Cheat Sheet - One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever

Read This, Skip That .... May 30, 2014 NO MERCY 1. One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever More than half of state governments permanently take away hundreds of children from their parents under the bizarre theory of "predictive neglect," which says they might be too mentally ill to care for kids in the future. Seth Freed Wessler and ProPublica report on the process that's breaking up families across America. Read it at The Daily Beast MISSED OPPORTUNITY 2. Police Knew About Elliot Rodger's Videos Three weeks before he killed six college students at UCSB, Elliot Rodger was visited by law officials who knew about his disturbing videos posted online. The new disclosure from the Santa Barbara County sheriff's department followed an earlier claim that deputies had been unaware of any video when they checked on him on April 30. During the visit, police never searched the residence or checked to see if he had firearms because they did not deem him a threat. The statement from the department does not say why the videos were never viewed or if the deputies knew anything about the contents. Read it at Mercury News IRONY 3. Iran Is Using a Neocon to Hack Its Foes Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton has become the newest weapon of Iranian hackers. No, he's not a sleeper agent. Eli Lake reports hackers believed to be connected to Tehran are posing as Bolton on social media platforms in a scheme to get human rights activists and national security wonks to hand over their passwords and logins. Read it at The Daily Beast HELP WANTED 4. Doctor Shortages Cited in VA Scandal There are currently 400 vacancies out of 5,100 primary care positions in the Veterans Affairs health care system. The New York Times reports the shortage is the main driver behind the falsified data and long wait times at the Phoenix VA. "The doctors are good but they are overworked, and they feel inadequate in the face of the inordinate demands made on them," said Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Another factor cited is the tying of annual performance reviews to raises, bonuses, promotions, and benefits, which created perverse incentives to manipulate the data. Read it at The New York Times sorry, oprah 5. Former Microsoft CEO to Buy Clippers Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will buy the Los Angeles Clippers from current co-owner Shelly Sterling for $2 billion. Ballmer outbid competitors including Tony Ressler and Steve Karsh and a group including David Geffen and executives from the Guggeinheim Group. The deal must still be cleared by Donald Sterling, who controlled the team for more than three decades before he was caught on tape insulting African Americans. It will also need the blessing of 29 other NBA owners, who are expected to approve as long as Ballmer pledges again to keep the team in L.A. and not move them to Seattle, where he lives. Read it at Los Angeles Times 3, 2, 1 Virgin Galactic Cleared By FAA Wants to offer flights by end of 2014. Gruesome Botched Execution Photos Revealed Of Angel Diaz, executed in 2006. DISASTER World on Brink of Sixth Great Extinction Species dying fastest in human history. BOMBSHELL MPAA Bans 'Sin City' Poster For being too risqué. GO CRAZY Rangers Headed to Stanley Cup For first time in 20 years. 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. The First Modern School Shooter Speaks by Michael Daly Inside the Cult of Crossfit by William O'Connor The Frustrating Rise of Iggy Azalea by Kevin Fallon

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