Cheat Sheet - It Was Right to Question UVA Rape Story

Read This, Skip That .... December 05, 2014 TRUTH 1. It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone's UVA Rape Story On Friday, Rolling Stone said it went too far in trusting a woman who claimed she was gang raped at a University of Virginia frat house. Those allegations that were not properly examined will undermine the fight against the scourge of campus sexual violence, writes Michael Moynihan. Read it at The Daily Beast GET REAL 2. Cop Texted His Union While Victim Died The rookie NYPD officer who shot a man in a Brooklyn stairwell in November was texting his union representative while the victim lay dying. Peter Liang reportedly texted his rep instead of calling for help for Akai Gurley, 28. To make matters worse, the report claims, Liang and his partner weren't supposed to be patrolling those stairways that night. Read it at New York Daily News DARK RAGE 3. School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Site The company that employs the infamous pickup artist Julien Blanc also attracted a dangerous subset of men to its forums—including a would-be shooter and an alleged kidnapper. Brandy Zadrozny reports on Real Social Dynamics, the company with a habit of responding to the alleged criminal behavior of its members with a particular damage-control tactic: delete and distance. Read it at The Daily Beast ABOUT TIME 4. France to Pay U.S. Holocaust Survivors After a year of negotiations with the Obama administration, France has agreed to pay reparations to American Holocaust survivors who had been deported to Nazi death camps via French trains. The bilateral accord will be signed Monday and includes a $60 million lump sum payment to be given to survivors, spouses, or heirs. Some survivors could receive well over $100,000, while spouses could receive tens of thousands of dollars. Read it at The Washington Post OILY 5. The 'Honey Boo Boo' Family's Weird Snake Oil Scheme Claiming to be useful against Ebola, autism, and cancer, Young Living Essential Oils came under fire from the FDA. Now Honey Boo Boo's sister is the company's latest spokeswoman. Kent Sepkowitz reports on the FDA's bureaucratic fatwa against the company's bare-boned science. Read it at The Daily Beast BOOM! 321,000 Jobs Added in November Strongest growth in years. BULL'S EYE NASA's Orion Sticks the Landing After it orbits Earth for first time. IT'S OFFICIAL White House Nominates Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. FINALLY LAPD Would Investigate Cosby Claims Regardless of statute of limitations. BARBARIC Autistic Man Shackled to Bed for 14 Days Sedated in Australian hospital. HUFFINGTON POST Rand Paul Forces Last-Minute Debate On War Authorization ROLLING STONE Afghanistan: The Making of a Narco State BUZZFEED Philippines Braces For Powerful Typhoon 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. Thief Hypnotizes Shopkeeper, Then Robs Him A London robber knocks over a convenience store in unusual fashion. More Videos They Made '70s Rockers Into Gods by Ted Gioia Meet Krampus, the Seriously Bad Santa by Jay Michaelson Confessions of a Rom-Com Writer by Kevin Fallon

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