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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 25, 2014 11:22 AM UTC [The Good, the Bad, the Beyoncé](http://time.com/3169492/vmas-2014-recap-best-moments-highlights/) Beyoncé delivered a mind-bogglingly perfect medley of tracks from her self-titled album, dancing around the stage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, as Jay Z and Blue Ivy watched from the sidelines. She was clearly having more fun than anyone else in the room [Burger King Eyes Canada Move](http://time.com/3170198/burger-king-tim-hortons-tax-inversion/) The fast-food giant is reportedly in talks to buy Canadian chain Tim Hortons, a deal aimed at lowering taxes by moving its base outside the U.S. [American Held in Syria Is Freed](http://time.com/3169660/peter-theo-curtis-freed-syria/) The U.N.-facilitated release of writer Peter Theo Curtis from an al-Qaeda affiliate comes days after the execution of American journalist James Foley [Actor-Director Richard Attenborough Dies at 90](http://time.com/3170012/actor-director-richard-attenborough-dies-at-90/) The acclaimed actor and Academy Award–winning director of 1982’s _Gandhi_, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, died at age 90; British Prime Minister David Cameron called him “one of the greats of cinema” [6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern California](http://time.com/3168568/california-earthquake-napa/) The largest earthquake to hit California’s Napa Valley in 25 years struck near the Bay Area, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency; at least 87 people were injured early Sunday morning and power outages were reported [Pediatricians’ Rx for Schools: Later Start Times](http://time.com/3162265/school-should-start-later-so-teens-can-sleep-urge-doctors/) The American Academy of Pediatrics wants to prescribe later start times for teens, saying that delaying the start of the school day until at least 8:30 a.m. would help curb their lack of sleep, which has been linked to poor health, bad grades, car crashes and other problems [Men More Likely to Make Dumb Decisions at U.S. Open](http://time.com/3154566/tennis-us-open-men/) Male tennis players embarrass themselves more often than their female counterparts, according to a new study that analyzed data from line-call challenges; the authors chalk up these gender differences to overconfidence, pride and shame [Man Arrested After Climbing Brooklyn Bridge for Photos](http://time.com/3172629/man-arrested-for-climbing-brooklyn-bridge-amid-new-security-lapse/) A 24-year-old was arrested on Sunday after scaling the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, where he took the opportunity to snap some photos with his iPhone; the stunt comes about a month after two American flags on the iconic structure were replaced with white flags [Civil War Hangs Over Ukraine on Its Independence Day](http://time.com/3172733/ukraine-russia-war-independence-day-petro-poroshenko/) While President Petro Poroshenko gave an emotional address to citizens and oversaw a military parade in Kiev, Ukrainian prisoners of war were marched by pro-Russian separatists through the streets in rebel-held parts of the east, to jeers and bottle throwing [2 People Die of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo](http://time.com/3169729/ebola-congo/) The two deaths of Ebola in Congo are unrelated to the outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria that has killed more than 1,400 people; Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said Sunday: “This epidemic has nothing to do with the one in West Africa” [American Swimmer Katie Ledecky Leaves Her Mark in Australia](http://time.com/3172697/swimming-ledecky-leaves-her-mark-in-australia/) The 17-year-old wiped almost six seconds off her own world record in the 1,500-m freestyle to win her fifth gold medal of the Pan Pacific championships, rounding off a phenomenal season of competition [Sony Says User Data Safe After PS Network Attack](http://time.com/3172914/sony-john-smedley-user-information-safe-playstation-network-hacked/) It’s been a rough weekend for Sony, with reports of hackers hitting its huge Playstation network and a bomb threat made against a flight carrying a top Sony executive in the U.S. Sony says none of the data of its 53 million Playstation users was compromised [_Get_ ](http://time.com/politicsemail)[TIME](http://time.com/politicsemail)[_’s_ ](http://time.com/politicsemail)[_The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/politicsemail) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3173300/morning-must-reads-august-25/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3173300/morning-must-reads-august-25/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: August 25","datePublished":"2014-08-25T11:22:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:49:57.773Z","description":"The Good, the Bad, the Beyoncé Beyoncé delivered a mind-bogglingly perfect medley of tracks from her self-titled album, dancing around the stage at the 2014...","url":"https://time.com/3173300/morning-must-reads-august-25/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/morning-must-reads/","name":"Morning Must Reads"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3173300/morning-must-reads-august-25/","name":"Morning Must Reads: August 25"}}]}] ```