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Today: Spanish Train Operator Admits Recklessness , End the Damn Dickmanship! , U.S. Not Ready to Cut Aid to Egypt July 29, 2013 DRAMATIC 1. Jailbreak Nightmare Two years after the last U.S. soldier left Iraq, up to 500 al Qaeda members captured during the surge are on the loose. Tribal leaders expect retribution—and spillover to Syria, The Daily Beast's Eli Lake reports. Read it at The Daily Beast BAILED OUT 2. Spanish Train Operator Admits Recklessness Francisco Jose Garzon Amo was released from jail on bail Sunday night, but his legal saga has only just begun. The 52-year-old Spanish train operator was officially charged with 79 counts of homicide after admitting to a judge that he had acted recklessly when the train he was manning derailed last week. Despite video evidence and testimonials from passengers who survived the wreckage—the country's worst railroad accident in nearly 70 years—the railway drivers' union has protested that the train's black boxes have not been analyzed and so charges against Garzon Amo may be premature. Read it at The Guardian TESTOSTERONE 3. End the Damn Dickmanship! When middle-aged libido meets a whiff of power, chaos strikes our political process. Tina Brown on why Anthony Weiner and his ilk need to stop thinking with their genitals. Read it at The Daily Beast HESITATING 4. U.S. Not Ready to Cut Aid to Egypt Egyptians have been demonstrating for three weeks now, but the Obama administration is still weighing its response to the brutal protests that have so far resulted in the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and the deaths of at least 72 people. Though California's Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has urged Congress to stop its $1.5 billion worth of annual aid to the embattled country, fellow lawmakers have stayed quiet about suspending assistance. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel have both acknowledged the significance and severity of what's happening in Egypt and expressed concern. And while President Obama himself ordered the delivery of four American fighter planes to the Egyptian Air Force to be halted, he has made clear that there are no plans to cut off the $1.5 billion Feinstein is pushing for. Read it at The New York Times CINEMATIC 5. $50M of Jewels Stolen in Cannes Heist No, this is not the plot of a Hollywood crime drama--but it could be. A thief entered the ritzy Carlton InterContinental Hotel in Cannes, along the French Riviera, Sunday morning with a gun in his hand and a bandanna over his face, and walked out with approximately $50 million worth of jewels. Just days earlier, a member of the Pink Panther jewel thief gang—yes, that is what they are called and they're believed to have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from hundreds of boutiques around the world—reportedly escaped from a Swiss prison. Relatively few details have emerged about the stolen goods from Cannes, but some news agencies have reported that the jewels were actually on loan from the worldwide diamond proprietor Leviev for an exhibition, but that's not been confirmed. Read it at The New York Times THAT WAS CLOSE Tour Bus Swept Up by Arizona Flood No one was injured. BRUTAL ATTACK Dozen Car Bombs Kill 51 in Iraq Looks like the work of al Qaeda. FIRST STEP Israel-Palestine Peace Talks to Resume After nearly three years. BUH-BYE Report: Limbaugh, Hannity to Lose Radio Deals After contract negotiations stall. SORRY, BUB 'The Wolverine' Disappoints at Box Office Rakes in $55 million opening weekend. 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. Weiner Campaign Shrinks by David Freedlander The Reluctant Racist by Caitlin Dickson Patti Mayonnaise Is on 'Orange Is the New Black' by Kevin Fallon

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