Cheat Sheet - Murdoch Phone Hacking Trial Begins

Today: Car Smashes Into Tiananmen Square , Penn State to Pay 26 Sandusky Victims , Four Inmates Escape from Okla. Jail October 28, 2013 HEAR YE, HEAR YE 1. Murdoch Phone Hacking Trial Begins Some of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted news executives, including Rebekah Brooks, appeared in court Monday for the start of a criminal trial into the phone hacking allegations that shuttered the News of the World. The Daily Beast's Peter Jukes and Nico Hines report. Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 2. Car Smashes Into Tiananmen Square At least five people are dead and dozens more were injured Monday when a car slammed into Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the site of the 1989 riots. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying would not comment if it was a terrorist attack, given the symbolic history of the site. The car crashed directly into the main entrance of the Forbidden City, where there is a huge portrait of Mao Zedong. All three people in the car were killed. Read it at Reuters CASE CLOSED? 3. Penn State to Pay 26 Sandusky Victims Penn State announced Monday that the university will pay 26 men $59.7 million over claims of sexual abuse by former coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted last year of 45 counts of sexual abuse. Penn State said it had concluded the year-long negotiations, with 23 of the deals signed and the other three having agreements in principle. The school faces six other claims, but it says those do not have merit. Sandusky has maintained his innocence and is seeking to appeal his 30 to 60 year sentence. Read it at Associated Press CLEAN BREAK 4. Four Inmates Escape from Okla. Jail Four inmates are on the run after escaping from an Oklahoma jail, which officials had thought to be "escape proof" on Sunday morning. Dylan Ray Three Irons, 21, Prime Tounwin Brown, 23, Anthony James Mendonca, 24, and Triston Cheadle. 32, were set to be transferred to state prison for charges ranging from drugs to guns, but managed to get away by breaking a lock and slipping through a shower hatch that led to an unlocked door where they just walked right out. "They wasn't armed when they left, but we don't know what they got when they get out," the local sheriff said. Reassuring. Read it at KFOR-TV NOT LOVIN' IT 5. McDonald's Ditches Heinz McDonald's announced it will no longer serve Heinz ketchup after the condiment company hired Burger King's former CEO. The Daily Beast's Daniel Gross on the Brazilian business boom that's behind all of the burger joint drama. Read it at The Daily Beast TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK Banksy: 1WTC an 'Eyesore' "It looks like something they would build in Canada." #StandWithLiz Kenyans Rapists' Punishment: Mow Grass Outrage growing on social media, throughout country. HELLO MATE New Species Found in Australia's 'Lost World' Including a frog who has sex in the rain. THINSPIRATION The Dangers of the 'Thigh Gap' Model Robin Lawley on the disturbing trend. LBGTV Lesbian Comedy Coming to NBC From Ellen DeGeneres. Rolling Stone A Child's Fight to Change His Gender Wonderwall Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Expecting a Baby! ArtNews Pulp Fictions: The Art of Zarina 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. Hurricane Sandy Then and Now by The Daily Beast Kennedy Court Stunner by Rikki Klieman 'The Good Wife': Everything Hits the Fan by Chancellor Agard

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