Cheat Sheet - HIV’s Greatest Foe Went Down With MH17

Read This, Skip That .... July 18, 2014 Heartbreaking 1. HIV's Greatest Foe Went Down With MH17 Dr. Joep M. Lange helped invent the HIV test and urged sending drugs to poor AIDS patients when the world was resigned to let them die. This hero was killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine on Thursday. Kent Sepkowitz writes about the epic hero the world just lost. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 2. Obama: U.S. Citizen Killed on MH17 Speaking at a press conference on Friday, President Obama addressed the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine. The president declared that "the deaths are an outrage of unspeakable proportions." "At least" one American citizen was aboard, Obama said: Quinn Lucas Schansman. The Netherlands lost 189 people, the most of any country. "Today I want the Dutch people to know we stand with you shoulder to shoulder," he said. Read it at The Daily Beast TOO LATE 3. Putin Calls for Ceasefire In the hot seat over recent events in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire between Russia-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government. "Direct talks between the opposing sides must be established as soon as possible. All sides in the conflict must swiftly halt fighting and begin peace negotiations," Putin said on Friday during a meeting with leaders from the Russian Orthodox Church. "It is with great concern and sadness that we are watching what is happening in eastern Ukraine. It's awful, it's a tragedy." Germany's Angela Merkel also called for a ceasefire on Friday. Read it at Yahoo News Killing Fields 4. A Child's Funeral in Gaza In their defenselessness and desperation, Gaza's civilians find determination and a sense of community as they lay their dead to rest. Jesse Rosenfeld reports from Gaza City. Read it at The Daily Beast VOYEURS 5. NSA Passed Around Nude Pics In an interview with The Guardian on Thursday, Edward Snowden claimed that within the NSA, a culture existed that allowed staffers to pick up nude photographs of people in "sexually compromising" situations. These photographs, he says, were often passed around. In the same interview, Snowden opened up about life in Russia, said he could live with ending up in Guantánamo Bay, and hoped he would get a jury trial in the U.S. instead of a judge.  Read it at The Guardian LET GO Man Dies After NYPD Chokehold "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" GO AHEAD Chelsea Manning to Get Gender Treatment While in prison. TRAGEDY UN: 5K Iraqi Civilians Dead in 2014 ISIS to blame. WATCH OUT Berlusconi Acquitted in Sex Case Ends political ban. HUNTED Ex-President Morsi's Son Arrested Was on the run. ROLLING STONE Confessions of a Liberal Gun Lover MEN'S JOURNAL The 15 Best Condoms According to Science ESQUIRE How Comcast is Astroturfing the Net Neutrality Issue 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. Israel Had a Secret Bullet Factory by Nina Strochlic Zach Braff Should Go Back to Jersey by Andrew Romano The Best & Worst Dressed of the Week by The Fashion Beast Team

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