Cheat Sheet - It’s Beyoncé’s World—You Just Live in It

Today: Crazy Russian Meteor Photos & Videos , Pistorius Breaks Down in Court , Cruise Ship Docks February 15, 2013 QUEEN B 1. How Beyoncé Took Over She's a sex goddess and a CEO. A diva and a do-gooder. And she's showing it all off in a HBO documentary airing tomorrow night. ZZ Packer on the rise—and rise, and rise—of the most powerful woman in show business. Read it at The Daily Beast ARMAGEDDON 2. Crazy Russian Meteor Videos End of the world already? A meteor exploded over Russia early this morning, injuring up to a thousand people. Shock waves from a blast also damaged about 270 buildings, mostly breaking windows. The Daily Beast rounds up the best photos and videos of the far-out freakout. Watch as the blast knocks out the windows of an office building. Read it at The Daily Beast FALLEN HERO 3. Pistorius Breaks Down in Court Oscar Pistorius appeared in court Friday with his head in his hands as prosecutors announced they'd be pursuing a "premeditated murder" charge against him for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. According to reports from the courtroom, family members reached forward to touch the 26-year-old South African Olympic star as he sobbed at the mention of the charge. Police were called early Thursday morning to Pistorius's house, where they found Steenkamp dead with four gunshot wounds to her head and upper body, as well as a 9mm pistol. Read it at BBC SEWAGE STEAMER 4. Cruise Ship Docks Miserable passengers arrived in Mobile, Alabama, Thursday night, and have begun to disembark. It's the end of a five-day nightmare, after a fire in the engine room turned the Carnival Triumph ship into a "floating Petri dish" with sewage oozing down the walls and floating along the decks. Much of the ship's electric system went down in the fire, causing the sanitary systems to malfunction—and exposing passengers to raw sewage. Additionally, passengers have reported not getting enough to eat, with waits as long as four hours for food. Carnival said it will issue refunds for the trip and give each passenger $500 in compensation, and the cruise line has canceled all voyages on the troubled ship going forward. Read it at CNN JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL 5. Carnival Passenger Bus Breaks Down The nagging question "Are we there yet?" has never been so justified. After finally getting off a sewage-filled cruise ship in Mobile, Alabama, one group of unlucky travelers boarded a bus to New Orleans only to have that ride break down as well. Carnival confirmed that the passengers were picked up by another bus that would carry them on the next leg of their journey home. One passenger told NBC's New Orleans affiliate, "We survived it. We are here, we're on land. Thank God." The passengers of the toxic Carnival cruise liner Triumph thought that their vacation couldn't get any worse—they were wrong. Read it at NBC News POTUS'S PLAYDATE Obama Heads to Florida For "relaxing trip" with friends. 4:20 Mitch McConnell Wants to Legalize Hemp Says new legislation will help Kentucky's economy. KILLER COP Dorner's Cause of Death Unclear Ex–LAPD cop's remains were positively identified Thursday. INVISIBLE Obama Falls Flat on Mortgage Fraud "Task force" aimed at prosecuting mortgage fraud hardly exists. HERE WE LILO 'The Canyons' Picked Up by IFC After cold shoulder from film festivals. 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. Vin Diesel Sings Rihanna's 'Stay' Who knew he could hit those high notes? In a video posted on his Facebook page, the action movie star showed his softer side, belting out the love song for his Valentine's Day 'amore.' More Videos Sen. Judd? It Could Happen by Jonathan Miller 5 Things You May Not Know About the Minimum Wage by David Sessions Hollywood's Favorite Ex-Porn Star by Marlow Stern

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