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Eight Must-Read Stories About Syrian Rebels, Scientology and Pathetic Spies

The Beast’s best from this past week.

Exclusive: Before Randy Andy’s Accuser, A Jane Doe #1By Conchita SarnoffThe first young girl to accuse Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse tells her story for the very first time in an exclusive video.

Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels’ CashBy Jamie Dettmer and Tim MakEven the favored secular militias groomed to fight ISIS have seen their funding cut in half.

Scientology and D.A.R.E. Are Coming for Your KidsBy Abby HaglageThe organizations teaching American middle schoolers about drugs are doing it with lies and fear.

The Spies Who Shagged NobodyBy Shane Harris and M.L. NestelMoscow’s answer to James Bond they ain’t. A team of alleged Russian agents, busted by the FBI, had trouble even getting the ladies to talk to them.

Parents Sue Doctors Over ‘Wrongful Abortion’By Brandy ZadroznyA test told a couple their child might be intersex and have a genetic disorder. The test was wrong.

Conservative Scold Ken Starr Got a Billionaire Pedophile OffBy M.L. NestelMany believe Jeffrey Epstein could have been jailed for life for violating scores of underage girls, but Ken Starr and the rest of his legal team got him a deal.

Iran’s ‘Virginity’ SuppositoriesBy Mahrokh GholamhosseinpourIn a culture where women who do not bleed on their wedding night may pay with their lives, there’s a creative way to fool the groom.

The Mormon Church’s Gay Rights CharadeBy Samantha AllenElders announced Tuesday their provisional support of certain LGBT legal protections—with some conditions.

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