Cheat Sheet - ISIS Barbarians Burn Pilot Alive

Read This, Skip That .... February 03, 2015 NEW LOW 1. Barbarians Burn Pilot Alive: ISIS Will Never Release a Living Prisoner The most shocking video from ISIS yet shows a captive Jordanian pilot being burned alive. Christopher Dickey and Shane Harris report that Muadh al-Kasasbeh was apparently executed weeks before the terrorists claimed they would release him for a would-be suicide bomber. No one will ever negotiate with ISIS again. Read it at The Daily Beast WE'VE BEEN WAITING 2. Harper Lee to Publish Second Novel Harper Lee will publish her second novel, more than 50 years after To Kill a Mockingbird. The new book, entitled Go Set a Watchman, is a Mockingbird sequel set to be released in July. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was published in 1960, but Lee said Go Set a Watchman was actually completed in the 1950s. "It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman, and I thought it a pretty decent effort," Lee said. "My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout's childhood, persuaded me to write a novel [what became To Kill a Mockingbird] from the point of view of the young Scout." Read it at AP R-E-S-P-E-C-T 3. Can We Stop Laughing at Bruce Jenner? For more than a decade, the media has profited from mocking Bruce Jenner's appearance. Kevin Fallon asks: Now that he's transitioning into a woman, are we mature enough to stop laughing? Read it at The Daily Beast BRAVE NEW WORLD 4. U.K. Votes to OK 'Three-Person Babies' Britain's House of Commons voted Tuesday 382-128 to allow the creation of babies from three people—sort of. The technique concerns mitochondrial DNA, which governs energy production in cells and is only passed on by the mother. Defective mitochondria can lead to organ failure, blindness, and epilepsy. About one in 5,000 children in the U.S. inherit a defective one. The technique allows a woman to donate her healthy mitochondria to the mother's DNA, which fixes the energy problem but keeps the other 99.99 percent of genes untouched. That egg is then mated with male sperm in IVF. The British House of Lords must approve the measure before it becomes law. Read it at BBC News KOCH JUSTICE 5. He'll Rot for Pot: 55 Years for Weed A father of two was sentenced to 55 years in prison for selling pot. The Koch brothers want to help set him free and make him the face of their new campaign for criminal justice reform, Tim Mak reports. Read it at The Daily Beast LIVING LARGE Jordan Paid Christie's $30K Hotel Tab Guv's pricey trips exposed. DON'T SHOOT 9,000 Refused Vaccines in New Jersey Quadrupled in 10 years. TRASH BIN Obama Asks NSA to Delete Info There's a huge loophole though. LIFE-SAVER Montana Republican Would End Executions Introduces bill. BAD SCIENCE Japan: Sleep 'Researcher' Raped 100+ Cops say he posted films of the acts. HUFFINGTON POST Obama Budget Extends Social Security Benefits To All Married Same-Sex Couples ROLLING STONE When Cops Break Bad: Inside a Police Force Gone Wild BUZZFEED A Scottish Teen Fulfilled His Dying Wish Of Taking His Girlfriend To The Prom 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. Rihanna, Kanye and Paul McCartney's New Video "FourFiveSeconds" is a soulful pop throwback, and your new favorite song. More Videos Goddamn, Dylan's Sinatra Album Is Great by Jeff Slate The Imitation Game's Big Gay Lie by Tim Teeman The Russian Supermodels of Instagram by Tom Sykes

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