Cheat Sheet - 82 Companies Set to Drop Birth Control After Hobby Lobby

Read This, Skip That .... July 01, 2014 OPT-OUT 1. 82 Companies Set to Drop Birth Control After Hobby Lobby Monday's Supreme Court ruling granting Hobby Lobby a religious exemption from the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate has opened the floodgates for dozens of other companies. Abby Haglage reports that 82 other employers, including the University of Notre Dame, were lying in wait for the decision. Read it at The Daily Beast LOOK TO THE SKY 2. Putin's Pilots Set to Fly Over Iraq Russia may not yet have boots on the ground in Iraq, but it's got them in the sky. Josh Rogin reports that Vladimir Putin has already gifted fighter jets and pilots to Baghdad to fight ISIS. It's meant to show how decisive Moscow can be while Washington dithers on sending military aid to its ally. Read it at The Daily Beast PRIDE 3. Obama to Order Transgender Protections On Monday, President Obama announced that his office is working on an executive order to protect federal employees from gender identity-based discrimination. Lesbian and gay federal employees are already protected from workplace discrimination, but the Obama administration is planning to expand those protections to transgendered individuals. While Obama already announced in June an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT discrimination, the new directive would specifically ban firing or refusing to hire someone based on their gender identity. Currently, only 18 of the 50 states have laws on the books banning LGBT employee discrimination, and an additional three have protections for just lesbian and gay employees. Read it at Vox SACREBLEU 4. Sarkozy Detained in Corruption Probe First there was Francois Hollande and his secret girlfriend, and now his predecessor is embroiled in his own scandal. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody for questioning into a corruption investigation. Detectives are investigating whether Sarkozy abused his power to obtain information regarding legal cases against him by rewarding government officials. Authorities are trying to specifically determine whether Sarkozy appointed a magistrate to a top job in Monaco in exchange for tipping him off as to whether he would face corruption allegations in court. Read it at The Guardian BACK AGAIN, AGAIN 5. 'Community' Gets Sixth Season We can't keep up with Community's cancellations and resurrections. The cult comedy was picked up for a sixth season by Yahoo on Monday, after being canceled by NBC in March. Community will air 13 new episodes on a free video platform called Yahoo Screen this fall. "I look forward to bringing our beloved NBC sitcom to a larger audience by moving it online. I vow to dominate our new competition," creator Dan Harmon said. "Rest easy, Big Bang Theory. Look out, Bang Bus!" Read it at Variety RETALIATION Israel Responds Militarily to Dead Teens Gaza airstrikes. SWIPE LEFT Tinder Sued for Sexual Harassment By former executive. RISING SUN Japan Overturns U.S. Limits on Military First time since WWII. LOOPHOLE Erdogan Nominated for Turkish Presidency To avoid term limit. FORGET STIRRUPS Yearly Pelvic Exams Deemed Unnecessary Says American College of Physicians. 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. Is There a Ma Joad for the Piketty Era? by Katie Baker Why Women Don't Dig 'The Bachelorette' by Brandy Zadrozny Genetic Heroes Could Cure the Sick by Carrie Arnold

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