Cheat Sheet - I Was Snatched at the MH17 Morgue

Read This, Skip That .... July 21, 2014 THUG RULE 1. I Was Snatched at the MH17 Morgue Pro-Russian rebels are maintaining an iron grip over the bodies of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Anna Nemstova reports from Ukraine on how she was grabbed by rebel gunmen, flashing their knives, when trying to visit a local morgue. Read it at The Daily Beast PICKING SIDES 2. Did the U.N. Give Rockets to Hamas? Last week, 20 rockets were discovered in a United Nations-funded school in Gaza. Rather than turn them over to a third party, the U.N. agency gave them to a police force run by Hamas. Josh Rogin reports there is growing evidence the U.N. body has been securing weapons for Hamas. Read it at The Daily Beast GOOD LUCK 3. Kerry Heads to Middle East to Push Truce Early Monday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Cairo to join diplomatic efforts to bring stability to the Middle East. His trip follows a weekend that saw a sharp increase in casualties, with Sunday marking the deadliest day for both Israelis and Palestinians. Kerry is expected to push for a return to the truce agreed to in November 2012, as well as encouraging Hamas to agree to the Egypt-proposed ceasefire. Since fighting broke out two weeks ago, more than 500 Palestinians and 20 Israelis have been killed. Two of the Israeli soldiers killed were from the U.S.: Max Steinberg, 24, of California and Sean Carmeli, 21, of Texas. Hamas and Israel agreed to a brief five-hour "humanitarian pause" last week. Read it at ABC News GOT YOUR BACK 4. $100M for Obama's Minority Youth Project President Obama will announce a significant expansion of his My Brother's Keeper program, a collection of efforts devoted to improving the lives of young minority men. He announced it in February as a five-year, $200 million initiative, but on Monday, he will reportedly announce an additional $104 million in funding from new private and public partnerships. No new federal funding is reportedly included. Rather, nonprofits, as well as major corporations, including the NBA, AT&T, and Citi Foundation, will be funding the projects. Obama will also announce that 60 of the nation's largest school districts, which represent 40 percent of all black and Hispanic boys living below the poverty line, have committed to the My Brother's Keeper initiatives. Read it at MSNBC SNIP IT 5. Circumcision Does Cut HIV Risk in Africa While the practice of circumcising males has been facing a recent backlash in the U.S., new research affirms the belief that it may have a positive public-health effect, specifically when it comes to the spread of HIV. Although circumcision had been shown to reduce the risk of contracting HIV by as much as 60 percent, many scientists were worried that the practice would only encourage riskier behavior, such as unprotected sex, because men would mistakenly feel protected from the virus. Researchers at the University of Illinois investigated the sex lives of 3,000 men ages 18 to 35 in Kenya's Nyanza province over two years. They found no difference in risky sexual behavior whether men had opted to undergo circumcision. Read it at Bangkok Post MATTER OF TIME 1st Ukrainian Fighting Since MH17 Crash Clashes in Donetsk. EAT UP! China Supplier Sold McDonald's Old Meat KFC bought it, too. HIGH PRICE Human Smuggling Industry Booms on Border 'Coyotes' get anyone into the U.S. FATED FLIGHTS Six Dead in Two Arizona Plane Crashes Double disaster. BOILING OVER French Anti-Israel Protests Turn Violent Two in the past weekend. 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. Adam Levine Is Off the Market… Thank God by Emily Shire How I Killed My Twitter Impostor by JoBeth McDaniel Internet Addiction Killed This Baby by Nina Strochlic

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