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Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It's Thursday, June 25, and these are the top five stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Jeffrey Epstein victims will finally some sort of compensation, three North Carolina cops are fired after caught on radio being very blatantly racist, $1.4 billion was sent to dead people, Attorney General William Barr has ordered U.S. marshals to stop demonstrators from trying to take down federal monuments, and NASA renames its headquarters after its fi...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition, June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020 12:11 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Thursday, June 25th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump's younger brother was in ICU just before filing the lawsuit over their niece's book, the Tuscon police chief resigns over a Hispanic man's death, dozens of secret service members are ordered to quarantine after Trump's Tulsa rally, a Starbucks barista gets financial vengeance over a salty customer, a white nationalist is convicted to two life...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020 17:54 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It's Wednesday, June 24, and these are the top five stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Several states have some STAGGERING COVID-19 new infection statistics, the U.S. Court of Appeals orders for the Michael Flynn case to be dropped, Charleston's John C. Calhoun statue is SWIFTYLY taken down overnight, multiple Guinness World Record-holder Angela Madsen dies on a solo rowing trip across the Pacific, and a facial-recognition algorithm makes ...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020 11:10 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBGood morning, this is The Daily Beast. It's Wednesday, June 24, and these are the top six stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump brings in a celebrity lawyer to try and stop his niece's book from being released, ONE officer has finally been fired in the killing of Breonna Taylor, Bubba Wallace is "pissed" that people think he faked a hate crime, a Florida hospital is at capacity of COVID-19 patients, a 24-year-old defeats Trump's Republican pick for North Carolina...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020 17:16 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBGood afternoon. This is The Daily Beast. It's Tuesday, June 23, and these are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The Arizona megachurch that President Trump is set to visit on Tuesday says that its air-filter system can eliminate the coronavirus (multiple scientists have debunked this claim), the president has ordered for the federal government to arrest any protester who try to remove federal statues, a noose was found on the Sonoma Raceway in northern California, te...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020 11:05 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 23rd and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump tweets some really horrible—and racist—videos, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro walks back his claims that the U.S.-China negotiations are over, an Oregon church keeps a county from reopening after coronavirus lockdowns, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin tells protesters that it's time to leave their autonomous zone after three men were shot, ...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet Afternoon Edition: June 22, 2020
June 22, 2020 14:36 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBGood afternoon from the Daily Beast, we’re following Trump’s COVID testing response, Richard Branson’s space deal with NASA, the worst day yet in the pandemic, an American killed in a terrorist attack in England and what South Korea doesn’t like about John Bolton’s book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet Morning Edition: June 22, 2020
June 22, 2020 07:06 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBGood morning from the Daily Beast, we’re following John Bolton’s decision not to vote for Donald Trump, Mary Trump’s new book about her famous uncle, New York’s Natural History Museum’s decision to remove a Teddy Roosevelt statue, a noose found in a Nascar driver Bubba Wallace’s stall, and a spate of car attacks by right-wing extremists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 15:47 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 19th and here are the 5 top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Trump’s threats to protesters, an 18-year-old Black security guard is shot by LA Sheriffs, the president’s promise to try to rescind DACA again, Aretha Franklin’s never-before-heard song for Junteenth, and New York City’s new Racial and Reconciliation Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 08:39 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 19th and here are the 6 top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Amy Klobuchar steps aside and urges Joe Biden to choose a woman of color as his veep, Florida is becoming the new COVID-19 epicenter, John Bolton files a suit to dismiss the DOJ suit against his book, Chicago's mayor blasts a Scooby Doo meme, Twitter gives President Trump another warning, and the Into the Wild Bus has been airlifted from an Alaskan trail over sa...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020 18:27 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Thursday, June 18th and here are the 5 top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The Supreme Court Trump's decision to rescind DACA, police officers have lied a LOT about the recent protests, a former Missouri detective has been charged with hitting a Black man with his police SUV, Trump says that he did not watch all of the George Floyd footage because the clip was too long (not the fact that the man is seen dying on the video), and the...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020 08:20 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It's Thursday, June 18, and these are the top 6 stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Atlanta police are walking off the job, Trump wanted to give Kim Jong Un a signed copy of Elton John's Rocket Man, a Wichita, Kansas, diversity committee member is in trouble, an Arizona sheriff who scorned the lockdown now has COVID-19, a speechwriter for James Mattis confirms claims in John Bolton's new book and 34 new coronavirus cases are linked to bars in...