Subscribe View in browser 1. Trump: Slashing TV Ads in Key States Is All Part of the Plan EVERYTHING IS FINE The president has denied that his campaign is in dire straits after reports that it has pulled back its presence in some of the most important electoral states. POLITICS 2. Nevada Man Had COVID Twice—and Second Case Was Worse: Study UNWELCOME RETURN There have been at least 22 documented cases of reinfection around the globe, but, at this point, scientists don’t know how common it is. SCIENCE Voting is your duty. Ours is keeping you informed. Support our mission; back the Beast. Join Beast Inside 3. Our Favorite Headphones Are Half-Off for Prime Day PRIME DAY 2020 Sony made their best-in-class noise-canceling headphones even better with their most recent upgrade. Now, they’re 50% off for Prime Day. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Mexico: Women May Have Had Forced Surgery in U.S. Detention DEEPLY DISTURBING The Irwin center in Georgia has already been the subject of allegations that migrant women had been coerced into gynecological surgery. WORLD 5. J&J Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Study After Participant Gets Sick HITTING THE BRAKES The clinical trial involves 60,000 patients. SCIENCE Daily Beast Crossword Have you done this week's puzzle? Play Now 6. Still Need Face Coverings? Grab Them on Sale for Prime Day PRIME DAY 2020 Stock up on soft, comfortable, reusable face masks while they’re discounted. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Top General ‘Didn’t Give Permission’ to Be Used in Trump Ad NOT IN MY NAME The ad shows Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley watching a raid together. POLITICS 8. Biden’s Son-in-Law Advising, and Investing, on COVID: Report NOT A GREAT LOOK Howard Krein’s venture-capital business has been investing in pandemic-related health-care startups while advising Biden’s campaign on COVID-19. POLITICS 9. Biden: ‘I’m Not a Fan of Court Packing’ DROPPING A HINT The Democratic nominee gives something approaching a real answer when asked if he would back expanding the Supreme Court. POLITICS Advertisement 10. NBC Ousts Top Exec Over Claims of Toxic Management: Report REALITY BITES The Hollywood Reporter says Meredith Ahr follows her ex-boss out the exit door. ENTERTAINMENT 11. COVID Protest Leader Asks for Order Against Assaulted Journo SOME NERVE Instead, the court issues an order of protection for the reporter—against anti-lockdown provocateur Heshy Tischler. U.S. NEWS 12. Anchorage Mayor Sorry for ‘Inappropriate’ Texts With Journo ‘LAPSE IN JUDGMENT’ “I’m embarrassed and ashamed for the hurt I’ve caused my family and our community,” Ethan Berkowitz said. POLITICS Advertisement 13. Tourist Gets to Visit Machu Picchu After Being Stuck in Peru SILVER LINING Jesse Takayama, a Japanese national, was allowed to enter the 570-year-old citadel after getting stuck in Peru in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. WORLD 14. Ohio Election Worker Slams COVID Scientists in Misfire Tweet DELETED The employee made a snide remark about the “liberal left news media & Chicken Little researchers” that was quickly deleted. POLITICS 15. Maskless FL Guv Gives High Fives at Trump Rally, Rubs Nose WHAT PANDEMIC? The Republican lawmaker made an appearance sans mask at the president’s first re-election rally since contracting COVID-19. 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. |