Cheat Sheet - France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers

Read This, Skip That .... January 09, 2015 END GAME 1. France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers In a dramatic shootout Friday, commandos killed the terrorists behind the worst massacre in France since the end of World War II. Nico Hines writes Chérif and Saïd Kouachi were holed up with a hostage in a building close to Charles de Gaulle Airport. The al Qaeda-linked brothers returned fire with special forces before being killed. Twenty miles away, two members of the same terrorist cell took several people hostage in a kosher supermarket. The gunman was killed by police, though not before killing several hostages and his female accomplice escaped. Read it at The Daily Beast IN THE CROSSHAIRS 2. U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Attacks Nancy A. Youssef and Shane Harris report American intelligence officials say one of the Kouachi brothers was trained by al Qaeda in Yemen in 2011 as part of its program to create attackers in the West. Read it at The Daily Beast FEMME FATALE 3. Who Is the Female Paris Terrorist? Hayat Boumeddiene is the most-wanted woman in France. Boumeddiene is on the run after escaping from a kosher supermarket where she and her partner took hostages Friday before he was killed by police. Nina Strochlic on what we know about Boumeddiene, who has been linked to the al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists and is suspected of killing a police officer yesterday. Read it at The Daily Beast CELEBRATE 4. U.S. Has Best Jobs Year Since 1999 The Labor Department's December jobs report, released Friday, shows that 2014 was the best year for the U.S. labor market since 1999. The jobless rate declined to 5.6 percent, the lowest level since June 2008. The final month of the year added 252,000 jobs, on top of the 353,000 added the previous month—though earnings took an unexpected decline. In total, about 2.95 million Americans found work in 2014, the most in 15 years. Read it at Bloomberg HOUSE OF GOD 5. Dublin Priest Says He Is Gay During Mass A Dublin priest received a standing ovation after coming out as gay during Mass. Father Martin Dolan, a priest at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra for 15 years, called on parishioners to support same-sex marriage in an upcoming referendum in May. "I'm gay myself," he added, prompting parishioners to stand up and clap for the priest. "We are all very proud of Father Martin," said youth worker Liz O'Connor. "Because he has admitted that he is gay he doesn't change the person that he was before it." Read it at Belfast Telegraph BAD CROWD Paris Terrorist Met American Jihadi Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. SUCK IT UP Court: Teen Must Continue Forced Chemo Not mature enough to make her own decision. SCHOOL IS IN SESSION Obama: Make Community College Free For anyone "willing to work for it." FLIPPER Ex-Miami Dolphin Swims 9 Miles to Shore After falling off boat. HUFFINGTON POST After Surprising Defeat, House GOP Vows To Make A Second Run At Relaxing Wall Street Reform ROLLING STONE The War on Drugs Is Burning Out BUZZFEED Bill Cosby Tells A Woman "Be Careful About Drinking Around Me" During His Stand-Up 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. LIVE Coverage of the Paris Terror Attacks France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday. More Videos Sia and Shia LaBeouf's Pedo Nontroversy by Marlow Stern The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops by Melissa Leon Grindr's Trans Dating Problem by David Levesley

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