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Seven Must-Read Stories About North Korea, Police Deaths and Glenn Beck

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Also, investigating the Bin Laden shooter. The Beast’s best from this past week.

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'Please Don’t Die!’: The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered CopsBy Michael DalyParamedics strove valiantly to revive grievously wounded Officers Liu and Ramos—and were left shattered when their efforts failed.

The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead CopsBy Jacob SiegelEvidence from photos, video, social-media posts and interviews suggests it was a single group, desperate to ‘turn up the anger’ at otherwise-peaceful protests.

No, North Korea Didn’t Hack SonyBy Marc RogersThe FBI and the President may claim that the Hermit Kingdom is to blame for the most high-profile network breach in forever. But almost all signs point in another direction.

North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit KingdomBy Lizzie CrockerIt might be violently anti-Hollywood, but the repressive North Korean authorities can’t stop Western movies from being smuggled into the Hermit Kingdom.

Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker HotelBy Michael DalyNorth Korea is so isolated that rather than bring the Internet to its hackers, it brings them to it—in a swank hotel in China.

Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.By Ana Marie CoxJust in time for Christmas, Glenn Beck goes for hipster-chic as a conservative fashion statement.

Exclusive: Bin Laden ‘Shooter’ Under Investigation for Leaking SecretsBy Shane HarrisThe man who claims he killed the world’s most wanted terrorist is now being probed for saying too much about the mission.

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