Cheat Sheet - Whole Foods Feeds Off Anti-GMO Ignorance

Read This, Skip That .... September 15, 2014 DUPED 1. Whole Foods Feeds Off Anti-GMO Ignorance The confusing debate over genetically modified food isn't going away soon. And the longer consumers don't understand what they're buying, the more places like Whole Foods benefit. Michael Schulson writes that health nuts shouldn't always believe labels that use fear to push sales. Read it at The Daily Beast TOLERANCE 2. Vikings: Peterson Will Play Next Week The Minnesota Vikings announced Monday that Adrian Peterson will "fully participate in this week's practices and meetings" and is expected to play this Sunday. The decision follows the team's one-game deactivation of Peterson last weekend after he turned himself in to face charges of child abuse in Texas. A grand jury indicted Peterson after a medical examiner found injuries to his 4-year-old son's body from a "whooping" with a tree branch, which the All-Pro running back admitted to delivering. No matter for the Vikings owners, though: They said they'll wait for the law to speak. "To be clear, we take very seriously any matter that invovles the welfare of a child," said owners Zygi and Mark Wilf. "At this time, however, we believe this is a matter of due process, and we should allow the legal system to proceed so we can come to the most effective conclusions and then determine the appropriate course of action." As Robert Silverman notes, child abuse counts as domestic abuse, which is being sternly and automatically punished by the league in the case of Ray Rice. Read it at USA Today POOR TASTE 3. Urban Outfitters' Kent State Shocker On Sunday evening, Urban Outfitters started selling a "vintage" Kent State University sweatshirt—that appeared to be splattered with fake blood. The much-criticized label says the shirt isn't actually blood-stained, but the company won't say who designed it. Read it at The Daily Beast BEYOND UKRAINE 4. Russia Stirs Ethnic Tensions in Baltics A Russian official warned that any alleged discrimination against Russian-speaking minorities in Baltic countries could lead to "far-reaching, unfortunate consequences." Konstantin Dolgov, the human-rights ombudsman of the Russian foreign ministry, alleged in a speech Saturday in Latvia that "entire segments of the Russian world" were being mistreated. Ironically, Russia has a less-than-stellar human-rights record itself. However, Russia has long claimed that Russian-speaking minorities are treated as second-class citizens in Baltic nations. Dolgov's ominous statement, published Monday, has raised fears that Russia will try to stoke tensions in these countries as a pretext to annexation, just as it did in Ukraine. Read it at BuzzFeed THE HORROR 5. How to Treat the Criminally Insane Doctor Stephen Seager could lose his job after penning an account of the rampant and unchecked violence he claims to have witnessed and experienced as a psychiatrist at a Silence of the Lambs-style forensic institute. But that won't stop him from publishing a fascinating and terrifying tell-all, he tells Caitlin Dickson. Read it at The Daily Beast GUN CRISIS Stray Bullet Kills Philly Mom, Newborn Emergency C-section wasn't enough. VOILA! Netflix Invades France Comes to Germany, Belgium this week. EARLY & OFTEN 434% Voter Turnout in Arizona Precinct More ballots than voters. LET HIM GO U.S. Asks N. Korea to Pardon Miller, Bae Called for release of the detained Americans. PAY UP Panel Finds More Deaths Than GM Said Ignition-switch payouts begin. Huffington Post After Saying Women On Medicaid Should Be Sterilized, Russell Pearce Resigns From Arizona GOP UsWeekly Ray Rice Plans to Appeal Indefinite Suspension from NFL Esquire The Darkness of Kristen Wiig 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: The Musical Mashup to End Them All A song mixed from unrelated YouTube performances is simply incredible. More Videos What Henry VIII Teaches Us About Sex Ed by Nancy Kaffer GOP Needs This Sexy Benghazi Thriller by Christopher Dickey The Elite American College Pile-On by Michael S. Roth

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