| Subscribe View in browser 1. Four RNC Attendees Test Positive for Coronavirus: Officials YOU DON’T SAY Health officials in North Carolina previously raised their concerns about a lack of coronavirus measures at the meeting. POLITICS 2. GOP Senator Says He Regrets Maskless Night at Trump’s RNC ‘LEAD BY EXAMPLE’ “I fell short of my own standard,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said in a statement after he was photographed without a mask during Trump’s RNC speech. POLITICS The truth is a beast. Back The Beast to support reporting with teeth. Join Beast Inside 3. The Only Measuring Cup You Should Use Is This Silicone One MEASURED SUCCESS These OXO measuring cups can be safely microwaved and are designed to keep your hands safe from spills while pouring. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Handcuffs Removed, Warrant Vacated for Jacob Blake: Attorney UPDATE Kenosha police said in a Friday update that an outside agency was responsible for handcuffing Blake because he was under arrest. U.S. NEWS 5. NBA Playoffs to Resume This Weekend—With a Few Changes HOOPLA New ads will air during every playoff game, a social justice coalition will be created and arenas owned by the league will be turned into voting venues. U.S. NEWS 6. Beeswax Wraps: The Plastic Wrap Alternative You Need BEES KNEES Ditch your cling wrap to (maybe) save the planet. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Nevada Man First U.S. Case of Coronavirus Reinfection: Study OY VEY A not yet peer-reviewed study found the man got the virus in April only to get it again in May—with much worse symptoms. U.S. NEWS 8. DeSantis Does U-Turn, Declares Planes Safe From COVID-19 MIXED MESSAGES In March, he warned of “super spreaders” bringing in germs. Now he says flying is “safe for people to do.” U.S. NEWS 9. L.A. to File Charges Against TikTokers Who Threw House Party PARTY’S OVER Bryce Hall and Blake Gray previously had their utilities cut off after throwing a house party, complete with strippers, that violated coronavirus lockdown rules. ENTERTAINMENT Advertisement 10. Ohio COVID-19 Cases Plunged After Mask Mandate FLATTENING THE CURVE New positive tests are down more than a third since Gov. Mike DeWine’s statewide order July 23. U.S. NEWS 11. 125 Escaped Bison Are Running Wild in Nebraska HOOFING IT Five of them have already been hit by cars. U.S. NEWS 12. TX Protests Continue After Cops Shoot Vet in Wellness Call TRAGIC Sheriff Javier Salazar said Damian Lamar Daniels had been the subject of four mental health calls before he was killed in a struggle with deputies. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 13. Zuckerberg Dumped on by Employees Over Militia, QAnon Groups ENOUGH IS ENOUGH CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook had made an “operational mistake” by failing to remove a militia group’s page with a “call to arms” in advance of Tuesday’s Kenosha protest. TECH 14. DOJ Closes Emmett Till Investigation for Good: Report CASE CLOSED The feds have reportedly shuttered their investigation of the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. U.S. NEWS 15. House Panel Moves to Hold Pompeo in Contempt Over Subpoenas ESCALATION The House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenaed Pompeo for documents he gave to Republicans in their Biden investigation. POLITICS Read More Advertisement © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC
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