New York Cops Beat Protesters for Crime of Being There

Video showed police in Buffalo shoving an older man down, his head in a pool of blood, while Brooklyn cops took out batons to enforce curfew.

Subscribe View in browser FOLLOW US: Advertisement New York Cops Beat Protesters for Crime of Being There By Lachlan Cartwright, Danny Gold, Simon Ostrovsky , Sam Brodey Video showed police in Buffalo shoving an older man down, his head in a pool of blood, while Brooklyn cops took out batons to enforce curfew. Lea Michele Has Been Terrorizing Actors Since She Was 12 By Laura Bradley The stories keep trickling in, with one performer calling Michele "a cancer on humanity." But her former "Glee" castmate Amber Riley is done talking: "People are dying," she said. Minn. Neighborhoods Fear White Supremacists Are Infiltrating By Justin Glawe, Kate Briquelet Minneapolis residents are forming patrols to protect their city from people who would mar the protests with violence—and some report having strange run-ins with armed white men. Calling all news junkies and know-it-alls. Test your knowledge with the all-new Daily Beast Crossword. Be there or be square. PLAY NOW Advertisement Protest Hot Spots Prep for New COVID Outbreaks By Olivia Messer The public-health effects of the mass civil unrest may not be apparent—but we will know soon enough. Here Come the Insane George Floyd Conspiracy Theories By Will Sommer And the usual suspects, from Alex Jones to Fox News personalities, are getting in on the act. Mark Esper Showed a Little Backbone, So We Know He's Cooked By Margaret Carlson The SecDef, after humiliating himself at the parish hall putsch, came out and contradicted Trump and ordered the military home. Nice knowin' ya. Advertisement LinkedIn Staff Go All-Lives-Matter in 'Dumpster Fire' Q&A By Maxwell Tani The highly professional social network's internal Wednesday town hall on racial injustice looked more like what you'd see in a Facebook comments section. Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Are Coming to the U.S. By The Conversation Release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a team of scientists believe more studies are needed first, encouraging a public registry for GM organisms. SEE MORE STORIES Advertisement 1. Buffalo Man Shoved to Ground by Cops 'Expected to Recover'  'SERIOUS BUT STABLE'  Graphic footage showed the unnamed man, 75, being pushed by marching police and his head slamming to the ground. 2. U.S. Unemployment Actually Dropped in May: Labor Department  SAY THAT AGAIN  But economists say the numbers have to be treated with caution due to the unprecedented nature of the coronavirus pandemic. 3. I've Never Appreciated My Baggu Reusable Totes More Than Now  BAG IT UP  Carry groceries in a safer and more eco-friendly way with Baggu bags. 4. Biden Estimates 10%-15% of Americans 'Not Very Good People'  SHOW YOUR MATH  The former VP said "probably anywhere from 10 to 15 percent" aren't nice, but that the "vast majority of the people are decent." 5. Twitter Yanks Trump's George Floyd Tribute Over Copyright  THEM'S THE RULES  Platform said it had received a complaint from a copyright owner of an image in the video. KEEP CHEATING Advertisement   © 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.