Cheat Sheet - Inside the ISIS-al Qaeda Merger Talks

Read This, Skip That .... November 11, 2014 BLOOD BROTHERS 1. Inside the ISIS-al Qaeda Merger Talks The Khorasan group, which the U.S. has bombed at least twice, is trying to broker a merger between ISIS and al Qaeda, Jamie Dettmer reports. U.S. airstrikes on Jabhat al Nusra, the Syrian branch of al Qaeda, are pushing them together. "Assad must be grinning," one rebel says. Read it at The Daily Beast SEMPER FI 2. Time for Iraq and Afghanistan Vets to Get a Parade of Their Own Since 9/11, only sports teams have been granted a classic New York City ticker-tape parade. Michael Daly writes it's certainly past time we have one for the people who deserve it most: the more than 1 million veterans who have served during our nation's longest wars. It is the least we can do for Iraq and Afghan War vets. Read it at The Daily Beast PURE GOSSIP 3. Ferguson Prosecutor: Leave Us Alone The prosecuting attorney in the case to determine if Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson will be charged for killing Michael Brown slammed the rumors and speculation surrounding the grand jury's deliberations. Robert McCulloch criticized the "daily, if not hourly" gossip as to when the St. Louis County grand jury will determine whether to file charges against Wilson. "Rank speculation should be ignored," he said. He said nothing has changed since he said in a press release this month that the grand jury would reach a decision on Wilson by mid- to late November. The Justice Department already said last month that it was unlikely to charge Wilson with civil-rights violations. Read it at St. Louis Today BAD EDUCATION 4. Ohio Teacher Accused of Raping Son A woman who taught for 29 years "without a single complaint" is facing 25 charges for allegedly raping her son with her ex-husband, reports Nina Strochlic. The charges against Lori Ann Anderson of Cridersville, Ohio, all trace back to June 11, 1999, when her son was a young teen. The former first-grade teacher is eager for a trial where she can "tell her side of it," said her lawyer. Read it at The Daily Beast PLAYER 5. Mormon Founder Had Up to 40 Wives Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wed as many as 40 women, including some who were already married and one who was as young as 14, the church has acknowledged. Smith's marital history had been the subject of frequent historical debate, but until recently, Mormon leaders had taken pains to present the church's founding prophet as happily married to one woman. Now the church says that "careful estimates put the number between 30 and 40." The church disallowed plural marriage in 1890 under pressure from the U.S. government. Read it at CNN BREAKTHROUGH U.S., China Reach Major Tech Trade Deal Tariffs pact could cover $1 trillion. IT'S COMPLICATED China Panics Over Ladies' Man Putin Too chivalrous with the president's wife. NO DEATH PENALTY S. Korea Ferry Captain Gets 36 Years Search for bodies ends. ON HOLD Sotomayor Blocks Kansas Gay Marriage Temporarily. RENT Google Signs $1 Billion NASA Lease For space exploration and robotics. HUFFINGTON POST Conservatives Warn That GOP Must Act On Immigration, Not Just Attack Obama ROLLING STONE The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare BUZZFEED Is Taylor Swift Right About Spotify? 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. London's House of Dodo Bones & Celeb Poo by Liza Foreman Taylor Swift's Music Video Revenge by Sujay Kumar Weed Delivered to Your Computer by Caitlin Dickson

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