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 19:51 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It's Wednesday, June 17, and these are the top 5 stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Beijing goes under a SECOND lockdown due to the coronavirus, House Leader Nancy Pelosi demands that other members of Congress always wear a face mask...otherwise they will not be allowed entry, a Florida Trump golf club files for rent relief, the meat shortage—apparently—was a hoax, and Quaker Oats finally ditches the racist Aunt Jemima image and name. Ho...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 11:14 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Wednesday, June 17th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump is getting pretty nervous about his niece's upcoming books, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells The Daily Beast that the country is still in the first wave of handling the coronvirus—despite what the White House says, the FDA rescinds its emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, another Black man is found hanged in ...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition, June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020 17:52 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 16th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: 50,000 people in longterm care facilities have died from the coronavirus, COVID-19 research shows that a major breakthrough could be on the way, a protest to take down the statue of an authoritative conquistador turns violent due to a local vigilante group, it turns out that NYPD officers were NOT purposefully poisoned by Shake Shack employees, and Ford pl...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020 11:10 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 16th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump boasted about the economy at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak as his chief of staff dumped stocks, a 911 dispatcher was so worried about what she saw during the George Floyd arrest that she consulted her superisor as it was happening, NYPD are investigating an alleged intentional poisoning at a Manhattan Shake Shack, North Korea blows up its...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020 17:36 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Monday, June 15th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: a historic vote sweeps the Supreme Court, there's some speculations that America's social unrest is about to get worse, a Tulsa daily newspaper says that President Trump's upcoming rally is NOT welcome, Planned Parenthood endorses Joe Biden for president, and local GOP leaders are more confident about Trump's re-election that he is. Hosted on Acast. See a...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020 11:12 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Monday, June 15th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Some White House drama involving President Trump's niece is about to go down, the autopsy of the Black man in Atlanta who died over the weekend was ruled to be caused by two gunshots to the back, the Tulsa County Health Department director thinks it would be a wise decision if Trump did NOT hold his rally there this weekend, the mayor of Richmond, Virginia, is...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 18:30 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 12th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Former Officer Derek Chauvin is going to get a hefty pension even if he IS convicted of murdering George Floyd, President Trump is worried about people being incorrectly labeled as racists (we're sure he's probably asking for a friend...or two...or himself), Tulsa closes its Whirlpool factory due to the coronavirus, a man in California got a kick out of poi...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 11:06 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 12th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The Trump administration blames the spike in coronavirus cases on Mexico—because OF COURSE they would, the Republican National Convention will coincidentally be held in Jacksonville on a terrible day in history for Black Americans, Floriday has way too many cases of COVID-19, Senator Kelly Loeffler reimagines her campaign for office as an investment opportunit...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020 18:37 - 4 minutes - 4.62 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Thursday, June 11th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: America's top military officer admits that it was a mistake for him to go to St. John's Episcopal Church with Trump for the president's photo-op, unemployment claims decline but coronavirus cases increase, Biden is convinced that the military would have to remove Trump from the White House if he refuses to leave after losing November's election, advertise...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020 11:14 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Thursday, June 11th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: a QAnon believer came in first in a Georgia Republican primary on Tuesday and could be elected to Congress, confirmed cases of the coronavirus topped 2 million on Thursday, an Ohio lawmaker makes some truly stupid remarks at a hearing this week, a Conde Nast exec resigns after racism allegations, Zoom mistakently shuts down a video meeting, and the NBA seaso...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 17:33 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Wednesday, June 10th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: George Floyd and former Officer Derek Chauvin apparently had a fairly volatile previous history with one another, the case of Manuel Ellis—ANOTHER Black man recently killed at the hands of police— resurfaces, a Tulsa police officer explains that more Black people should be shot while also claiming that racism doesn't exist in U.S. police forces, ex-Bon A...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 10
June 10, 2020 11:11 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Wednesday, June 10th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Trump's task force warns governors of a spike in COVID-19 cases, Doomsday stepdad is jailed after human remains are found at his property, a Seattle council member leads a group of protesters INTO city hall, Donald Trump Jr. spent a LOT of taxpayers' money on his trip to Mongolia—more than we were initially told, there are some major voting issues in Georgi...
