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Horrified Retail Workers Dread the Worst Black Friday Ever

By Kelly Weill

Some retail employees say they feel trapped into working in unsafe conditions with a special breed of pandemically reckless consumers.

Why White Women Keep Getting Caught Pretending to Be Black

By Andrew Ricketts

Common to these scams is a willful displacement of Black people in positions of visibility, influence, and power.

The Pop Culture That Made This Horrible Year Worthwhile

By Kevin Fallon

From The Real Housewives of Potomac to Sir Anthony Hopkins’ unhinged Twitter, the random bits of entertainment from 2020 that The Daily Beast staff is thankful for.

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UNIQLO’s Black Friday Sale Will Fill Holiday Shoppers With Unimaginable Joy

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UNIQLO is kicking off the year’s biggest shopping moment with a bang.

The Wild and Kinky ‘Drag Race’ of Sex Workers

By Emma Kelly

The new reality TV show ‘Slag Wars’ sees a diverse lineup of sex workers compete to win the honor of Cock Destroyer. It’s fun, raunchy, and surprisingly heartfelt.

Man Linked to ‘Putin’s Chef’ Infiltrated the United Nations

By Candace Rondeaux

Consultant with extensive connections in the network of sanctioned Russian Yevgeny Prigozhin succeeded in being appointed to an influential U.N. oversight panel for Africa.

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Meghan Markle’s Miscarriage May Lead to a Royal Reset

By Tom Sykes

Meghan Markle’s powerful, much-praised New York Times article about her miscarriage seems to have also had an unexpectedly profound impact at Buckingham Palace.

Which COVID-19 Vaccine Will I Actually Get?

By David Axe

Geography could be decisive when it comes to which shot reaches your upper arm, and when.

Will Congress Finally Help This 36-Year-Old ALS Patient?

By Miranda Green

Mayuri Saxena’s only chance to live is through access to experimental drugs. Now Congress holds her fate in its hands.

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1. Statues Vandalized in Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving Protests

‘NO MORE GENOCIDE’

Monuments dedicated to former presidents were targeted by protesters who want land to be handed back to Indigenous people.

2. Freaking Over COVID, Kim Jong Un Is Executing People: Spies

‘EXCESSIVE ANGER’

The North Korean leader is also said to have banned fishing in a scientifically dubious effort to prevent seawater from becoming infected.

3. UNIQLO’s Black Friday Sale Is a Gift to Holiday Shoppers

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UNIQLO is kicking off the year’s biggest shopping moment with a bang.

4. Britain Backs Oxford Vaccine After Questions Over Trial Data

DOUBLING-DOWN

The British government gave the vaccine a vote of confidence on Friday when it asked its regulator to assess it for a pre-Christmas rollout.

5. Wife Serenaded by Husband From Outside Italian Hospital Dies

‘ALPINE STAR’

Stefano Bozzini melted hearts around the world when he was filmed playing songs for wife Carla when she was stuck in hospital.

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