Cheat Sheet - Can This SVU Crime Fighter Save the NFL?

Read This, Skip That .... September 26, 2014 FIXER 1. Can This SVU Crime Fighter Save the NFL? After the Ray Rice abuse scandal, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's inept response, Lisa Friel has been drafted to clean up the mess. The attorney and consultant, who's had a stellar career with some of the nation's top prosecutors, knows the game inside and out, as Lloyd Grove reveals. Read it at The Daily Beast IT'S ON 2. U.K. Parliament Votes to Bomb ISIS The British Parliament voted Friday, by 524 to 43, in favor of a government plan to join U.S. and Arab air forces in bombing ISIS militants in Iraq. The motion also condemned the "barbaric acts" by ISIS, such as the beheading of British nationals, and pointed to the request for military assistance from Iraq as the legal basis for action. It does not, however, authorize action in Syria. The win for Prime Minister David Cameron comes a year after the House of Commons rejected a proposal to authorize force in Syria after Bashar al-Assad's regime used chemical weapons. One Labour member of Parliament, Rushanara Ali, resigned her senior party role in protest at the airstrikes. Read it at BBC TRAGEDY 3. Woman Beheaded at Oklahoma Food Company A woman who was killed in a rampage at an Oklahoma City food-processing facility, Colleen Hufford, 54, was beheaded, law-enforcement officials say. No further details about her death have been released, and neither has the name of a second woman who was also injured. The man who was shot, Alton Noel, 30, was hit by an off-duty Oklahoma County deputy employed by the company. He is accused of stabbing the two women. Read it at The Oklahoman CONTAGION 4. Meet America's New Top Ebola Fighter Nancy Powell helped stop a lethal avian influenza outbreak, and now she's going to fight the world's deadliest virus: Ebola. The former U.S. ambassador to India has been selected by Washington to coordinate the attack on Ebola. Before heading to West Africa, she speaks to Abby Haglage about how she plans to stop the epidemic from reaching millions. Read it at The Daily Beast PHEW 5. Economy Grows Most Since 2011 The U.S. economy grew at a revised 4.6 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2014, the Commerce Department announced Friday. That is up from the previous estimate of 4.2 percent. The increase follows a 2.1 percent decline in the first quarter of the year, which economists are now viewing as an aberration. The spring growth rate is the highest since the final quarter of 2011. The increase was largely triggered by increased corporate spending on equipment and properties, as well as investments in nonresidential properties. Read it at Bloomberg News ANNOYING Arson Shuts Down Chicago FAA Center Grounds hundreds of flights. MIND BLOWN Water on Earth Is Older Than the Sun More than 4.5 billion years old. COME AGAIN? Professor: Ebola Made by Pentagon Publishes article in major Liberian paper. HIDE AND SEEK Most Illegal Immigrants Disappear Despite administration claims they face deportation. TAKING A BITE Apple: Bending iPhone an Overblown Myth "Extremely rare." Huffington Post Eric Holder Signals Support For Marijuana Reform Just As He's Heading Out The Door UsWeekly Clooney, Alamuddin's Wedding Prep in Full Swing Rolling Stone 20 Things You Learn Hanging with John Oliver 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: Derek Jeter Leaves the Bronx a Hero The Captain makes it happen in his last time at bat in Yankee Stadium. More Videos Join The Mile High (Dining) Club by Allison McNearney The Winning Gay Subtlety of 'Hello Mr.' by Justin Jones Art in the Age of National Security by Terry Greene Sterling

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