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Today: SCOTUS Allows Prayer at Town Meetings , Syria's Terror Blowback Threatens Europe and the United States , U.N. Declares Polio Emergency May 05, 2014 VISION QUEST 1. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction Can a three-day psychedelic trip amid African dancing get a heroin addict clean? Abby Haglage traveled to Costa Rica with 18-year-old Grace Bergere, who hoped ibogaine—a drug banned in the U.S.—could kick her habit. Read it at The Daily Beast HARK 2. Supreme Court Allows Prayer at Town Meetings On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that it was permissible to open public town meetings with a prayer from a "chaplain of the month." Writing for the majority in a 5-to-4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy said "ceremonial prayer is but a recognition that... many Americans deem that their own existence must be understood by precepts far beyond that authority of government to alter or define." The case concerned town meetings in Greece, New York. Town officials said all faiths were welcomed, but most of the chaplains were of Christian denominations. The plaintiffs argued people were forced to listen to sectarian preachings to participate in local government. Writing for the dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the meetings ran in contrast to "the First Amendment's promise that every citizen, irrespective of her religion, owns an equal share of her government." Read it at The New York Times FORESHADOWING 3. Syria's Foreign Jihadi Blowback The flow of foreign fighters to Syria to join the war against Bashar al-Assad is becoming the largest in the history of the global jihad. The Afghan war of the 1980s gave us al Qaeda, writes Bruce Riedel, but the Syrian war of today may spawn something worse. Read it at The Daily Beast WATCH OUT 4. U.N. Declares Polio Emergency The United Nations' World Health Organization declared the spread of polio an international health emergency on Monday. An emergency committee in Geneva said that Syria, Pakistan, and Cameroon had allowed the virus to spread to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. The emergency committee said that although the virus primarily affects children, there was "increasing evidence that adult travelers contributed to this spread." Polio was once considered nearly eradicated, but the emergency committee said in a statement, "If unchecked, this situation could result in failure to eradicate globally one of the world's most serious vaccine-preventable diseases." Read it at The New York Times OFF THE PLANE 5. Passenger Flights Must Stop Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries They have a history of overheating and can't be stopped by fire suppressants on planes—and thousands of pounds' worth were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Clive Irving reports on the dangers of shipping lithium-ion batteries as cargo. Read it at The Daily Beast GOOD Uninsured Rate Falls to Record Low About 13 percent. DANGER Shooting at V.A. Center in Ohio Suspect in custody. CLEAN SLATE Man Freed After Jail Term Was Delayed Wasn't locked up for 14 years thanks to clerical error. IN THE DOGHOUSE Shelly Sterling: Force My Hubby Out Agrees with Silver and the NBA. OFF TO THE RACES! Rand Paul Brings Murdoch to Derby Could help with the right. Esquire Is Louis C.K. the New Woody Allen? Rolling Stone The Year's Most Outrageous Attacks on Women's Health (So Far) The Cut Still need a Mother's Day Gift Idea? We've Got You Covered. 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. Viral Video of the Day: 100 Days of Dance One dance routine; 100 days; infinite amusement. More Videos The Volcano That Rewrote History by William O'Connor The Improbable Rise of Rita Ora by Emma Gannon Patients, Put Down Your Smartphones by Russell Saunders

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