Subscribe View in browser 1. Biden Sets New Goal: 200M COVID Shots in His First 100 Days ‘WE CAN DO IT’ He said the administration’s initial target of administering 100 million shots in 100 days was achieved in just 58 days. U.S. NEWS 2. Secret Service Intervened in Hunter Biden Gun Case: Report TRIGGER WARNING The Secret Service told Politico it has no record of its agents being involved in the bizarre case of Hunter Biden’s missing firearm in a Delaware incident. POLITICS Standing up to the powerful, no matter who’s in power. Support independent journalism by becoming a member today. Join Beast Inside 3. This Is the Sign You Were Waiting For to Buy a Down Pillow DOWN FOR THE COUNT Parachute didn’t reinvent the wheel with this pillow, but they might have perfected it. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Boulder Massacre Suspect Was Arrested With Slain Cop’s Cuffs ‘THE HEALING PROCESS’ “Officers informed him the handcuffs used that day were those of Officer Eric Talley,” Boulder Police tweeted Thursday. U.S. NEWS 5. Biden Says He ‘Expects’ to Run for Re-Election in 2024 ONE MORE TIME Asked on Thursday if he thinks he’d be running against Trump, he replied: “I have no idea if there’s going to be a Republican party... do you?” POLITICS Fever Dreams A podcast covering the new American right Listen Now 6. This Fruit-Shaped Device Will Keep Your Fridge Fresh BREATH OF FRESH AIR This battery-operated ionizer not only helps keep your fridge smelling fresh, but can also keep your food from going bad. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Graham’s Followers Are Pissed He Said Jesus Would Be Pro-Vax GOOD SAMARITAN The evangelist announced Wednesday that if Jesus were alive, he would be an “advocate” for taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Some of his followers were not happy. U.S. NEWS 8. Final Israeli Election Tally Shows Bibi Fails Once Again DEADLOCK Netanyahu and his allies were only able to secure 52 out of the 61 parliamentary seats needed to form a new government. WORLD 9. Boulder Suspect Appears in Court in Wheelchair MORE CHARGES COMING Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder for each of the victims of Monday’s mass shooting. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 10. Britney Wants to End Dad’s Control Over Her Personal Life FREE BRITNEY A judge shot down Spears’ plea to remove her father from managing her finances last November. Now, the pop star hopes to end her father’s influence over her person. ENTERTAINMENT 11. AstraZeneca Releases New Vaxx Data After Fauci Scolding JUST AS GOOD Just like the numbers from earlier this week, the new set showed that the vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease. SCIENCE 12. Bank Clerk Allegedly Took Nudes From Women Customers’ Phones TRUST NO ONE The two women, both 20-years-old, say the suspect pulled the same trick on each of them when they came in for help at the Bank of America location. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 13. US Could Have Avoided Nearly 400K COVID Deaths: Researchers HORRIFIC A string of research papers released this week say that the U.S. could have saved billions of dollars and nearly 400,000 lives if it had a better initial COVID-19 response. U.S. NEWS 14. Beast’s Michael Tomasky Heads to New Republic as Top Editor ‘A CRITICAL MOMENT’ The longtime Beast columnist will take over as new editor of the liberal-aligned outlet, which will also moving its editorial operations to D.C. MEDIA 15. US Jobless Claims Reach Lowest Level Since Pandemic’s Start BACK TO WORK The number of unemployment benefit applications sent in last week was reportedly the lowest since the pandemic began, pointing to an improving job market. U.S. NEWS Read More Advertisement © Copyright 2021 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. |