Cheat Sheet - Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Found

Read This, Skip That .... December 30, 2014 THEY FOUND IT 1. Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Found Three days after AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared, search and rescue teams have found debris from the plane and at least 40 bodies floating in the Java Sea. Lennox Samuels writes the families of the 137 adults, 18 children, and crew must now come to terms with the horrible loss while wondering what went terribly wrong. Read it at The Daily Beast STICKING TO OUR STORY 2. FBI Fixated on North Korea for Sony Hack Despite New Evidence The FBI is doubling down on its claim that the Sony hack was solely orchestrated by North Korea, even though there is mounting evidence to the contrary, reports Shane Harris. Cybersecurity firm Norse Corp. suggests the attack may have been at least partially an inside job, though the FBI continues to claim "there is no credible information to indicate that any other individual is responsible" other than Pyongyang. Read it at The Daily Beast BAD BEDFELLOWS 3. GOP Leader Admits Speaking to White Supremacists Rep. Steve Scalise, newly elected to the House GOP's third-highest position, admits that he spoke to a white supremacist group in 2002. Scalise says he didn't realize they were a hate group. Tim Mak reports that's hard to believe given it was created by David Duke, the KKK veteran who ran for governor in Scalise's own party. Read it at The Daily Beast HOT WATER 4. Feds Probe New York State Assembly Speaker Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for payments he received from a small New York City law firm, according to a New York Times report Monday. FBI agents and prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office are looking into what Silver has been doing in exchange for income from Goldberg & Iryami PC, a firm that focuses on real-estate tax reductions for residential and commercial properties. Silver, a personal-injury lawyer, received payments over the last 10 years from the firm, but did not include it on his annual financial-disclosure forms, the Times reports. The Manhattan Democrat, who has served as speaker for the last two decades, did not respond to questions regarding the investigation or his relationship to the firm.  Read it at The New York Times CONTAGION 5. 2 More Tested for Ebola in U.K. Two other people in Britain have been tested for Ebola, one in Scotland and one in southwest England, said officials. Scotland's first minister, Nicole Sturgeon, said a health worker who recently returned from West Africa has a "low probability" of having Ebola and that officials were operating on a "precautionary basis." Another patient was isolated at Royal Cornwall Hospital in the city of Truro and is awaiting Ebola test results. On Tuesday, a woman became the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola while in Britain. Her case was confirmed in Scotland, but she was transferred to Royal Free Hospital in North London, the hospital that treated Britain's first Ebola patient, William Pooley. Read it at The New York Times CRIME IN CONGRESS Rep. Michael Grimm Will Resign After pleading to guilty to tax evasion. IN THE HOLE Government Lost $9.26B on Auto Bailout Recovered $70.43 billion. STRATEGIC PAIN Putin Critic Gets Suspended Sentence But slaps brother with prison time. INTO THIN AIR Man, 86, Missing After Winning Lottery Last seen December 20. PAYDAY Condé Nast to Pay Ex-Interns $5.8M After class-action lawsuit. THE HUFFINGTON POST Majority Whip Steve Scalise Struggles To Distance Himself From David Duke ROLLING STONE Ferguson Activists Call Out Black Celebrities for 'Saying Nothing' BUZZFEED 'The Comeback' Completes Its Perfect Comeback 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. Say 'I Don't' to Self-Marriage by Tim Teeman North Korea's Fear of Free Film by Rich Goldstein Why Your New Year's Diet Will Fail by Carrie Arnold

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