Cheat Sheet - ‘American Psycho’ Murders Hit Hong Kong

Read This, Skip That .... November 03, 2014 MR. BATEMAN 1. 'American Psycho' Murders Hit Hong Kong Rurik Jutting walked out of his job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and left this chilling automatic email response: "For urgent enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath." Days later, two dead women were discovered in his $5,000-a-month apartment—with one stuffed in a suitcase. Nico Hines and Tom Sykes on the high-flying trader with a murder rap. Read it at The Daily Beast NOT SAFE 2. Joran van der Sloot Stabbed in Prison Joran van der Sloot was stabbed twice by fellow inmates in a maximum-security prison in Peru, his lawyer said Monday. Van der Sloot is serving a 28-year sentence in Peru's Challapalca prison for killing Stephany Flores in his hotel room in 2010. He has long been suspected in the disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 but was never formally charged. According to van der Sloot's lawyer, Máximo Altez, prisoners believe Challapalca will be shut down if a high-profile murder is committed. Leidy Figueroa, who van der Sloot married after meeting her in prison, has a bloody shirt of his as apparent evidence of the stabbings. Read it at USA Today ENEMY WIN 3. U.S.-Backed Syrians Defect to al Qaeda U.S.-backed rebels in Syria defected en masse to al Qaeda on Sunday, inflicting a major blow to the Obama administration's strategy against ISIS. Moderate rebels that had been trained by the U.S. either surrendered or defected to the Jabhat al-Nusra group, which is affiliated with al Qaeda. Others fled for the Turkish border. The rebels also lost control of their main northern strongholds in Syria, as well as significant quantities of weapons. The loss crushed the Obama administration's hope to easily secure supportive Syrian forces in its fight against ISIS. Read it at The Washington Post GLOVES OFF 4. Why You Can't Tell the Truth About Race Down in Louisiana, what happens when Mary Landrieu gently suggests that maybe race has a little something to do with Barack Obama's unpopularity in her state? She gets hammered for it. Michael Tomasky argues against the absurdity of this election season, and how Landrieu's situation offers insight to how the GOP is likely to win big on Tuesday. Read it at The Daily Beast MEAN 5. Taylor Swift Pulls Albums Off Spotify Taylor Swift pulled all of her albums from Spotify on Monday, after previously refusing to let her latest, 1989, hit the music-streaming site. Spotify is openly trying to win back Swift. "We love Taylor Swift, and our more than 40 million users love her even more," the company said in a statement. "We hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone." Swift has not yet commented on her decision, but she has criticized the pervasiveness of free music. "It's my opinion that music should not be free, and my prediction is that individual artists and their labels will someday decide what an album's price point is... I hope they don't underestimate themselves or undervalue their art," she wrote in The Wall Street Journal earlier this year. Spotify says it pays 70 percent of its revenue "back to the music community." Read it at BuzzFeed NYET Gay-Bashing Russians Remove iPhone Art Tim Cook "publicly called for sodomy." DOWN UNDER ATTACK ISIS Fan Shoots Australian Muslim Leader In the face. ALL-STAR Praise for NCAA Player With Tumor Lauren Hill's story goes viral after ESPN report. ANGEL OF DEATH Hospice Shooting May Be Mercy Killing Police in Texas suspect that's the motive. COUGH IT UP Hyundai, Kia to Pay $360M to EPA For overstating fuel-economy ratings. Huffington Post Rand Paul: Voter ID Push Is 'Dumb,' But The Laws Are Reasonable BuzzFeed This is How ISIS Smuggles Oil Rolling Stone Prince's Incredible Eight-Minute 'SNL' Medley 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. Why You Shouldn't Fear the Flu Shot Here's why you should ignore the rumors and get your flu shot. More Videos The True Story of 'The Elephant Man' by Russell Saunders Ebola's Death Blow to Africa's Wildlife by Brandon Presser Wonder Woman's Wild Creation Story by Tom Arnold-Forster

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