Cheat Sheet - Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0?

Read This, Skip That .... September 29, 2014 IRON FIST 1. Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0? The protests in the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong are reminiscent of those that rocked China 25 years ago, as thousands have taken to the streets in response to Beijing's heavy-handed ways. Brendan Hong reports on the movement the Chinese government fears could spread much farther and faster. Read it at The Daily Beast LET'S BE HONEST 2. Shut Up, John Oliver, You're a Newsman The HBO host of the popular new show Last Week Tonight insists he's not committing random acts of journalism. He's wrong, says Asawin Suebsaeng, and that's exactly what sets his show apart from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Read it at The Daily Beast CONNECTING THE DOTS 3. UVA Suspect Linked to 2009 Murder The prime suspect in the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been linked to a 2009 abduction and murder of another Virginia college student. State police said forensic evidence links Jesse Matthew to the case of Morgan Harrington, a Virginia Tech student who went missing during a visit to Charlottesville, where UVA is located. Matthew's arrest in the Graham case has "provided a significant break" in the Harrington case, "with a new forensic link for state police investigators to pursue," officials said in a statement. Harrington's DNA was collected from remains discovered three months after she went missing. A student at Liberty University in Lynchburg also accused Matthew of raping her in 2002. Police are in their third week of looking for Graham. Read it at WVIR-TV SEE YA LATER 4. The Religious Right's Slow-Motion Suicide The proceedings at the Values Voter Summit over the weekend could only be described as droopy. While the culture-war right has done less damage than the neocons and the super rich, says Michael Tomasky, they're the ones on the ropes. Read it at The Daily Beast BIRDS OF A FEATHER 5. Netanyahu: Hamas and ISIS Are Linked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued before the UN General Assembly on Monday that Hamas and ISIS were "branches of the same poisonous tree." While Hamas's "immediate goal is to destroy Israel," said Netanyahu, it "has a wider goal the same as" ISIS's. "Militant Islam spares no one, no faith and no ethnic group," he said. Netanyahu also warned the General Assembly about working too closely with Iran in the fight against ISIS. "To defeat ISIS and leave Iran as a threshold nuclear power is to win the battle and lose the war," he said. Read it at Haaretz GETTING COZY U.S. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan New Afghan president to sign deal. PRICEY ISIS Campaign Already Close to $1B U.S. has spent as much as $930 million. FUMBLE FedEx Rejects Request to Drop Redskins Shareholders turn down the Oneida Indian tribe. LITTLES LIES Stevie Nicks Admits Eagles Pregnancy Almost had child with Don Henley. NEWLYWEDS George and Amal Marry Again Once isn't enough for the lovebirds. Huffington Post Elizabeth Warren Calls For Investigation Of NY Fed Over Secret Tapes UsWeekly Brad Pitt Talks Marriage to Angelina, Friendship with George Clooney Esquire ESPN Has a Problem with Women 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: Ohio State Coach Slams Fan on Field Buckeyes assistant coach Anthony Schlegel proves he knows what he's doing. More Videos A Mormon St. Peter's in Rome by Barbie Latza Nadeau Tuchman Is Still the Best on WWI by James A. Warren Andy Samberg's Right to Remain Funny by Kevin Fallon

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