Subscribe View in browser 1. SCRATCH MY BACK 22 Foreign Governments Have Spent Cash at Trump Properties NBC News publishes what it calls the “most comprehensive possible list of foreign spending” at the president’s company’s sites. 2. CHAOS Tear-Gassed Hong Kong Protesters Halt China Extradition Bill Thousands of demonstrators cut off access to building where lawmakers were set to discuss law allowing citizens to be extradited to mainland China. Love the Cheat Sheet? Get a customized one with a Beast Inside membership. LEARN MORE 3. GEARED UP Robotics Grants Bring Hands-On Learning to the Classroom 4. ‘DEATHS OF DESPAIR’ Death Rates From Suicides and Overdoses ‘Hit All-Time High’ A new report shows that deaths from suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol are all at their worst levels in U.S. history. 5. RUNNING OUT OF ROOM Trump Admin to House Migrant Kids at WWII Internment Camp Fort Sill held hundreds of Japanese Americans who were forced into internment camps during World War II. Now the base will hold 1,400 migrant kids. 6. YOU GOT ME Sara Netanyahu Gets Plea Deal After $100K Catering Scandal Prosecutors will soften the original charge that she ordered hundreds of meals from restaurants and charged them to taxpayers. 7. ‘EVERY GOAL COUNTS’ U.S. Soccer Team Defends Itself After Humiliating Thailand Some criticized the team for celebrating each and every one of its 13 goals, leaving some of the Thailand players in tears. 8. FAT THUMBS Trump Likes Tweet Stanning ‘Work/Life Balance Queen’ Rihanna A late-night scroll through Twitter resulted in what appears to be an eyebrow-raising accidental like from the president. 9. TAKING A STAND Ariana Grande Donates Concert Proceeds to Planned Parenthood The singer reportedly gave $300,000 from her show in Georgia, one of the states that passed restrictive abortion legislation. 10. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME Trump Reveals ‘Secret’ Mexico Plan by Waving Document Around The president insisted his agreement with Mexico was confidential, but was undermined by sunlight and a sheet of paper. 11. SCRATCHED Governor Wants Racing Halted at Santa Anita After 29 Deaths The track kept the horses running this week even after the state racing board recommended a seven-day suspension. 12. MIXED FEELINGS ‘Empire’ Co-Creator Is ‘Embarrassed’ for Defending Smollett “It was a flood of pain,” Lee Daniels says of his response to the actor allegedly staging an attack. 13. ALARMING First Case of Ebola Confirmed in Uganda The year-long epidemic had been concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo up until now. 14. ‘PROFITS OVER SAFETY’ Lawsuit: U.S. Building Materials Spread Grenfell Tower Fire Whirlpool, Arconic Inc., and Celotex were all named in the U.S. lawsuit. 15. POLICIES IN ACTION 2020 Candidate Andrew Yang to Give Iowa Family $1K a Month The “Freedom Dividend” test run will reportedly last one year for the family. Read More © Copyright 2019 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. |