Cheat Sheet - She Was Murdered for Her iPhone

Read This, Skip That .... May 08, 2014 SENSELESS 1. An iPhone 'Kill Switch' Could've Saved Megan Boken's Life "Apple picking" is more sinister than it sounds—just ask the family of 23-year-old Megan Boken, one of many slain by thieves going after iPhones. Michael Daly reports on the momentum building to force manufacturers to install 'kill switches' that render stolen phones inoperable, and save potential victims' lives. Read it at The Daily Beast NEW TWIST 2. Ukraine Separatists Say No to Putin Pro-Russian insurgents say they'll go ahead with a referendum this weekend on breaking away, Jamie Dettmer reports, despite Vladimir Putin's request to delay such a vote. Could it be that Moscow isn't controlling the forces trying to pry the east away from Kiev after all? Read it at The Daily Beast PARTY DOWN 3. Top U.K. Islamist Worked at a Peep Show Before Abu Hamza allegedly provided help to al-Qaeda and railed against gays, he worked at strip clubs and peep shows in London's seedy Soho in the '70s. Nico Hines writes on the case of the "womanizer" who became a prophet of hate. Read it at The Daily Beast PLEASE! 4. Sterling Declares: 'I'm Not a Racist' Apparently Donald Sterling thinks only terrorists get their phone calls tapped. Another secret recording of the billionaire Clippers owner has him declaring, "I'm not a racist." In the recording, Sterling also laments that nobody came to his defense. "It breaks my heart that Magic Johnson, a guy that I respect so much, wouldn't stand up and say, 'Well let's get the facts. Let's get him and talk to him.' Nobody tried. Nobody!" Meanwhile, his estranged wife and co-owner of the team, Shelly Sterling, said on Wednesday that she has the right to hold onto the team, and will fight NBA attempts to remove the family. Read it at Radar Online AIR TERRORISTS 5. Pollution Is a Violent Crime A shameful court decision in Texas ruling no restitution for a company polluting a Corpus Christi neighborhood shows why we need to see pollution for what it is: violence, usually against the poor and vulnerable. Jedediah Purdy writes it should be prosecuted as such. Read it at The Daily Beast OF COURSE Rob Ford in Trouble at Rehab For making calls from rehab. GOOD LUCK Clinton: Enough About Benghazi There isn't "any reason for it to continue in this way." INVISIBLE ANGELS Fourth Largest US Charity Discovered Larger than Carnegie, Rockefeller foundations combined. MILESTONE 9/11 Illness Kills More Cops Than Attack Names added to memorial. NANNY MCPHEE STATE 500 London Police to Wear Cameras Big Bobby is watching. Esquire Putin's Ban on… Swearing? Rolling Stone Colorado's Pot Industry Gets New Banking System GQ Amy Schumer: The Biggest Potty Mouth in America 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. Viral Video of the Day: Buddhists Bust Moves to Beastie Boys Dancers dressed as Buddhist monks pay tribute to late rapper MCA. More Videos How to Survive Two TV Flops (With Grace) by Kevin Fallon Conquer This: The World's Hardest Trips by Nina Strochlic , William O'Connor Which Team Will Make History Tonight? by Robert Silverman

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