Subscribe View in browser 1. Facebook Bans Groups That Push Defiance of Social Distancing ENOUGH Groups are reportedly helping protesters organize anti-lockdown demonstrations in several states as deadly pandemic rages. U.S. NEWS 2. Nova Scotia Gunman Had Lifelong Police Obsession: Report INFATUATION According to The Globe and Mail, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman was infatuated with law enforcement and a hobby of refurbishing old police cars. WORLD Members fund our free coverage of important events, like our breaking news Coronavirus stories. Join them in supporting The Beast. SUPPORT US 3. Want Healthy Products At Wholesale Prices? AD BY THRIVE MARKET Join Thrive Market today to get access to clean wine, non-toxic beauty products, and organic pantry staples to support diets like paleo, keto, or vegan. Get started today! SCOUTED 4. 5-Year-Old Daughter of Cop & Firefighter Dies of Coronavirus CRUSHING LOSS Sklyar Herbert developed meningitis and brain swelling after being infected. U.S. NEWS 5. More Than 70% of Inmates in One Ohio Prison Have COVID-19 BEHIND THE WALLS Some 1,828 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus, state officials said. U.S. NEWS 6. Idaho Rep. Blasted for Likening State Orders to Nazi Germany UNDER FIRE “That’s no different than Nazi Germany, where you had government telling people, ‘You are an essential worker or a nonessential worker,’” said Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott. U.S. NEWS 7. NYC Cancels Pride March, All June Events Amid Coronavirus SAD Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was revoking the permits on all major public events in the city, includes the Puerto Rican Day, Pride, and Salute to Israel parades. U.S. NEWS 8. Netanyahu and Rival Benny Gantz Agree to Emergency Coalition UNITY Netanyahu will continue to serve as prime minister amid the coronavirus pandemic. WORLD 9. Bolsonaro Leads Brazil Lockdown Protest, Coughs Everywhere SHUT YOUR MOUTH Brazil has more cases of the novel coronavirus than any other country in Latin America. WORLD 10. Oil Prices Plumb New Depths at Less Than $12 a Barrel GOING DOWN Demand keeps falling over doubts about how and when the American economy can reopen. U.S. NEWS 11. Whole Foods Tracks Stores at Risk of Unionizing on Heat Map SURVEILLANCE The Amazon-owned company is reportedly using an interactive heat map to assess each store’s employees on their loyalty, violations, and calls to human resources. U.S. NEWS 12. Tennis Champ Novak Djokovic Comes Out as an Anti-Vaxxer BAD CALL The world No. 1 says he wouldn’t want to be forced to take a coronavirus vaccine. ENTERTAINMENT 13. Gun-Rights Activists Are ‘Masterminding Quarantine Protests’ ENOUGH ALREADY Three brothers are reportedly fueling far-right protests against shelter-in-place orders via Facebook groups. U.S. NEWS 14. Shake Shack Returns $10M Loan Meant for Small-Business Aid WELL DONE Group founder Danny Meyer said the federal program’s rules were “extremely confusing.” U.S. NEWS 15. Body of Missing Photographer Peter Beard Found in Montauk ‘HEARTBROKEN’ The famed wildlife photographer, who suffered from dementia, wandered away from his home on March 31 and had not been seen since. ARTS AND CULTURE Read More © 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. |