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Spain Shakes World Markets
News that a major Spanish bank needs a $23 billion bailout sent stocks careening in Europe and the U.S., and S&P added to the chaos by downgrading several Spanish banks.
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Did NYPD Ignore Etan's Killer?
Police say the man charged with murdering the 6-year-old boy became a suspect only recently. But cops may have been tipped off 33 years ago. Michael Daly reports.
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Nati Harnik / AP Photo
Obama’s Mean Streak
The president, for all his cool, has a mean streak—just ask Hillary Clinton—and this week he turned it on Mitt Romney, writes Lloyd Grove.
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Stars Who Abuse the Help
From HP's Meg Whitman, who fired her housekeeper to win a race, to hotelier Leona Helmsley, whose employees plotted to avoid her, famous people who mistreat their help.
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The Warren Witch Hunt
The press is obsessed with Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee heritage. Too bad it’s the biggest media-manufactured story since the Lewinsky scandal, says Michael Tomasky.
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The Week’s Best Reads
From a child abuse epidemic that destroyed a megachurch to Gaddafi’s massive spy network, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the Web this week.
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Best Cities For Summer Jobs
It’s time for millions of young workers to endure a classic seasonal rite of passage—the summer job. The Daily Beast finds the best locales for snagging a gig.
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Wines to Drink This Summer
Novelist and poet Jay McInerney, author of a new book on wine, joins us on camera to taste wine, talk about what hipsters drink, and why Raymond Carver wasn't a sherry man.
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Jimmy Carter’s Passion Play
The arduous Camp David negotiations that brought peace to Israel and Egypt are being turned into a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright. By Eleanor Clift.
New Research
The New Science of Torture
Dangerous
Chen’s Brother Back at Home?
Staying Alive
Robin Gibb's 'American Idol' Diss
Slash: No More Guns N' Roses!
Don't hold your breath—Slash is over rumors that he and Axl Rose will ever reunite. The legendary guitar player sat down with Newsweek & The Daily Beast to talk about his new album, 'Apocalyptic Love,' and the one not-so-surprising thing he'd want to do before the end of the world.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. STORMY
Hurricane Bud Heads for Mexico
Category 2 storm set to hit Pacific Coast.More
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2. Cold Case
Etan Patz Suspect Charged
With second-degree murder.More
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3. UNDETERRED
Syrian Troops Kill 50
Another deadly day in Homs.More
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4. Star Trek
SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Docks
At space station.More
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5. SUSPICIOUS
Iran Nuke Plant Sees Uranium Rise
Says surge may be “beyond the operator’s control.”More
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6. SHUTTERED
Sandusky Charity to Shut Down
Second Mile begins dissolution Friday.More
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7. HOLDUP
Gunman Releases Hostages in Indiana
Shot himself in the head.More
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8. EW
Juror Flirts with Edwards
One of four alternates causing scene in court. More
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9. i-Crook
Using Photos, Owner Tracks iPhone
Thief's photos uploaded to owner’s computer.More
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10. BOOZIN’
Porn Star Jenna Jameson Arrested
For DUI early Friday morning.More
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In Case You Missed
What Happens in Rome…
The Pope’s Private Memos
Edwards Trial
Hints from the Jury Room
Hustler Attacks Conservative Pundit
Publisher Larry Flynt vigorously defends an image of conservative columnist S.E. Cupp with a Photoshopped penis in her mouth.
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Andrew Sullivan
The GOP's Spending Binge
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Howard Kurtz
Ailes Regrets 'Scum' Attack on NYT
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Peter Beinart
Stop Settler Violence
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David Frum
Why the Fringe Sets the Agenda
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The Royalist
Parliament Talks Royal Progeny
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Michael Tomasky
What All Dems Are Afraid to Say
Movies to See and Skip this Weekend
While Marvel’s superhero spectacular 'The Avengers' continues to break box office records—grossing $1.2 billion worldwide and counting—there’s a plethora of other movies, large and small, to see at the cinema this Memorial Day weekend. From Hollywood blockbusters like 'Battleship' and 'Men in Black 3' to indie flicks 'Bernie' and 'Moonrise Kingdom,' here are The Daily Beast’s picks for what to see or skip.
Awkward Bill Clinton Photos
ill Clinton got cozy with three young ladies at a Monte Carlo casino's "Nights in Monaco" gala this week, two of whom were porn stars. Check out some other awkward moments with the former president captured on camera.
We Already Knew They Were Gay
Emmy-award winning actor Jim Parsons came out—kind of—in a New York Times profile published Wednesday online. But was anyone really surprised after the years of speculation and even reports that Parsons was engaged to a man? From Zachary Quinto to Ellen DeGeneres, see other stars who came out long after everyone suspected they were gay.
AmFar Gala at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival may be all about showcasing movies, but where there’s Hollywood, the fashion crowd is never far away. On Thursday night, models, designers, and stars flocked to the famed Hotel Du Cap to celebrate amfAR’s annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala. See photos.
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Deadliest Mountains
Four climbers died on Mount Everest this weekend, but how does the famous mountain compare when it comes to tragedies?
Rare Cindy Sherman Self Portraits From Austria's Verbund
When Cindy Sherman began to take her famous pictures of herself, she changed the history of art—and of photography. On June 1, the Austrian Verbund collection will be releasing a complete catalog of the artist's very earliest—and amazingly mature—self-portrayals, and we've gathered a few of them in this Web gallery. Most have never been seen before.
Famous Virgins
Olympian Lolo Jones says she plans to stay a virgin until marriage. From Tim Tebow to Elizabeth I, see more famous faces who were open about keeping their ‘V-card’ close.
Etan Patz & More Famous Cold Cases
A New Jersey man has allegedly confessed to killing Etan Patz, the six-year-old boy whose disappearance in 1979 changed America—although some questions still remain. See more famous cold cases.
Photo of the Day
Channi Anand / AP Photo
Midday Monkey Mischief
A couple of monkeys quench their thirst as another takes a dip.
More Photos of the Day
Art Beast
Frank Stella's "Creede I" (left) and "Creede II", both from 1961 (Courtesy L&M Arts)
"Apollo Receiving the Shepherds' Gifts," painted in around 1885 by Gustave Moreau (left) and Glenn Brown's "Little Death," from 2000 (Courtesy Venus Over Manhattan)
Sensation and Cerebration
Frank Stella's abstraction married good looks and brains
by Blake Gopnik
