Manage newsletters View in browser 1. Rittenhouse Shooting Survivor: I Tried to Surrender to Teen 'I HAD TO DO SOMETHING" “I was never trying to kill the defendant,” Gaige Grosskreutz, who survived the Aug. 2020 shooting, testified on Monday. U.S. NEWS 2. 23-Year-Old Madison Dubiski ID'ed as Last Astroworld Victim ‘NO WORDS’ Dubiski was described by a friend as “beautiful, sweet, kind, and generous.” U.S. NEWS Standing up to the powerful, no matter who’s in power. Support independent journalism by becoming a member today. Join Beast Inside 3. These Discounted Roombas Will Help You Maintain a Clean Home SUCK IT UP Three different Roombas are on sale right now, including one that self-empties. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Northern Ireland Health Czar Sues Van Morrison Over COVID Chant ‘BIZARRE AND IRRESPONSIBLE’ The defamation suit was filed after the singer called Northern Ireland’s health minister “a fraud” and his coronavirus restrictions “very dangerous.” ENTERTAINMENT 5. Berserk Trump Told Top Official He Was ‘Done’ With GOP: Book ‘I DON’T CARE’ On Air Force One, he reportedly revealed his plans to start a new party on the last day of his presidency. POLITICS Fever Dreams A podcast covering the new American right Listen Now 6. Holiday Gifting Can Be Tough. Adidas Makes It a Breeze. AD BY ADIDAS Adidas is bringing the heat this holiday season with sporty gifts everyone will love. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Man Sets Fire to Pulse LGBTQ+ Nightclub Massacre Memorial HEARTLESS The Orlando LGBTQ+ nightclub was terrorized in 2016 when a gunman opened fire and killed 49 people and wounded 53. U.S. NEWS 8. Jan. 6 Suspect Claims Asylum in Belarus After Fleeing FBI MOST WANTED Evan Neumann, who is on the FBI’s Most Wanted List after joining the pro-Trump assault on Congress, has claimed asylum in “Europe’s last dictatorship.” WORLD 9. Trump: I Didn’t Pen Gushy Intro to McConnell Memoir. He Did. ‘THAT’S THE WAY LIFE WORKS’ Asked for comment by the Post, Sen. Mitch McConnell didn’t deny the claim that he authored his own praises. “I really don’t have anything to add related to him.” POLITICS Advertisement 10. Alec Baldwin Calls for Police on Film Sets to Monitor Guns SAFETY FIRST He says cops should be present even if a production is only using fake firearms. ENTERTAINMENT 11. State Farm ‘Respects’ Aaron Rodgers Right to Spew Nonsense STANDING BY THEIR MAN? The insurance giant says it does not support some of its anti-vax pitchman’s statements, but says he is entitled to his beliefs. U.S. NEWS 12. Travis Scott Out of Vegas Festival After Astroworld Disaster ‘DISTRAUGHT’ Scott was reportedly “too distraught to play” this weekend. ENTERTAINMENT Advertisement 13. CIA Boss Phoned Putin About Buildup at Ukraine Border HOTLINE Russian troops, tanks, and artillery have been moved, raising fears of a possible invasion. WORLD 14. GOP Rep Says Trump ‘Deserves Some Credit’ for Infrastructure INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK REDUX According to Rep. Malliotakis, Trump “laid the groundwork” for the spending bill to pass because he was “one of the first to talk about the need for infrastructure.” MEDIA 15. China Builds Huge Mockups of U.S. Warships to Blow Them Up PLANNING SOMETHING? The Chinese military has been caught building what appears to be a massive target range of fake U.S. ships. WORLD 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 [email protected] 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. |