Cheat Sheet - How ‘Titanic’ Helped Her Escape North Korea

Read This, Skip That .... October 31, 2014 DAREDEVIL 1. How 'Titanic' Helped Her Escape North Korea Watching a Western movie is punishable by death in totalitarian North Korea. For 21-year-old Yeonmi Park, it was worth the risk: seeing Titanic empowered her to risk it all to escape from the Hermit Kingdom. Lizzie Crocker reports on her harrowing escape, which included the imprisonment of family members and unspeakable brutality by Chinese authorities. Read it at The Daily Beast EBOLANOIA 2. Judge: No Quarantine for Nurse Hickox A judge in Maine rejected the state's request to keep a nurse under quarantine because she's not showing symptoms of Ebola and therefore not infectious. Kaci Hickox returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa this month and was quarantined in New Jersey and then Maine despite testing negative for the virus. While the judge said no to quarantine, he ordered her to follow CDC guidelines including monitoring, coordinating her travel with public health officials, not going to public places, not leaving the town of Fort Kent, and staying three feet away from other people while engaging in outdoor activities. Read it at AP LOST IT 3. Bynes Rips Dad After Leaving Psych Ward That didn't take long. After being released from a psychiatric facility late Thursday, Amanda Bynes took off on an epic Twitter rant about her family and manager Sam Lutfi, declaring, "I am going to court today with my lawyer to prove that I am more than capable of handling my personal life and finances and I am enraged." Bynes continued, claiming, "I got released from the hospital that Sam Lutfi and my parents arranged to send me to because my dad is humiliated by what he's done… The police filed a report against my dad—I am not able to be in the same room with him. He is a sexual predator and he SHOULD BE IN JAIL." Bynes also said she was never homeless and was planning to transfer to NYU. Read it at Twitter STAGE FRIGHT 4. Democrats Have Midterm Performance Anxiety The Democrats may manage to skate through another midterm and keep the Senate, but the win wouldn't solve long-term problems. We may keep electing Democratic presidents, writes Michael Tomasky, but he or she won't be able to do much of anything about any of these matters until the Democratic Party finds a way turn out voters and control Congress. Read it at The Daily Beast GHOST STORIES 5. Gay Talese on Charles Manson Charles Manson's murderous, ragtag gang terrified America, but Gay Talese painted a picture of the cult leader far creepier than any police report of his crimes. In 1970, Talese wrote about the Manson gang's visit to a blind rancher in Montana. Read it at The Daily Beast GET OVER IT Russian Lawmaker: Ban Gay Tim Cook Apple CEO could have AIDS, he says. CRIME PAYS ISIS Offered Teen $25K to Bomb Vienna Just 14 years old. BREATHLESS Double Marathon Winner Fails Doping Test Rita Jeptoo from Kenya. BIG STEP Burkina Faso President Steps Down After massive protests. SACKED University of Michigan A.D. Resigns Concussed player sent back to play. ROLLING STONE Stephen King: The Rolling Stone Interview HUFFINGTON POST Alison Lundergan Grimes May Have Found Mitch McConnell's Weak Spot REFINERY29 Brittany Maynard On Why She Will Not Die Tomorrow 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. Alpacas Talk Income Inequality Adam McKay takes on inequality with llama-like creatures. More Videos Celebs in Costume Take Over Instagram by Justin Jones Wisconsin's Badgers Buck Ticket Drop by Brian Weidy Running Blind: The Bravest Marathoner by Maggie Parker

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