn, because extremists don't seem to recognize any boundaries. Read it at The Daily Beast BALANCE OF POWER 3. Obama Loses at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that President Obama's move to fill three seats on the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 using recess appointments exceeded his power. The Court ruled that the Senate was not truly in recess when Obama made the appointments. (When in session, Republicans were blocking the appointments.) However, the court uphold the president's ability to make recess appointments in general. In his majority opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer declared that a congressional break has to last at least 10 days to be considered a recess under the Constitution. Read it at Los Angeles Times AUTOPILOT 4. MH370 Zombie Theory Rises From the Dead The theory that Malaysia Flight 370 flew for hours into the southern Indian Ocean on autopilot–the "zombie flight" theory–has gained considerable new credence. Australian investigators say they believe the crew was incapacitated. Clive Irving, who advanced the theory shortly after its disappearance, writes that this gives officialdom to the idea that the plane's mind died while its body lived. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 5. CDC: Alcohol Kills 10% of U.S. Adults A new study from the Center for Disease Control released Thursday outlines some shocking statistics regarding Americans and drinking. According to the study, 10 percent of deaths for people between 20 and 64 are alcohol-related. Roughly 71 percent of those who die prematurely in those deaths are male, and over half of them die as a direct result of binge drinking. However, alcohol still remains behind tobacco use, poor nutrition, and sedentary lifestyle in terms of preventable causes of death in the U.S. The top three causes of alcohol-related deaths for those under 21 are automobile accidents, homicide, and suicide. The study defined excessive alcohol in terms of binge drinking (five or more drinks on a single occasion for men, four or more for women) or heavy weekly consumption (15 or more a week for men, eight for women). Read it at The Daily Beast THAT'S ALL Army: Berghdal Didn't Aid Taliban While he was captive. TENNESSEE LEGEND Fmr. Senate Leader Howard Baker Dies Brought attention to Watergate scandal. REALITY BITES Uruguay's Suarez Banned for Biting For four months. SEEING GREEN GoPro Expecting $3 Billion During initial public offering. *HOLDS NOSE* World's Oldest Poop Discovered Deposited by Neanderthals. Rolling Stone The World Cup of Dirty Dreams: Inside Brazil's Most Infamous Brothel Esquire Inside ISIS's Propaganda Machine Vulture Don't Tease! Clips from the New 'Hunger Games' 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. Viral Video of the Day: Go, Team USA, GO! Patriotism and Will Ferrell back up Team USA. More Videos Ronaldo Saves USA, but He's Still Evil by Emily Shire Britain's Nuke-Proof Underground City by Nina Strochlic Robin Thicke's 'Paula' Is Pathetic by Andrew Romano

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