Florida Is a COVID Nightmare—Even for Vaccinated People

In a state defined by pandemic recklessness, getting a shot is no silver bullet.

Subscribe View in browser     FOLLOW US: Florida Is a COVID Nightmare—Even for Vaccinated People By Francisco Alvarado In a state defined by pandemic recklessness, getting a shot is no silver bullet. The Paparazzo Who Made Britney Spears' Life a Living Hell By Cheyenne Roundtree The ex-paparazzo who dated Britney Spears at the height of the tabloid frenzy (and was allegedly shopping a sex tape) won't take responsibility for his own role in the chaos. Here's Why Trump's Fighting Words Are a High Crime By Jay Michaelson The First Amendment does not protect months of reckless, incendiary speech that foreseeably led to violence. Andrew Cuomo's Star Turn Just Crashed and Burned By Ross Barkan He seemed steady as a rock when we needed him—and when the president was a disaster. But now we're getting a look under the hood, and it isn't pretty. This Playboy Threw NYC's Grandest Ball. It Was His Downfall. By Allison McNearney When socialite James Hazen Hyde threw a ritzy ball in New York City in 1905, the rumor was he had used company money, rather than his own, to pay for it. Shame and exile followed. 'WandaVision' Is Finally a Marvel Project For Marvel Haters By Kevin Fallon The ever-expanding (and ever-oppressive) Marvel universe has become inaccessible to casual superhero fans. But Disney+'s sitcom-tinged mindmeld is finally something for us to love. The S. Dakota Dem Trying to Save the Legislature From Itself By Michael Daly Six Republican lawmakers tested positive in four days. But only a Democrat seems willing to do something about it. Maher Grills Lincoln Project Co-Founder: Where's the Money? By Marlow Stern The "Real Time" host questioned the former Republican operative on his show, who announced his resignation from the #NeverTrump group earlier in the day amid an ongoing scandal. SEE MORE STORIES 1. STAY TUNED Dems Abandon Shock Move to Call Witnesses, Impeachment Trial Resumes Democrats wanted to call Rep. Jaime Hererra Beutler (R-WA) but, after a chaotic morning, both sides agreed to simply enter her statement into the record as evidence. 2. 'A CLOSE CALL' Mitch McConnell Tells Colleagues He'll Vote to Acquit Trump In a letter to his GOP colleagues, McConnell said senators "lack jurisdiction" to impeach an ex-president. 3. BRUTAL Ex-Hoops Star Slit Woman's Throat in Mexican Club: Cops Logan Kelley allegedly ambushed the 19-year-old victim in a Tijuana hotspot. 4. GUESS HOW MANY HAVE QUIT 57 GOP Officials Attended Jan. 6 Rally Before Riot: Report At least 20 of the 57 officials HuffPost identified have blamed antifa for the violence at the Capitol. 5. NASTY Trump Sided With Rioters in Ugly Call With McCarthy: GOP Rep When Rep. McCarthy told Trump to call off the rioters, Trump reportedly responded, "Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are." KEEP CHEATING   © 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 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.