Cheat Sheet - Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid

Read This, Skip That .... June 06, 2014 Homeland 1. Bergdahl's Dad: Drone Killed Captor's Kid In a 2010 speech, Robert Bergdahl claimed that the man who held Bowe "recently lost a son to a CIA missile drone strike." The reports at the time appear to back him up. Michael Ames on the twist that foretold the plot of Homeland. Read it at The Daily Beast STEADY AS SHE GOES 2. U.S. Regains Jobs Lost in Recession Employers hired 217,000 workers in May, which was only slightly more than the average monthly gain for the past six months. However, the unemployment rate remained the same at 6.3 percent. Nearly 10 million are still out of work, the Labor Department announced Friday morning. The number of long-term unemployed also remained unchanged at 3.4 million. So far, the first half of 2014 has averaged 200,000 new jobs per month. This means that the U.S. economy has added at least 200,000 jobs a month for four straight months for the first time since 1999. And while this jobs data means the U.S. economy has finally passed its pre-recession employment peak, government employment is still far below pre-recession levels, and the gains have been mostly in the private sector. Read it at Bureau of Labor Statistics Wack 3. Frat Boy Rape Rap A student at Wesleyan University sued 11 fraternity members earlier this year, claiming she was raped in front of onlookers at a party. One member of the class of 2014, Joey Gallo, has identified the real victims of sexual assault: frat bros. Olivia Nuzzi on "For the Boys," Gallo's song. Read it at The Daily Beast GREEN 4. Colorado OKs World's 1st Pot Banking System Since Colorado legalized marijuana in January, pot businesses have struggled to get access to basic financial services like checking accounts. Traditional banks fear the feds will crack down on what is literally drug money. On Friday, weed businesses got major help. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law approving the world's first banking system for the pot industry. It will create a network of uninsured cooperatives where the companies can pool their money. As a result of banks' reluctance, most businesses have had to work solely in cash, which made it much harder for the state to track, but also more dangerous for the businesses. Read it at KAIT SAY THAT AGAIN? 5. Kochs Give $25M to Black College Fund The United Negro College Fund has a new, unlikely fan. The group just received a $25 million grant from Koch Industries and the Charles Koch Foundation. The majority of the money will go toward providing for roughly 3,000 merit-based scholarships for African-American students, while $6.5 million will go toward support for historically black colleges and the UNCF. "We have tremendous respect for UNCF and we are hopeful this investment will further its effectiveness in helping students pursue their dreams," Charles Koch said. Apparently Koch and the head of the fund, Michael Lomax, met over lunch and found they "shared a profound belief in the importance of education." Perhaps to ward off an outcry, Lomax declared, "Criticism is a small price for helping young people get the chance to realize their dream of a college education, and if I've got to bear the brunt of someone else's criticism to ensure that we have the resources to help those students, then I can handle it, and I can take the heat." Read it at Kansas City Star CLASH Feinstein: No Threat to Bergdahl's Life Smacks down administration's excuse. CONSEQUENCES Taliban: We Have P.O.W. Rights Now After the prisoner swap. TOUGH ROAD Casey Kasem in Critical Condition But is "alert and appears comfortable." BAD TRIP U.S. Tourist Detained in North Korea Total of three Americans held now. OUCH Beastie Boys Beat Monster Energy Winning $1.7 million in lawsuit. Rolling Stone 4 Myths About Bergdahl That Must Be Destroyed Esquire The Best Football Family in America? UsWeekly Hollywood's Most Powerful Women of 2014 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: Terminator 2, Grand Theft Auto V Style Shot-for-shot remake of movie's key action sequence done with online gameplay. More Videos Somewhere After Normandy, Summer 1944 by Christopher Dickey How Gay Marriage Was Won by Tim Teeman Designers Won't Dress Plus-Size Celebs by Erin Cunningham

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