Huffington Magazine Issue 70 | Page 9

Enter FROM TOP: PETER KRAMER/NBC/NBC NEWSWIRE/GETTY IMAGES; AHMED RAMADAN/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES 5 POINTERS HUFFINGTON 10.13.13 ‘NINE MONTHS OF HELL’ Elizabeth Smart, who in 2002 was kidnapped from her home outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 14, reveals the details of her ordeal in a memoir released Monday. In an interview with NBC’s Meredith Viera, Smart, 25, said she was raped daily for nine months and held down with chains. Her captor, Brian David Mitchell, is serving two life sentences. “I want people to know that I’m happy in my life right now,” she told the AP. “I also, even more so, want to reach out to people who might not be in a good situation.” AID SUSPENDED 6 The U.S. announced it will slash aid to Egypt in response to the ouster of democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi. The State Department did not reveal how much of the $1.5 billion annual aid will be cut, but a spokeswoman said the U.S. won’t provide some military systems and cash to Egypt until there is “credible progress” on creating a government through fair elections. The U.S. will continue to help fund counter terrorism efforts and border security, and give money toward health and education. THAT’S VIRAL KARMA ISN’T ALWAYS A BITCH, SOMETIMES IT’S WONDERFUL A selection of the week’s most talked-about stories. HEADLINES TO VIEW FULL STORIES GRANDFATHER OF THE YEAR/ DECADE/ALL-TIME JON STEWART: WHEN THE GIANTS LOST, THEY DIDN’T SHUT DOWN THE F**KING NFL WHICH IS BETTER? OBAMA-CARE OR THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT? SO THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO MEG RYAN...