Cheat Sheet - I Watched a Casino Kill Itself

Read This, Skip That .... December 08, 2014 SNAKE EYES 1. I Watched a Casino Kill Itself They're still promising gamblers free rooms at the former crown jewel of Donald Trump's casino empire. Talk about a sucker's bet: The towers there are already being shut down. Olivia Nuzzi watches the final death rattle of Atlantic City's Taj Mahal, as Trump boasts that he took his cash and bolted. Read it at The Daily Beast A JIHADI VISION 2. ISIS Has a Message. Do We? You can't say 'just say no' to the so-called caliphate if you want to win back its converts and ward off new ones. Jamie Dettmer on the recruiting tactics that have won over at least 15,000 foreign jihadis. The military war may be making strides, he writes, but America is losing the information war. Read it at The Daily Beast VEILS ARE THE NEW ORANGE 3. Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars The prison wedding business is a booming offshoot of the massive bridal industry—but no one wants to plan Mrs. Manson's big day. Caitlin Dickson investigates how to plan a jailhouse wedding and finds that nuptials for the incarcerated look nothing like the fairy tales you see on TV. Read it at The Daily Beast SHAMEFUL 4. Egypt Arrests 25 in Bath House Raid Egyptian security forces arrested 25 men during a raid on a Cairo bath house on Sunday. Arresting the men on suspicion of homosexual activities, the police dragged them into the street naked. Egypt does not have a law explicitly banning homosexual relations, but has prosecuted gay men on charges of "debauchery" or "shameless public acts." In April, four men were each sentenced to eight years in prison for holding parties that involved "homosexual acts and where women's clothing and makeup were found," according to the AP. Just last month, eight men were sentenced to three years in prison for appearing in a same-sex wedding party on a boat in the Nile. Read it at AP REPAIRING TRUST 5. NY AG Wants to Probe Cop Killings New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants to investigate all police killings of unarmed civilians. Schneiderman asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday to approve state-led probes and prosecutions of police. In a letter to the governor, Schneiderman said the investigation is needed to address a "crisis in confidence" in New York's criminal-justice system. The proposed probe comes days after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict the officer who killed Eric Garner in a lethal chokehold, sparking a wave of protests throughout the country. Read it at Reuters DANGEROUS WATERS Pirates Storm Vietnamese Crew, Kill 1 Increase in Southeast Asian attacks. EMBARRASSING Chris Brown Tries to Win Back Ex Via Instagram. JUSTICE FOR ALL Feds to Ban Religious, Racial Profiling But local police are exempt. DENIED SCOTUS Rejects BP's Settlement Challenge Over 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP Prince William Talks Babies with Obama He forgot to ask if it was a boy. HUFFINGTON POST George W. Bush: Jeb Would Beat Hillary Clinton In 2016 ROLLING STONE The College Football Playoff Committee's Long Con BUZZFEED New Delhi Bans Uber After Driver Is Accused Of Rape 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. 2014's Best Movies in One Clip Supercut/countdown of critic David Ehrlich's 25 faves. More Videos James Franco and Seth Rogen Get 'Naked and Afraid'… And It's Hilarious by Marlow Stern The Funny Side of the IDF by Melissa Leon Human Moments at the Garner Protests by Mike Barnicle

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