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The top 5 things you need to know to start your day. Check out The Daily Beast’s other podcasts: The New Abnormal, Fever Dreams, The Last Laugh and Life Behind Bars. Just search 'The Daily Beast' on your favorite podcast app.
The New Abnormal: Editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast has fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media, politics, and science that help make what’s happening in the country and world clearer.
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This is the final episode of the Cheat Sheet podcast. Check out the Daily Beast’s other podcasts by heading to our show page or clicking this link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/podcasts. These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Another city in China has a major COVID outbreak; Afghan translators and interpreters have arrived in the U.S. after years of helping U.S. troops in Afghanistan; Then-President Trump was really fixated on changing 2020 election results; Team USA plans to appeal a disqualification call for the 4x400 mixed relay; The union representing Broadway actors mandates that all performers and crew must be vaccinated when shows open up in September; Two mega-wealthy women are donating millions to help other women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to hear the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching. Show update: This will be the last day of the Cheat Sheet podcast. Check out the Daily Beast’s other podcasts by heading to our show page or clicking this link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/podcastsThese are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The Delta variant of the coronavirus is running amuck; Looks like military members are being somewhat obligated to get vaccinated; PG&E may get hit with a serious legal case; Arkansas’ governor is really doing nothing to help mitigate the rise in COVID-19 cases; A condom fixes a canoe during the Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Full FDA approvals for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be on the horizon; Florida’s governor clearly has no idea how to manage the pandemic; Then-President Donald Trump was reportedly willing to try anything to change the narrative of the election; A Republican representative says that the Capitol insurrection wasn’t serious—even though he was prepared with body armor; The ex-NRA president and his wife allegedly killed an elephant while on a trip in Botswana; Sunisa Lee becomes the first Hmong American to win an Olympic medal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Hawaii, Japan and New Zealand are alerted of an Alaska-area earthquake; Track and field athletes go into panic mode after two people test positive for COVID-19; A large player in the video-game industry is shaken up after employees stage a walkout; Kyrie Irving is at odds with Nike and the new shoes the company has named after him; When the earth seems as if it’s at the brink of mass destruction, your best bet may be to head to New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Pfizer now recommends a third dose for better protection against the Delta variant of the coronavirus; Vaccinated Americans are welcome in England; A Louisiana judge has a new method to incentivize people to get the vaccine; Mitch McConnell actually looks out for the people in Kentucky in new ads; A German sports broadcaster says something pretty offensive during an Olympic cycling race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: A D.C. police officer shares harrowing audio from a Trump supporter; USA Gymnastics supports Simone Biles in her decision to withdraw from the all-around Olympic event Thursday; Biden’s vaccine push may be a little too late; North and South Korea may be on talking terms; Julian Assange loses his Ecuadorian citizenship; Kanye West shows off living in a small room at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Officers who defended the Capitol during the insurrection give harrowing testimonies; DOJ employees will be allowed to testify about Trump’s actions during the Capitol riot hearings; The Atlanta-spa shooter enters a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in one Georgia county but could still face it in another; A Pennsylvania cop has been arrested for allegedly luring kids for sex in Atlantic City; Simone Bilespulls out of the Olympics team final; Sen. Tommy Tuberville made some highly questionable stock trades during his first 5 months in office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: A Hong Kong protester faces life in prison; Phyllis Gould was one of the first six women recruited to work in defense plants by the U.S. government; Naomi Osaka admits that pressure played a part in her Olympic loss; A man is arrested after allegedly attempting to put a hit on a rival drug dealer; Jeff Bezos keeps finding outlandish ways to spend his billions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The Taliban takes advantage of U.S. troops moving out of Afghanistan; The White House says that it’s keeping travel restrictions