Cheat Sheet - Exclusive: CIA’s Top Spy Steps Down

Read This, Skip That .... January 23, 2015 Spyfall 1. Exclusive: CIA's Top Spy Steps Down The secretive head of the agency's National Clandestine Service is retiring amid reports of infighting over a reorganization of the intelligence service, Shane Harris reports. Spies say the shakeup is the greatest threat to their independence since the CIA's founding. Read it at The Daily Beast UNDER INVESTIGATION 2. NFL: Balls Deflated After Inspection Early evidence has concluded that the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs during Sunday's AFC championship victory, though it's still unclear whether the balls were intentionally deflated (or if the Pats knew). "While the evidence thus far supports the conclusion that footballs that were under-inflated were used by the Patriots in the first half," the NFL said in a statement Friday, "the footballs were properly inflated for the second half and confirmed at the conclusion of the game to have remained properly inflated." The NFL said the goal of its "investigation will be to determine … whether any noncompliance was the result of deliberate action." The league said at least 40 interviews have been conducted and video evidence collected. NFL Communications Paper Trail 3. New York Times' Owner to Bloomberg: 'Not. For. Sale.' The billionaire ex-mayor of New York reportedly approached the owner of the Gray Lady about buying the newspaper two years ago. Lloyd Grove spoke to Arthur Sulzberger Jr. about the then-rumor. "The Times," he said, slapping his palm on the table, "is Not. For. Sale." Read it at The Daily Beast OUTBREAK 4. Anti-Vaxxers Bring Measles to Disney A measles outbreak has sickened 70 people at Disneyland, and could be the spark that brings the once-eradicated disease back in force. Russell Saunders writes anti-vaxxers have ruined the Magic Kingdom. Read it at The Daily Beast DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS 5. The Media Is Making Rape Culture Worse College sexual assault is a very real problem—but news organizations and government bureaucrats do victims no favors when they exaggerate its prevalence. Christina Hoff Summers traces the panic to one left-leaning publication's dubious 2010 study. Read it at The Daily Beast CONSPIRACY Argentina: Rogue Agents Killed Prosecutor Not suicide. WHAT? IMF Head: Saudi King 'Advocate of Women' Christine Lagarde under fire. EJECT! SkyMall Crashes and Burns Filed for bankruptcy. FLORIDA Black Man Lawfully Carrying Gun Tackled By wannabe hero in Wal-Mart. PESTS LiLo Faces More Jail Time Blames mosquitos. HUFFINGTON POST Here's How The Anti-Abortion Movement Plans To Modernize Its Approach ROLLING STONE Pharrell, Al Gore Bringing Back Live Earth in 2015 BUZZFEED Are Tiny Homes the Solution to Homelessness? 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. Emma Watson's UN Makeover by Asawin Suebsaeng Hot Deal on a Perfect Killing Machine by Cliff Schecter One Company's Kidnapping Video Payday by Nina Strochlic

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