Cheat Sheet - Assault on ISIS HQ

Read This, Skip That .... February 05, 2015 From The Sky 1. Was an Assault on ISIS HQ Also a Rescue Mission? Warplanes pounded the ISIS capital on New Year's Day—part of an operation, well-placed locals say, to save a captured pilot. Jacob Siegel and Kevin Maurer report. Read it at The Daily Beast CRASH 2. Brian Williams' War Story Is FUBAR The claim that his helicopter was hit by an RPG in Iraq blew up in his face. Lloyd Grove writes the NBC anchor is busy apologizing to salvage his reputation—and career. Read it at The Daily Beast GULP 3. 80M Anthem Insurance Customers Hacked The nation's second-largest health-insurance company said Wednesday that as many as 80 million customers have had their account information stolen. Anthem Inc. posted a statement on its website explaining that hackers gained access to customer information, including names, birthdays, medical IDs, Social Security numbers, street addresses, email addresses, and employment information such as income data, said CEO Joseph Swedish. The hack applies to both current and former customers, the statement said. The company has contacted the FBI and is working to evaluate the systems with computer security firm Mandiant. The breach was discovered last week, according to Anthem.  Read it at The Wall Street Journal DEFIANT 4. A Fappening Victim Speaks Out Actress Teresa Palmer opens up to Marlow Stern about the widespread hacking of female celebrities and how the targeted women held a summit where they aired their grievances. Read it at The Daily Beast AWFUL 5. Girl Scout Shot While Selling Cookies Police said a 9-year-old girl was shot while preparing to sell Girl Scout cookies with her two sisters on Tuesday in Indianapolis. Sinai Miller was shot after witnesses reported seeing someone fire a gun indiscriminately out of an SUV window, according to investigators. Police believe a stray bullet hit Miller. Officer Christopher Wilburn, a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said authorities do not believe the shot was meant for the child, but that witnesses did not report seeing anyone else around the children at the time of the incident. Investigators are looking for a blue Ford Expedition. Read it at Indianapolis Star SPOTTED Space Probe Returns Images of Pluto Including its largest moon. TAIWAN 12 Still Missing in TransAsia Crash Death toll rises to 31. PROTECT AND SERVE Video Shows Cop Punch Woman in Face She files $1M claim. SHOTS FIRED Two Shot at Maryland High School Suspects at large. REAL-TIME RESULTS? Tweets to Appear in Google Search Twitter, Google strike deal. THE HUFFINGTON POST Most Americans Support Paid Sick Days, Parental Leave ROLLING STONE 20 Most Awesomely Retro Moments in Grammy History BUZZFEED Narendra Modi Has Given 70,000 People In Delhi What They Needed Most: Selfies With Him 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. D-List Celebs Who Are A-List on Twitter by Samantha Allen Why Iceland Is Building a Temple to Thor by Nina Strochlic The Wachowskis Are One-Hit Wonders by Nick Schager

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