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Today: Farrow's Brother Defends Allen , CBO Reverses GOP Obamacare Claim , George Zimmerman Wants to Profit Off Trayvon Martin's Death February 05, 2014 BAD EXPERIMENT 1. Bill Nye's Evolution Debate was a Nightmare for Science America's favorite science guy shot himself in the foot when he agreed to dive into America's culture wars on evolution. Watching Bill Nye debate Ken Ham, the creationist founder of Answers in Genesis, was like watching the Broncos play the Seahawks, writes Michael Schulson. Nye spent most of the debate sounding like a clueless geek, even if his points were scientifically valid. Between random references to the sexual habits of minnows and human gut bacteria, Nye never had a chance. Read it at The Daily Beast TAKING SIDES 2. Farrow's Brother Defends Allen After Dylan Farrow's February 1 letter to the New York Times set the Internet on fire with its sexual molestation allegations against her father Woody Allen, her brother Moses Farrow is coming to Allen's defense. Moses, now 36, tells People, "Of course Woody did not molest my sister," going on to say, "My mother drummed it into me to hate my father for tearing apart the family and sexually molesting my sister. And I hated him for her for years. I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi." Moses is estranged from his siblings and Farrow, while still close to Allen and Soon-Yi. He also questioned the events Dylan recounts in her open letter. Read it at People TAKE BACK 3. CBO Reverses Claim Obamacare Will Kill Jobs In a major turnaround, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said today that the recent CBO report on the Affordable Care Act found that it will reduce the unemployment rate. On Tuesday, Republicans crowed that the report, which found that the equivalent of 2.5 million workers would choose to reduce work hours, meant that Obamacare was killing that number of jobs. Now, however, Director Douglas Elmendorf says that Obamacare's impact on labor demand "spurs employment and would reduce unemployment over the next few years." Read it at the Washington Post READY TO FUMBLE 4. George Zimmerman Wants to Profit Off Trayvon Martin's Death A "celebrity boxing match" between George Zimmerman and DMX sounds like a bad joke, but this truly despicable event is unfortunately real, writes Dean Obeidallah. Zimmerman—with the help of DMX and boxing promoter Damon Feldman—is essentially seeking to make a buck off of Trayvon Martin's death. More disturbingly, it's part of Zimmerman's strategy to transform himself from an infamous killer into a reality TV star. Read it at The Daily Beast AGAIN?! 5. Nuke Cheating Scandal Hits Navy In the second cheating scandal for the military's nuclear force this year, the Navy is now investigating allegations that roughly one-fifth of trainees at a school for naval nuclear power reactor operators cheated. The Navy says the sailors cheated on written tests needed to be certified as instructors at a nuclear propulsion school. The other cheating scandal, this one involving the Air Force, actually involved almost 100 officers who were responsible for land-based nuclear missiles used for short-notice launch. Many inside the military blamed an unrealistic testing regimen that penalized scores under 100% for the widespread cheating. Read it at AP CLASS WARRIOR Billionaire: 'The 1% Work Harder' Sam Zell says you shouldn't envy him. MILES HIGH Bieber Hotboxed Private Jet Pilots wore oxygen masks. FAKING IT Flea: Our Guitars Were Unplugged Says the halftime show was mimed. come on in Amsterdam Opens Red Light Museum In a former brothel. AIN'T THE RITZ Sochi Hotels a Horror Story As journalists begin to arrive. NY Mag Kate Middleton to be a Published Writer Wonderwall Lady Gaga: 'I Don't Have an Eating Disorder Anymore' GQ Inside the Iron Closet: What It's Like to be Gay in Putin's Russia 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 Parisian Apartment That's a Belle Epoque Time Capsule by Nina Strochlic Columbia's Pompous Library Porno by Lizzie Crocker How You Hustle Your Way to the Oscars by Nico Hines

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