Subscribe View in browser 1. CDC Director: Face Masks Are Better Safeguard Than a Vaccine ‘OUR BEST DEFENSE’ “This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine,” Robert Redfield told a Senate committee. U.S. NEWS 2. Caputo Takes Leave of Absence After Bizarre Conspiracy Rant FOCUSING ON HIS HEALTH He has voluntarily taken a 60-day break in order to “focus on his health and well-being of his family.” POLITICS The truth is a beast. Back The Beast to support reporting with teeth. Join Beast Inside 3. This Origami-Like Laptop Stand Is the Best I’ve Found RISING ABOVE The MOFT Laptop Stand attaches to the back of your laptop, meaning you won’t ever be stuck without a stand. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Sen. Mitt Romney Dumps on GOP’s Biden-Ukraine Probe ‘POLITICAL EXCERCISE’ “It’s not the legitimate role of government, for Congress or for taxpayer expense, to be used as an effort to damage political opponents.” POLITICS 5. Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden on SNL ALRIGHTY THEN “Saturday Night Live” also announced three new featured players for the show’s 46th season. ENTERTAINMENT Daily Beast Crossword Have you done this week's puzzle? Play Now 6. Everlane’s Masks Are My New Favorites and Benefit the ACLU FACE IT Everlane makes face masks just like it makes T-shirts: You can never have too many. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Texas Doc Made Up Viral Story About BLM Attacking Daughter DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT Police body-camera footage obtained by Buzzfeed News showed his daughter and her boyfriend telling police officers that they were not physically touched. U.S. NEWS 8. Woman Threw Bottle at Black Jogger, Yelled Racial Slur: NYPD SEARCH IS ON Police are searching for the woman behind the attack, which is being probed as a hate crime. U.S. NEWS 9. Big Ten Will Play Through Pandemic After Pressure From Trump ‘HAVE A FANTASTIC SEASON!’ The decision comes as COVID-19 case numbers are spiking on several Big Ten college campuses. ENTERTAINMENT Advertisement 10. Black Voter Tells Trump to His Face: MAGA Is So Tone-Deaf WHEN WAS IT GREAT? Trump went on to tell the man he “hopes” there’s not a race problem in America. POLITICS 11. Fox News Lays Off Some Staff as Part of ‘Reorganization’ ‘STREAMLINED’ The cable channel said that the cuts were largely part of a restructuring of their businesses and would impact less than three percent of its staff. ARTS AND CULTURE 12. Trump Evokes Nazi Propaganda With Bernie ‘Puppet-Master’ Ad DARK PAST The ad shows Sen. Bernie Sanders—one of America’s most prominent Jewish politicians—holding the strings of a Joe Biden marionette. POLITICS Advertisement 13. Daily COVID Cases Shoot Back Up to 52,000—Highest in a Month JUST NOT WORKING The number of new cases is a dramatic rise from about 34,000 a day earlier, and is the highest daily tally since Aug. 14. U.S. NEWS 14. Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall, Brings Howling 105 MPH Winds ARRIVAL The storm had been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday but regained strength and returned to Category 2 overnight. U.S. NEWS 15. Alleged QAnon Supporter Wins Republican Primary in Delaware QANDIDATE? Witzke has worn a “We are Q” shirt to greet supporters, tweeted QAnon slogans, and said Donald Trump was anointed president by God. POLITICS Read More Advertisement © Copyright 2020 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. |