Cheat Sheet - New York Mayor’s Horse Policy Is Manure

Today: Snowstorm Slams Northeast , The Perugia House Where Meredith Kercher Was Murdered Is for Sale , Report: Kim's Uncle Eaten By Dogs January 03, 2014 TOP PRIORITY 1. New York Mayor's Horse Policy Is Manure Try shoveling your way out of this one, Bill de Blasio. New York's City's new mayor has made his top priority banning horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. The Daily Beast's Nick Gillespie asks: is he joking? Read it at The Daily Beast BOOM 2. Snowstorm Slams Northeast The new year's first winter storm is being blamed for nine deaths in the Midwest and Northeast, including a 71-year-old woman with Alzheimer's who wandered away from home in upstate New York. The blizzard hit the northeastern U.S. on Thursday after walloping Chicago earlier in the week, and by Friday morning, nearly two feet of snow fell in Massachusetts, and a state of emergency was declared in New York and New Jersey. Freezing and dangerous temperatures are set to hit Friday, with wind chills in many places set to go double digits below zero. The snowstorm is the first major test for new New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was sworn in on Wednesday—and soon took the unusual step of canceling school (much to the delight of his teenage son, Dante, who allegedly told friends he was trying to convince his dad to close school). Read it at The Daily Beast GRIM HISTORY 3. Kercher Murder House for Sale It all started in this Perguia house. In 2007, British student Meredith Kercher was murdered in the back bedroom of a house she shared with Amanda Knox. Five years later, Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted in Kercher's murder—and then acquitted. At first, the house was a sequestered crime scene, and then the owner completely refurbished it and removed the room Kercher likely was murdered in. The Daily Beast's Barbie Latza Nadeau on whether a house can have bad karma. Read it at The Daily Beast BOND VILLAIN 4. Report: Kim's Uncle Eaten By Dogs A Hong Kong newspaper aligned with China's Communist Party is reporting that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle was executed by being stripped naked, thrown into a cage, and eaten alive by 120 starved dogs. The report, published in a newspaper called Wen Wei Po, has not been independently confirmed—and Wen Wei Po is ranked 19th out of 21 Hong Kong newspapers in crediblity, and not one other Chinese newspaper has picked it up. Kim's uncle, the once-powerful Jang Song Thaek, was executed on December 12, but the method of execution has not been verified, although it had been previously reported that he had been shot by a firing squad. Read it at NBC News DOUBTFUL 5. Ford: I'm Toronto's Best Mayor Talk about an overreach. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who filed for re-election Thursday despite a firestorm of criticism over his admission to smoking crack cocaine, now is telling reporters that, "I've got the strongest track record. I've been the best mayor that this city's ever had. My record speaks for itself." When reporters asked him what he will say to parents on the campaign trail about his drug use and affiliations with criminals, Ford retorted, "You want to get personal? I'm sticking to my record. That's all personal." Election day for Toronto is on October 27. Read it at Toronto Star NO LONGER SAFE U.S. Urges South Sudan Evacuation Embassy staff asked to leave. OOOOH Cheerios Goes GMO-Free Hits the shelves soon. AWESOME NC Councilman Resigns in Klingon "I might as well have one last laugh." THE HIATUS IS OVER Alison Brie Goes Back to School Talks "Community" return, Dan Harmon & more. AMERICAN IDOL Clay Aiken for Congress? "Actively considering" running for office. Rolling Stone A Tale of Two Drug Wars Us Weekly Sarah Hyland "Not Okay" With Carly Rae Playing Cinderella on Broadway GQ 6 Things You Need to Know to be a Colorado Weed Tourist 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. Slammed by Hercules by Eric Holthaus What David Brooks Doesn't Understand About Marijuana by Jamelle Bouie Tour the World with the Beatles by Lonely Planet

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