Cheat Sheet - What Killed Cory Monteith

Today: 22 Kids Die From School Meals in India , Internet Hates Rolling Stone Cover , J.K. Rowling's Hardboiled Hoax July 17, 2013 ADDICTION 1. What Killed Cory Monteith Glee star Cory Monteith overdosed on a cocktail of heroin and alcohol. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on the strange history of the addictive drug that ruled the '60s. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 2. 22 Kids Die From School Meals in India Twenty-two schoolchildren are dead and dozens more are ill on Wednesday after eating tainted food as part of a free-lunch program in India's eastern state of Bihar. Angry parents joined the protest against the school, setting at least four police vehicles on fire. The tainted lunches were part of India's Mid-Day Meal Program, which provides free food to boost school attendance and promote healthy eating, but at least 47 children fell sick on Tuesday. Twenty-eight students were taken to a local hospital after the incident, and the doctors who took care of the children said the smell coming off the children's bodies indicated the food contained organo-phosphorus, a poisonous substance. Read it at BBC News TROLLING STONE 3. Internet Hates Rolling Stone Cover What about the actual story? The Internet really doesn't like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of Rolling Stone. Critics say that it glamorizes the young Boston bomber, like any heartthrob rock star who's had the chance to grace the magazine. Twitter erupted in anger—Comedian Patton Oswalt wrote that the mag is probably excited to "use Zimmerman next." Even fans of Dzhokhar voiced their distaste. The Washington Post's Erik Wemple doesn't think it's the worst idea in the world. Rolling Stone has used some other "monsters" as cover boys in the past(like Charles Manson). The "sexy" image of Dzhokhar, it's important to note, has been featured in several reported pieces on the Boston bombing, including The New York Times. Read it at The Atlantic Wire Nom de Plume 4. J.K. Rowling's Hardboiled Hoax The secret is out now that J.K. Rowling pseudonymously wrote a detective novel, but is it any good? Malcolm Jones on how she handles private dicks and Chandler's tough world. Read it at The Daily Beast SNOOPING 5. ACLU: License-Plate Readers Track Millions You don't need to have a cellphone for law enforcement to track your whereabouts. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the use of license-plate-reading cameras has become widespread, with police building databases with millions of license-plate numbers. The readers are placed along roads or cruisers and scan plates to find cars that have been involved in crimes, but the readers also record and store every plate they scan and put them in a database with time and location data, whether they're involved in a crime or not. Police say the databases are useful in future investigations, but the ACLU says the data collection is overly broad. Read it at The Washington Post IT'S COMPLICATED Jurors: B37 Doesn't Speak for Us Who says Martin played a role in his own death. STAY THE COURSE Bernanke: Economy Still Recovering In testimony to Congress. EQUALITY Britain Legalizes Gay Marriage As queen approves law. GUESS WHO'S BACK? Olbermann to Return to ESPN Will not be allowed to discuss politics. FOR REAL? 'Sharknado 2' Coming Soon Will be set in New York City. 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 Video About to Take Over U.S. Politics Samantha Power is trying to get confirmed as the American ambassador to the U.N., but these 2002 comments—a hypothetical response to a hypothetical scenario—about potentially invading Israel might make the fight fierce. More Videos San Diego's Handsy Mayor by Caitlin Dickson How to Take Down a President by Mike Giglio Processing the Murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe by Neela Ghoshal

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