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 9, 2020
June 09, 2020 19:10 - 4 minutes - 4.42 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 9th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: the World Health Organization tries to walk by some of their previous claims, 14 states report their highest-ever COVID-19 cases, Minneapolis bans police officers from using chokeholds, a Black man in California was arrested for dancing in the street, and an 1890 land deed prevents a Robert E. Lee statue from being removed in Richmond, Virginia. Hosted o...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 9
June 09, 2020 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 9th and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Trump campaign ads being run in D.C. to ease the president's anxieties, a federal charge in connection to the Minneapolis police precinct fire, Attorney General Barr contradicts Trump's claim on the reason why he actually went to his White House bunker, the Bon Appétit editor-in-chief resigns, New Orleans police admit that they fired rubber bullets at marchers...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 8
June 08, 2020 17:04 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Monday, June 8th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: New York City reopens after 3 months on lockdown, protests against police brutality reach a new peaceful calm, Jersey Shore house parties help spread the coronavirus, the White House economic advisor didn't even believe Friday's unemployment rates, and Kathy Sullivan becomes the first woman to travel to the lowest point on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 8
June 08, 2020 11:11 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Monday, June eighth and here are the six top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Majority of Minneapolis City Council members voicing support to defund the city’s troubled police department, Mitt Romney tweeting and marching for "Black Lives Matter," COVID-19 cases rise in Florida, the FDA halts the reuse of some N95 masks, U.S. federal prosecutors asking British officials to turn over Prince Andrew to investigate his involvement in Jeff...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 5
June 05, 2020 18:02 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 5th and these are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Black Lives Matter and the ACLU sue the Trump administration, President Trump makes a really weird comment about George Floyd during a Friday press conference, Trump shushes a Black reporter during that same presser, protests raise concerns over increasing COVID-19 cases, two cops involved in the death of George Floyd say they were rookies on the job—when in rea...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 5
June 05, 2020 11:07 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Friday, June 5th and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Protests in New York take a dark turn, LinkedIn has a DISASTROUS company-wide meeting, antifa not being mentioned in the first prosecutions of protest violence, the New York Times apologizes for publishing a ridiculous opinion piece, and Kanye West actually joins a Chicago protest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 4
June 04, 2020 14:43 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBGood afternoon, here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Trump's plunging polling numbers, George Floyd did not resist arrest, a Florida cop with his knee on a black man, Hong Kong's national anthem woes and a Fox News anchor forgets that John Lennon is dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 4
June 04, 2020 14:39 - 5 minutes - 4.74 MBGood morning, here are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: George Floyd’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Obama’s message to Black Americans, James Mattis blasts Trump, Sean Spicer’s interview with the president, a Spanish porn star’s arrest and Rand Paul’s problem with lynching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition
June 03, 2020 18:16 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBGood afternoon from The Daily Beast. Today we're covering President Trump hiding out in the White House bunker during protests, Defense Secretary Mark Esper opposing the Insurrection Act, a military medical helicopter being used to surveil protesters, an Evangelical preacher going OFF on Trump, Chinese passenger flights being blocked from entering the U.S., and new findings on Carole Baskins and her husband's alleged will. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 3
June 03, 2020 11:07 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBGood afternoon, here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: the Pentagon attempting to retreat from White House protest orders, cops reclaiming NYC in a massive show of force, GOP Representative Steve King getting booted from his position...by a fellow Republican, the GOP getting moved from North Carolina, and actress Sharon Stone offering some bunker-at-home advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 2
June 02, 2020 17:30 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBGood afternoon, these are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Joe Biden on the wave of protests, the three additional officers involved in George's Floyd's death possibly being charged, the bishop of St. John's Episcopal Church being "outraged" with President Trump's photo-op, China holding back key information on the coronavirus, a fake Twitter account claiming to be a part of ANTIFA, and the massive takedown of a Confederate statue in Alabama. Hosted on Acast. See...
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June 02, 2020 11:06 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 2nd and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 2
June 02, 2020 11:06 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 2nd and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 2
June 02, 2020 11:06 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBGood morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Tuesday, June 2nd and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: June 1
June 01, 2020 15:59 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBGood afternoon, here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: rage against the White House, Hong Kong bans Tiananmen Square vigil, Minneapolis cops using chokehold, Fauci's meetings with Trump and Louisville man shot by authorities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 1 AM Audio Cheat Sheet Full
June 01, 2020 08:58 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBINTRO: Good morning from The Daily Beast. It’s Monday, June first and here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Curfews and Soldiers Can’t Contain the Nation’s Chaos Fiery nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd entered their sixth day on Sunday, with peaceful gatherings giving way to chaos including a terrifying confrontation between activists and a rogue truck driver in Minneapolis, a fire on the edge of the White House grounds in Washi...
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: June 1
June 01, 2020 08:58 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBGood morning, here are the five top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: curfews across the nation, de Blasio’s daughter’s arrest, the White House reaction to nearby protests, Biden’s visit to Delaware protest site, and the unproven drug Trump is sending to Brazil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/29/20
May 29, 2020 10:45 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBIt’s Friday, May 29, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/28/20
May 28, 2020 10:45 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBIt’s Thursday, May 28, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/27/20
May 27, 2020 10:45 - 4 minutes - 4.35 MBIt’s Wednesday, May 27, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/26/20
May 26, 2020 10:45 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBIt’s Tuesday, May 26th and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/22/20
May 22, 2020 10:45 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBIt’s Friday, May 22, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/21/20
May 21, 2020 10:45 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBIt’s Thursday, May 21, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Beast Cheat Sheet 5/20/20
May 20, 2020 10:45 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBIt’s Wednesday, May 20, and here are the five most important stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.