Cheat Sheet - Inside the Kerry-Israel Meltdown

Read This, Skip That .... July 29, 2014 #FAIL 1. Inside the Kerry-Israel Meltdown Hours after the Secretary of State announced Israel and Hamas were negotiating a ceasefire extension, a new round of violence broke out. Eli Lake and Josh Rogin report that John Kerry's whirlwind diplomatic efforts have completely disconnected from the two sides he's trying—and failing—to pacify. Read it at The Daily Beast MISSTEP AFTER MISSTEP 2. U.S.: Russia Violated Arms Treaty The U.S. leveled its most serious allegation of a treaty violation against Russia on Monday, accusing it of breaking a 1987 arms treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile. President Obama apparently wrote Putin a letter conveying the charge, which will be made public in an upcoming State Department report. Meanwhile, though sanctions haven't deterred Russia from supporting separatists in Ukraine so far, the United States and European Union are hoping a fresh batch will do the trick. The U.S. is joining the EU in hitting Russia with new economic sanctions this week. According to Tony Blinken, a White House national security adviser, Putin may be preparing to send rocket launchers to the east to help rebels. Read it at The New York Times SPECIAL DELIVERY 3. Is FedEx America's No. 1 Drug Dealer? FedEx heads to court today to face charges of conspiring to traffic $1.6 billion worth of illegal meds across the country. Abby Haglage reports that the DEA and the FDA have accused FedEx of not only allowing but helping Internet pharmacies distribute. A former courier is hardly shocked, claiming FedEx is "the number one drug shipper in the world." Read it at The Daily Beast TRAPPED 4. Israel Creates 'No Man's Land' in Gaza, Shrinking Strip by 40 Percent Israel has effectively shrunken Gaza's territory by 44 percent, according to the United Nations. There are more than 160,000 displaced people, Jesse Rosenfeld reports from the ground. Swaths of Gaza have become a no man's land as rubble fills the streets. Read it at The Daily Beast CRACKING DOWN 5. Ex-China Security Head Faces Graft Probe President Xi Jinping has made his strongest move to date targeting elite party corruption in China. On Tuesday, the Communist Party announced that former security chief Zhou Yongkang will be investigated on formal corruption charges. Zhou retired in 2012 from the Politburo Standing Committee. He is the first standing or retired party member to face an official graft prove. Xinhua, the state-run news source, announced the party "decided to establish an investigation of Zhou Yongkang for grave violations of discipline." It did not release details regarding the exact charges. Although this is the first official acknowledgement, party insiders had known Zhou was being detained and investigated. Zhou had tight political control over the lucrative oil and gas sector. His son, sister-in-law, and son's mother-in-law held about $1 billion in assets, much it from these industries. Read it at The New York Times LONELY HEARTS OkCupid Admits to Experimenting on Users "That's how websites work." SNEAK ATTACK Karzai Cousin Killed by Disguised Bomber Hashmat Karzai was a campaign manager. BYE, DON Judge OKs Sterling's Sale of Clippers To ex-Microsoft CEO. BRUTAL ATTACK 23 Filipinos Killed in Ramadan Assault Including a 3-year-old boy. NOT SO FUNNY FBI Nabs Man on White Powder Letter Hoax Sent hundreds to embassies, daycare centers. MEN'S JOURNAL How to Shop Like a Chef at the Farmer's Market HUFFINGTON POST Michelle Obama To Dems: Be "Hungry" for Midterm Victories VULTURE The Strange Year of the Posthumous Performance 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. ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Pricks by Marlow Stern Franco: Cormac McCarthy Changed My Life by James Franco ScarJo vs. the Faceless Men of Color by Teo Bugbee

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