Cheat Sheet - You Call This Prison?

Today: Will Tamerlan Tsarnaev Get a Muslim Burial? , Dozens Killed in Russian Mental-Hospital Fire , Israel to U.S.: Act on Syria Chemical Weapons April 26, 2013 CORRECTIONS 1. You Call This Prison? In Baltimore, incarcerated gang members impregnated four guards and sipped Grey Goose in their cells. Can anyone restore order? The Daily Beast's David Freedlander investigates. Read it at The Daily Beast TAMERLAN TSARNAEV 2. Burying a Terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was released from the hospital Friday and sent to a prison for inmates who need medical attention. Meanwhile, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, mosque leaders are divided about how to handle the final rites for his brother, bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev—or if Islam means disavowing him altogether, writes The Daily Beast's Michael Daly. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 3. Dozens Killed in Russian Mental-Hospital Fire At least 36 people were killed early Friday in a fire at a Moscow-area "special regime" mental hospital, meaning that most of the patients were confined to the facility. It's unclear if this is a factor in the high death toll, although the region's acting governor, Andrei Vorobyov, said the fire spread rapidly. The nearest fire station is a 40-minute drive from the clinic. "Some windows were fit with security bars, but some were not," Vorobyov said. Russia's lax security code has been known to lead to inadequate fire exits. Authorities had identified 20 victims by midmorning. Read it at The New York Times RED LINE 4. Israel to U.S.: Act on Syria Chemical Weapons Israeli officials urged the U.S. to consider military action in Syria as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron spoke out to back the U.S.'s claim that President Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons. The White House said on Thursday that Syria likely used chemical weapons, but U.S. officials emphasized that they are not 100 percent certain. President Obama has previously stated that the use of such weapons would be a "game changer" in determining whether or not to intervene in Syria's two-year-old civil war—which has claimed tens thousands of lives. The administration urged caution, and said they would need definitive proof before getting involved. Israel is threatening to strike Syria—anxious to stop weapons from Assad's army from falling into the hands of Hezbollah militants in neighboring Lebanon. Read it at Reuters TAKE THAT, SEQUESTER 5. Congress to End Air-Traffic Furloughs After sequester cuts led to a shortage of 1,500 air-traffic controllers this week and thousands of delayed flights, the Senate unanimously agreed Thursday to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to move $253 million from other accounts to end furloughs and keep air-traffic-control towers open at smaller airports. "This should prevent the onerous delays that have been occurring and that were only going to get worse as the traveling season reached its peak this summer," said Senator Susan Collins of Maine. The House is expected to approve the legislation on Friday. Read it at USA Today RALLY Tear Gas Fired at Bangladesh Protesters While official death toll from garment-factory collapse rises to 300. REMAND Musharraf Put on House Arrest Over charges of conspiracy to murder Benazir Bhutto. SETBACK HIV Vaccine Trial Fails And is shut down. DOES HE EXIST? Te'o Passed Over in NFL First-Round Draft Likely to be drafted in second round. HELLO, SYDNEY MTV Orders 'Scream' Pilot Original director Wes Craven may come back. 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. Best White House Correspondents' Dinner Jokes Can't wait for this Saturday's annual nerdprom? Feast on this collection of racy (and highly Trump-tastic) jokes from Obama's first term, featuring Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Wanda Sykes, and Jay Leno. More Videos The Ball's in Your Court, Obama by Bruce Riedel Who Needs Explosives Anyway? by Caitlin Dickson Michael Bay, Transformed by Marlow Stern

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