Subscribe View in browser 1. U.S. Jobless Claims Double to a New Record: 6.65M Americans STAGGERING The number was beyond analysts’ estimates, as new Americans out of work from coronavirus pandemic join 3.3M who filed a week before. U.S. NEWS 2. Trump’s Net Worth Plummets $1B Amid Virus Crisis: Forbes NOW IT’S PERSONAL After sectors of his business—namely commercial real estate and hospitality—have suffered from coronavirus disruptions, Forbes reports. U.S. NEWS Members fund our free coverage of important events, like our breaking news Coronavirus stories. Join them in supporting The Beast. SUPPORT US 3. Adidas’ Sale Will Make You Feel Comfortable and Active WORK FROM HOME With a selection of joggers, sweats, hoodies, and flip-flops, you’ll never want to wear anything else. SCOUTED 4. Dem Convention Moved to August Amid Coronavirus Pandemic DELAYED The convention was originally scheduled for July. POLITICS 5. 400 Bird Employees Laid Off in 2-Min Zoom Webinar: Report YIKES A “robotic-sounding, disembodied voice” reportedly told hundreds of employees that their roles had been cut due to the coronavirus crisis. TECH 6. Wash. Nursing Home Didn’t Report Outbreak for 2 Weeks: WaPo SHORTCOMINGS Federal inspectors determined that the nursing home, which had 37 deaths linked to coronavirus, did not sufficiently care for residents during the outbreak. U.S. NEWS 7. Duterte Tells Officials to Shoot Lockdown Violators ‘Dead’ ‘I WILL NOT HESITATE’ “Do not intimidate the government. Do not challenge the government. You will lose,” he said in a televised address Wednesday. U.S. NEWS 8. NJ Prosecutor: Can’t Make Virus Patients Post Signs on Home ‘TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE’ The prosecutor told Bergen County police to stop “endangering” residents with the coronavirus by requiring them to post quarantine signs on their front doors. U.S. NEWS 9. NJ Police Break Up Large Crowd at Funeral, Arrest 15 ROWDY Cops had to call for backup when they were confronted by the angry crowd of 60 to 70 people who were violating social-distancing orders. U.S. NEWS 10. FDA Keeps Gay Blood Donation Deferral Period During COVID-19 ‘CRITICAL NEED’ The recommended deferral period was, however, lowered from 12 months to three months. U.S. NEWS 11. Trump Org Asks for Financial Help Amid Downturn: NYT 11. FEELING THE PAIN The company is reportedly in discussions with Deutsche Bank to delay payments on at least some of their loans. POLITICS 12. Cuomo Bros’ Weird Sibling Love-In Dominates Virus Briefing CUOMO LIVE The New York guv’s daily briefing took a weird turn on Thursday. U.S. NEWS 13. China Claims It’s Been ‘Transparent’ About Virus Numbers PLAYING DEFENSE After U.S. intelligence reportedly concluded that China had been putting out fake coronavirus case totals and death counts. WORLD 14. Pakistani Court Overturns Conviction in Daniel Pearl Murder JUSTICE? Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was found guilty of a lesser charge in the 2002 death of the WSJ reporter and sentenced to seven years, which is expected to count as time served. ARTS AND CULTURE 15. Gun Sales Reach Second Highest Level on Record STOCKPILING Around two million firearms were purchased in the U.S. in the month of March, behind only the surge in sales after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. U.S. NEWS 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. |