Cheat Sheet - Israeli Solders Under Investigation for War Crimes

Read This, Skip That .... August 05, 2014 JUDGMENT DAY 1. Israeli Solders Under Investigation for War Crimes As Gazans grow optimistic that a new three-day ceasefire will end the war, Human Rights Watch says it gathered evidence that IDF soldiers fired on civilians. They're also looking into a mass execution first reported by Jesse Rosenfeld for The Daily Beast. Read it at The Daily Beast BREAKING 2. U.S. General Killed in Afghanistan An insider attack by an Afghan solider killed a U.S. Army major general and two other coalition troops at a military training academy outside of Kabul on Tuesday. The general has not been named but he is the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to be killed in Afghanistan during 13 years of war. The U.S. Department of Defense said the assailant is dead. An Afghan defense official said at least three senior ranking coalition officers have been killed. Up to 15 have been wounded. Read it at New York Times BACK HOME 3. Second Ebola Patient Lands in Atlanta The second American infected with Ebola has arrived in Atlanta for treatment at Emory University Hospital. The plane carrying Nancy Writebol first landed at Bangor International Airport in Maine Tuesday for refueling and federal customs inspection before flying to Atlanta. She'll join Ebola-infected colleague Dr. Kent Brantly in the hospital's isolation ward. Both Americans received an experimental serum that appears to be helping them survive the extremely lethal virus, which has a fatality rate as high as 90 percent. Read it at Atlanta Journal Constitution MORE GUNS 4. African Arms-Maker to Obama: Give War a Chance! While nearly 50 African heads of state convene in D.C., one of the continent's biggest defense contractors is making a pitch to let Africa have more advanced weapons. Ivor Ichikowitz's message is simple, reports Eli Lake, but not everyone agrees the continent should be flooded with weaponry. Read it at The Daily Beast UNLIKELY UNION 5. Truman's Grandson & The A-Bomb Survivors Today in 1945, an atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima. As the generation that survived the nuclear attacks begins to pass, the grandson of President Truman is working to end the threat of nuclear weapons. Clifton Truman Daniel writes that he never expected to meet survivors of the bombing his grandfather ordered, or that he would become a disarmament activist. Read it at The Daily Beast TROUBLEMAKER Russia to Hold War Games Near Ukraine After Ukrainian victories. AWKWARD DREAMers Confront Steve King While Rand Paul bolts. SLAM DUNK NBA Hires 1st Female Assistant Coach Becky Hammon joins the Spurs. GRUESOME END Scandalized Scientist Kills Himself After stem-cell papers were retracted. HOT CASE Man Charged in Murders 21 Years Later Thanks to DNA sample from his brother. Esquire Get Ready. The Sarah Palin Channel is Here. UsWeekly Olivia Wilde Breastfeeds Son for Magazine Article Huffington Post Former Obama Aides Broke With Firm Over Anti-Teachers Project 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: Ziplining in Panama City Jumpers parachute from the largest urban zipline in the world. More Videos Anna Paquin's Bisexuality For Dummies by Amanda Marcotte Edible Taxidermy: It's a Good Thing by Lizzie Crocker The Abandoned Baby Ninja Turtles by Alex Suskind

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