Cheat Sheet - Ferguson Chaos Is Only Just Beginning

Read This, Skip That .... August 14, 2014 NOT OVER 1. Ferguson Chaos Is Only Just Beginning The streets of the St. Louis suburb were strewn with tear gas canisters and rubber bullet casings again last night as protesters pledged to keep demonstrating against the killing of teenager Michael Brown. Justin Glawe reports from the chaotic scene in Ferguson. Read it at The Daily Beast WAR ZONE 2. The Cops Are Armed Like I Was in Iraq The streets of Ferguson resemble a war-torn district of Iraq. Phillip Carter, a U.S. military veteran, says the police's tactics will only make matters worse. Read it at The Daily Beast FACE THE NATION 3. Obama: Progress Made in Iraq "We continue to make progress" in Iraq, President Obama said in a speech to the nation Thursday, but "the situation remains dire for Iraqis subject to ISIS terror." He promised humanitarian aid wherever possible and said the U.S. "will continue airstrikes" to protect U.S. assets. Shifting gears, the president addressed the crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, declaring, "Many Americans have been deeply disturbed" about the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson cop. Obama said he received an update from Attorney General Eric Holder, and has tasked the Department of Justice and FBI with investigating the case. At the same time, Obama decried both protester violence against police, and the use of excessive force by police against protesters and journalists. Read it at Reuters Chilling 4. How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria After Patrick Sawyer's sister died of the virus, Liberia's Ministry of Health instructed him not to travel. But he was allowed to fly to Lagos. Now he's dead—and 10 more are infected. Read it at The Daily Beast CONTAGION 5. ISIS Spreads to Indonesia Hundreds of hard-line extremists in the world's largest Muslim-majority country have begun to openly pledge allegiance to ISIS—and thousands more have done so on social media. The trend has led Indonesia's government to crack down, banning the group and now blocking websites that display the group's content. Indonesia is also worried about "alumni" jihadi, or those who come back from conflicts. "We have to be prepared, when the issue of ISIS in the Middle East is over and then they come back into Indonesia," a top counterterrorism official said Wednesday. Read it at Voice of America VIGILANTE JUSTICE? Anonymous Claims to ID Ferguson Cop Police say it's not him. JUST STOP Gang Rape Videos on Rise in India To shame, silence victim. FINALLY Apple Bans Toxins in iPhones Could cause cancer. PEACEMAKER Pope Francis Urges Korean Peace End "fruitless" rows. TEETERING Europe's Economy Stumbles Germany contracts, France stagnates. Us Weekly Coroner Defends Release of Robin Williams Death Details Esquire Fighting Australia's $20 Million Shark Hunt Huffington Post Mitch McConnell Earns 'Mostly False' Rating For Claims On Violence Against Women Act Vote 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: TV News Crew Tear-Gassed in Ferguson Police dismantle Al Jazeera America cameras, point them down. More Videos Joseph Gordon-Levitt: I'm a Feminist by Marlow Stern Twitter's Ugly Response to Robin's Death by Tauriq Moosa The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans by Nina Strochlic

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