Cheat Sheet - Paris’s Muslim Suburbs Blame Jews for Charlie Hebdo Massacre

Read This, Skip That .... January 13, 2015 J'ACCUSE 1. Paris's Muslim Suburbs Blame Jews for Charlie Hebdo Massacre While France mourns last week's attacks, conspiracy theorists and anti-Semites have found a way to blame the bloodshed on the Jewish community. In the suburbs of Paris, "magical Jews" are believed to be responsible, reports Dana Kennedy. "It was a conspiracy designed by the Jews to make Muslims look bad," said one man. Read it at The Daily Beast Buckeye Nation 2. Ohio State Wins Inaugural College Football Championship Ohio State breezed past Oregon in the second half to win the inaugural national title in college football's playoff era Monday night at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The Buckeyes beat the Ducks 42-20 with help from OSU running back Ezekiel Elliott, who rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries. The win is the fifth national championship for the Buckeyes but the first title for Coach Urban Meyer in his three seasons at Ohio State. (Meyer has won two other titles with Florida, in 2006 and 2008.) Following the win, police used tear gas on Ohio State's campus to break up revelers celebrating at the football stadium. Authorities said 30 to 40 fires were lit in trash cans and dumpsters. Read it at ESPN Schooled 3. Even an Ivy League Grad Can't Pass the New G.E.D. The high-school equivalency exam has been privatized, made four times more expensive, and so hard to pass that even an Ivy League graduate failed it. Matt Collette took the new GED and finds it's no mystery why only 86,500 passed last year vs. 540,000 in 2013. Read it at The Daily Beast STUCK 4. Keeping Mentally Ill Kids Safe From Cops For parents of children with mental illness, calling police for help when a kid becomes violent or agitated can devolve into a nightmare, reports Brandy Zadrozny. But that leaves parents with few solutions in a dire scenario that can turn lethal. Read it at The Daily Beast MESSY DEBUT 5. Kathy Griffin's 'Fashion Police' Screw-Up Fashion Police returned last night, with high expectations as Kathy Griffin assumed the Joan Rivers's vacant chair. The problem is she didn't actually host the show. Even more glaringly, she just wasn't very funny, writes Tim Teeman. Read it at The Daily Beast HE'S BACK Court: Mubarak Should Be Freed Last charge against him overturned. TAKE THAT Hebdo Prints 3 Million Muhammad Cartoons New "Je Suis Charlie" cover. GOTCHA Bulgaria Nabs Frenchman With Hebdo Tie Fritz-Joly Joachin linked to Cherif Kouachi. SEEKING JUSTICE Delhi Uber Driver Charged With Rape Fast-track trial this week. BAD BATCH India: Bootleg Liquor Kills at Least 28 160 hospitalized. HUFFINGTON POST Second Verse, Same As The First: Republicans Prepare Another Dodd-Frank Attack US WEEKLY Golden Globes Red Carpet Pics BUZZFEED Behind the Scenes at the Globes 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. I Ate 50 McNuggets… Alone by James Joiner Europe's Most Discriminated Group by William O'Connor Hollywood's 'Je Suis Charlie' Hypocrisy by Marlow Stern

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