Cheat Sheet - Plane ‘Shot Down’ Over Ukraine: The Latest

Read This, Skip That .... July 17, 2014 DEVELOPING 1. Plane 'Shot Down' Over Ukraine: The Latest A Malaysian passenger airliner has crashed near the Russian border in Ukraine on Thursday. The Boeing plane had 295 people on board and was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. According to a statement from Ukraine's foreign ministry, the plane was shot down "by the Russian Buk missile system at an altitude of 10,000 meters." Follow our live blog for the latest. Read it at The Daily Beast TOUGH GUY 2. Snowden Is Cool With Going to Gitmo In an interview with Guardian Editor in Chief Alan Rusbridger and reporter Ewen MacAskill in Moscow, Edward Snowden declares that, "Regardless of what happens, if I end up in chains in Guantánamo I can live with that." Snowden was asked if he'd rather be in the West, to which he responded, "I'm much happier here in Russia than I would be in facing an unfair trial in which I can't even present a public-interest defense to a jury of my peers." He went on to say, "We've asked the government again and again to provide for a fair trial, and they've declined, and I feel very fortunate to have received asylum." Read it at The Guardian HIGH LIFE 3. The Drug Ruling America's Jails In an ironic twist, heroin has been replaced as the top illicit drug in prison by the very drug used to treat opiate addiction. Daniel Genis reports how suboxone became king. Read it at The Daily Beast BEACH WEDDING 4. Gay Marriage OK'd in Florida Keys Same-sex couples can enjoy a slice of key lime pie as wedding cake. On Thursday, Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia overturned Florida's constitutional ban on gay marriage, but it only applies to the Keys. His ruling said the 2008 voter-approved ban effectively treated same-sex couples as second-class citizens and violated the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. However, Garcia's decision only applies to Monroe County, which includes the Florida Keys. Garcia said marriage licenses could start being issued to same-sex couples on Tuesday Read it at The Daily Beast GENDER GAP 5. Girls Love Science. We Tell Them Not To. A recent article (from a non-scientist) argued that "biology and nature sway females away from science." Not so fast, says Tauriq Moosa, who talks to actual scientists about why the notion that "females as a whole are not hugely engaged by science" is just plain untrue. Read it at The Daily Beast DELETE Microsoft Lays Off Most People Ever Cutting 18,000 this year. FRENEMIES Russian Hackers Tried to Steal NASDAQ NSA, FBI, and CIA spooked. SEE YA 6 Gitmo Detainees Headed to Uruguay 143 left. THE STAGE Broadway Actress Elaine Stritch Dies Acerbic star was 89. UH OH English Give Up on Having Kids Worst drop in births in 40 years. UsWeekly The Legendary Elaine Stritch Dies at 89 Rolling Stone Back to Baghdad: Life in the City of Doom Vulture The Female American Ninja Warrior Blowing Everyone's Mind 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. The Glorious Rise of Butts on TV by Kevin Fallon A Wacky History of One-Man Nations by Nina Strochlic What Disney Means to a Special-Needs Mom by Elizabeth Picciuto

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