Cheat Sheet - NSA Chief Bet Money on AT&T as It Spied on You

Read This, Skip That .... November 04, 2014 DIRTY MONEY 1. NSA Chief Bet Money on AT&T as It Spied on You While Gen. Keith Alexander ran the NSA, he also traded stocks in a tech company that had a sweetheart deal with AT&T, one of the agency's most important intelligence sources, reports Shane Harris. Read it at The Daily Beast BAD TO WORSE 2. If You Thought DC Was Awful Before… The GOP is likely to take control of the Senate tonight, and Americans are in for a rude awakening. Political gridlock is only going to increase under this more ferocious class of Republicans, writes Jonathan Alter. With the election of a boatload of climate-change deniers, the environment may be the biggest victim of a Republican rout. Read it at The Daily Beast STEEP CONFESSION 3. Mom to Cops: I Threw My Kid Off a Bridge An Oregon woman was charged early Tuesday morning with the aggravated murder for throwing her 6-year-old son off a bridge. Police say Jillian McCabe, 34, called to 911 at around 6:30 local time to say she threw her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Within a few hours, a body was found in the bay. Cops said a number of witnesses told them they saw the woman walking with the child along the bridge before she then pushed him off the 130-foot-high structure. Read it at KGW BOW DOWN 4. Beyoncé to Release New Songs in Box Set Queen Bey has spoken, and the wait will soon be over. Beyoncé will release her latest album, a box set, on Nov. 24. BEYONCE Platinum Edition Box Set will include two new songs, "7/11" and "Ring Off," and four new collaborations, with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, and Mr. Vegas. A tracklist of new songs had leaked Monday, setting off rumors—and hopes—that a new album was coming. At least some of the song titles and collaborations mentioned on that tracklist were not included in the press release of Beyoncé's box set. Read it at PR Newswire SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP 5. Beginning of the End for Blacks and Dems? Black voters' loyalty to the Democratic Party hit a new peak during the Obama years. The party is going to have to work harder if it wants to get them to turn out, writes Keli Goff. Black voters may be committed to Obama, but that doesn't mean they are committed to Democrats. Read it at The Daily Beast Apathy Record-Low Interest Greets Election Day Midterm blues. NOT OVER YET Prosecutors Appeal Pistorius Rulings They want a harsher verdict and sentence. Wishful Thinking Biden: GOP Won't Take the Senate Despite polls. UNDER ARREST Cops Nab Fugitive Mexican Mayor, Wife Allegedly orchestrated disappearance of 43 students. AFRICA ISN'T A COUNTRY Teacher Quits Over Ebola Quarantine Had visited Kenya. The Huffington Post Tea Party Poised To Push Texas Even Further To The Right Rolling Stone The Lifetime Ban (and Heroic Return) of LeBron's Biggest Fan Esquire If Not Hillary, Who? 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. Will White Feminists Dump Lena Dunham? by Samantha Allen Taylor Swift Triggers Spotify-Apple War by Dale Eisinger From 'The O.C.' to 'Gotham' by Marlow Stern

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