in place; Protests erupt in France as country officials mandate that people be vaccinated to dine in a restaurant; Children in Indonesia make up 12.5 percent of the country’s COVID infections; Workers for New York City will be required to be vaccinated by September; Scammers capitalized off of the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: China says the U.S. has room to talk about “human-rights abuses;” One of the largest wildfires in California history engulfs homes; A Utah highway is closed down after a massive car pileup; A woman is killed while watching her children play in a soccer tournament; A Republican lawmaker is stricken with COVID-19 for the second time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Europe braces for a fourth wave of the coronavirus; Not every American athlete participating in the Olympics is vaccinated; A guy in Houston stole an ambulance with a patient in the back; Cleveland’s baseball team finally establishes a new name and retires its old racist one; The memory of former Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest is booted from Tennessee’s Capitol building. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The Tokyo Olympics are officially here; Homeless people in Tokyo get booted before the Games begin; Another shooting rocks Washington, D.C.; More than 20 people in the Dallas-area are infected with an untreatable fungus; The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall on a challenge to Roe v. Wade; Actual news sites accidentally give their readers a little more than news coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: White House officials debate about a new mask mandate; Chinese officials are not thrilled with the idea of a COVID-19 investigation into the Wuhan-lab-leak conspiracy theory; The Olympics start in less than 24 hours and COVID-19 has not slowed down; A Philly cop gets busted for tampering with evidence; Speaking of Philly, someone was shot outside of a famous cheesesteak shop; Simone Biles busts a move that no other gymnast has been able to perform during an Olympic routine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Donald Trump calls the Capitol-storming MAGA crowd a “loving” group; Vaccine companies still make money off of anti-vax peddling Fox News; A second explosion shakes a Dippin’ Dots factory; COVID-19 stops an Olympics volleyball player from joining the Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Kevin McCarthy pulls remaining GOP members from the Capitol riot investigation committee out of spite; A man is arrested for his role in the huge Twitter hack of 2020; Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced into shelters as rains cause massive flooding in China; The winning streak ends for the U.S. women’s soccer team; Personnel is shaken up at ESPN after “diversity” drama; A man in Indonesia dresses up as his wife to sneak on a flight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Donald Trump is a key target in the Capitol riot investigation; Life expectancy drops in the U.S.; The couple who held a gender-reveal party-gone-wrong are charged with involuntary manslaughter; Wildfires in the U.S. don’t only affect the West Coast; The youngest paid FBI informant ever files a lawsuit against former agents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here are the top five stories the cheat sheet team is watching right now: Australian Man Uses Bedsheets to Escape Mandatory Quarantine, ‘Havana Syndrome’ Case Numbers Near 200 Americans, Including a Baby Victim, Says Report, Tokyo 2020 Chief Admits: We Might Still Need to Cancel the Games, Athletes Will Battle COVID and Heat in Potentially Hottest Olympics Ever and India’s Coronavirus Death Toll Likely 3 to 4 Million, 10 Times More Than Reported, Official Says Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Fully Vaccinated U.S. Tourists Will Be Able to Visit Canada Starting Aug. 9, Kanye West Compares Living With Kim Kardashian to Jail in New Song: Report, Florida Man Gets Attacked by Alligator After Falling Off Bike, Provincetown COVID Outbreak Grows to 130+, Prompts New Mask Advisory and Stocks Tank Amid Fears Over Delta-Driven COVID-19 Surge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here are the top five stories the cheat sheet team is watching right now: American Academy of Pediatrics: Everyone Should Be in Masks for School This Fall, Biden Administration Moves First Prisoner Out of Guantánamo After Trump Delay, South Korea President Shuns Tokyo Olympics After ‘Masturbating’ Furor, Massive California Wildfire Spawns Hellish ‘Pyro’ Cloud and Israeli Spyware Used to Target Journalists, Activists Worldwide: Investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Europe Flooding: 180 Dead, Millions in Damage to Homes and Infrastructure, Florida Thief Attacks Mall Customers with Bear Spray, ‘Waves’ vs. ‘Sways’ The Social Media Debate that Resolved a Nearly 50-Year Debate, Britney Spears Declares ‘I Quit’ in Defiant Instagram Post and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Folds, Agrees to Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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