Cheat Sheet - Jesus Goes Digital

Today: Cardinals Vote for New Pope , To Hell With Karzai , NYC Soda Ban Overturned March 12, 2013 BIBLE 2.0 1. Jesus Goes Digital Scripture? There's an app for that. In his first column for The Daily Beast, Obama's former faith adviser Joshua DuBois talks to the tech-savvy entrepreneur bringing the gospel to a new generation of Christians. Read it at The Daily Beast SURVIVOR: PAPACY 2. Cardinals Vote for New Pope What do you get when you lock 115 cardinals in the Sistine Chapel? A new pope! On the first day of the conclave to fill the papal vacancy, cardinals will write names on rectangular pieces of paper until one candidate receives the 77 votes needed to clinch the spot. Tuesday there's only one round of balloting. On each successive day, there will be two rounds in the morning, and two in the evening. The candidates will accumulate votes over the course of the conclave. Once counted, the ballots are burned in an oven in the Sistine Chapel with chemicals. If the smoke is black (as it's expected to be on Tuesday), there's no result and voting continues. If it's white, then it's time to party—there's a new pope in town. Read it at The New York Times AFGHAN PROBLEMS 3. To Hell With Karzai The Afghan president sticks his verbal bayonet in Hagel's and America's eyes, and what do we do, again? Nothing! writes Leslie H. Gelb. Read it at The Daily Beast FIZZLED OUT 4. NYC Soda Ban Overturned Let the soda fountains flow! On Monday, a New York Supreme Court judge overturned Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on the sale of supersized sugary drinks in New York City restaurants and other venues. Judge Milton Tingling ordered the city is "permanently restrained" from "enforcing the new regulations," which are "fraught with arbitrary and capricious consequences." He added that the "loopholes in this rule effectively defeat the stated purpose of the rule." Many city restaurants and other businesses had already begun preparing for the ban, which was set to take effect on March 12. The judge's ruling is a big blow to Mayor Bloomberg, who has stressed public-health initiatives throughout his tenure.   Read it at The Wall Street Journal #WITW2013 5. Women in the World Summit Agenda Newsweek & The Daily Beast's 2013 Women in the World Summit will welcome a variety of inspirational women on April 4 and 5 in New York City to discuss global issues and engage in first-person storytelling. Read the full agenda. Read it at The Daily Beast BREACH OF PRIVACY Beyoncé, Clinton Among Hacked Their finances exposed. CAN'T WE GET ALONG? Cameron: Respect Falklands Vote After unanimous call to stay British. BE MY FRIEND Obama Tries to Court Republicans If at first you don't succeed … GLAMOUR and GLITZ 'Great Gatsby' to Open Cannes In all its 3-D glory. WHEN IN ROME Rodman to Meet New Pope He thinks so, at least. 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. The 'Bachelor' Virgin Mystery by Ramin Setoodeh A Poor Man's Onion by David Freedlander The Case for Padre Sean by Christopher Dickey

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