Cheat Sheet - Exclusive: Inside Al Qaeda’s Internet Summit

Today: Elmore Leonard Was the Cool King of Crime Fiction , North Korea Has a Meth Problem , BofA Intern Dies in London August 20, 2013 Exclusive 1. Inside al Qaeda's Internet Summit New details: Prior to the worldwide security alert that temporarily shuttered U.S. embassies throughout the Middle East earlier this month, authorities captured an al Qaeda courier who had in his possession a recording of a seven-hour Internet-hosted meeting between more than 20 senior al Qaeda leaders from around the globe, U.S. intelligence officials tell The Daily Beast's Josh Rogin and Eli Lake. Read it at The Daily Beast OBIT 2. Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies Elmore Leonard, the bestselling crime novelist and author of Hollywood screenplays such as Get Shorty, Be Cool, and Out of Sight, died Tuesday. He was 87. Leonard died from complications of a stroke he suffered three weeks ago, his researcher wrote on Leonard's Facebook page. The Daily Beast's Malcolm Jones pays tribute to the cool king of crime fiction. Read it at The Daily Beast Pyongyang Ice 3. North Korea Has a Meth Problem North Korea has been making meth for export for years, but according to a study in the journal North Korea Review, the country has begun getting high on its own supply. The study says that between 40 percent and 50 percent of the population in northern areas of the country is addicted to crystal meth, though good data are hard to come by. It's not the first time a drug meant for export has become a problem: opium abuse was once widespread, but when the fields died in the mid 2000s the country switched to meth, and now production has shifted from state-run factories to home kitchens. Read it at The Wall Street Journal overworked 4. BofA Intern Dies in London A 21-year-old German student interning for Bank of America's London office was found dead Tuesday morning after reportedly working for 72 hours straight. Moritz Erhardt apparently suffered from epilepsy and collapsed in the shower of his student housing, after, according to posts from colleagues on an Internet forum, working until 6 a.m. three days in a row. An anonymous banker attested to The Independent that "interns can regularly clock up to 100 or even 110 hours a week," and another spoke of the "magic circle," in which interns go home at 7 a.m. to shower and change before returning to the office. The head of communications for Bank of America and Merrill Lynch said the company is "deeply shocked and saddened by the news" and cautioned against speculation. Read it at The Independent NO STRINGS ATTACHED 5. 'N Sync to Reunite at VMAs 'N Sync to the Backstreet Boys: two can play at this comeback game. The onetime double-platinum boy band plans to make a triumphant return to the stage with a performance Sunday at the Video Music Awards, says the New York Post. "Justin Timberlake and his former ... band members are set to reunite for a special performance on the VMAs Sunday night at the Barclays Center," reads the MTV announcement. The band's leader turned solo artist, actor, and Jay Z's BFF, Justin Timberlake, will perform independently before being joined by his former bandmates. Timberlake, whose new album, The 20/20 Experience, came out this spring, will also be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the event. Don't get too excited, super-fans, the boys will be saying bye, bye, bye for good after the night ends. Read it at Vulture WOEFUL JCPenney Struggles Continue But bright spots emerge. MIRACLE 100 Rescued From Boat in Indian Ocean Had been seeking asylum. PROTEST Swedish Women Wear Hijabs After Assault Attackers tried to rip hijab off Muslim woman. FLYING WAITERS Retail Drones Take Off Worldwide But U.S. regulations are still fuzzy. BIG BROTHER The Obamas Welcome New Puppy Meet Sunny. CNBC Rise of the American 'Breastaurant' Condé Nast Traveler Your Expert Guide to Travel Technology Us Weekly Stars as Jackie O 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. Obamas' New Dog = Drone Strikes? It's just a pooch, people! But for YouTube commenters, the cute harmless video of Sunny the First Puppy was inspiration for personal vitriol, political posturing, and even religious outrage. Sit, YouTube commenters. Stay! More Videos Give Oprah an Oscar by Kevin Fallon America's World Cup Warriors by Katie Baker The Billionaires Who Want to Live Forever by Adam Leith Gollner

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