Cheat Sheet - Mormon Activists Face Kangaroo Courts

Read This, Skip That .... June 13, 2014 TARGETED ACTIVISTS 1. Mormon Activists Face Kangaroo Courts Two Mormon activists may be thrown out of the church if they don't shut up about their causes, but they say they have no plans to change their tune. Emily Shire talks to the leader of a movement for female Mormons to be ordained to the priesthood and an open advocate for gay and lesbian Mormons—both of whom are on the verge of being excommunicated. Read it at The Daily Beast DISCIPLINE 2. Obama Open to Air Strikes in Iraq Speaking from the White House South Lawn on Friday, President Obama outlined for the first time publicly his stance on the violence and chaos gripping Iraq this week. "We will not be sending U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq," he said, adding he's asked his national-security team for other options, which essentially leaves air strikes. As Eli Lake and Tim Mak report, if the president decides to bomb targets in Iraq, it would take U.S. aircraft less than 24 hours to strike. Obama said "any action that we may take… has to be joined by a serious and sincere effort by Iraq's leaders to set aside sectarian differences, to promote stability, and account for the legitimate interests for all Iraq's communities." Read it at The New York Times BEDFELLOWS 3. The Secret Coalition Destroying Iraq Iraqi extremist group ISIS didn't conquer a major chunk of the country on their own. They had help—from ex-Saddamites, tribal councils, and other militants. Jacob Siegel on the jihadist group that, in a matter of days, cut Iraq in half and declared its own state in the cities it captured. Read it at The Daily Beast BOOKED! 4. Priceline Shells Out $2.6B for OpenTable Expect to see William Shatner in some restaurant ads. Priceline on Friday reached an agreement to buy online reservation giant OpenTable for $2.6 billion in cash. The acquisition would move the popular travel deal website into the restaurant business, and comes after acquisitions of Kayak and Booking.com. OpenTable claims it serves over 15 million diners a month at more than 31,000 restaurants. Priceline agreed to pay $103 a share, a 46 percent premium on Thursday's closing price. Read it at The New York Times HOLY CRAP 5. Evidence of Underground Ocean Found A team of scientists claims they have found evidence of a water reservoir deep beneath Earth's surface that has three times the volume of all the oceans. The Northwestern University team reports it believes this is where the seas come from. The key is a blue rock called ringwoodite, which lies in the transition zone of hot rock between the planet's surface and core. The water is locked up in the rock about 400 miles beneath Earth's crust, and the scientists argue it means that water on Earth may get pushed to the surface from below. This would contradict previous theories that had water reaching a younger Earth via comets. The study used earthquake data from seismometers, which showed that the melting and movement of rock in the transition zone could allow water to become fused in the rock. Read it at The Guardian DEATH WISH? Pope Francis: 'Little to Lose' at My Age Explains ditching popemobile. MAN UP Scott Walker Mum on Gay Marriage "I don't comment on everything out there." SPOOKY Tonight: Full Moon on Friday the 13th Won't happen again until 2049. WHOOPS Real Estate Mogul Busted for Art Forgery Caught commissioning forged sculptures to decorate properties. OOPS Ford to Correct False Gas Mileage For six new models. Esquire What "Friday Night Lights" Teaches Us About Fatherhood The Cut The War on Women is Getting More Sophisticated UsWeekly How Much Longer Do We Have with 'Today's' Matt Lauer? 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: 'Game of Thrones' Hodor Plays 'Family Feud' Surprisingly, no one dies. More Videos Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot by Andrea Zarate , Barbie Latza Nadeau The App-Based Health Care of the Future by Joshua Rivera Robert Pattinson's Life After 'Twilight' by Andrew Romano

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