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FOLLOW US A Judge Pulled a Gun in the Courtroom—and Then It Got Weird Jose Pagliery "The whole trial was insane," said one lawyer, who later reported the weapon-wielding jurist to the FBI. Would Josh Hawley Call a 10-Year-Old a Woman? Erin Gloria Ryan Nothing, not even a young child forced to get an abortion after being raped, is too horrible for conservatives to not want to try to score culture war points. Biden Walks a Tightrope on Human Rights In Middle East Trip David Rothkopf The president empathized with Palestinians, embraced Israel, and met with Saudi leader MBS. But he needs to show America can protect its interests and stand up for human rights. The Unforgivable Issues With 'Where the Crawdads Sing' Fletcher Peters The adaptation of the best-seller can't overcome the problematic romance at its center—not to mention the real-life murder scandal following the book's author, Delia Owens. This May Be the Key to Diagnosing Early-Stage Parkinson's Maddie Bender "What we have discovered is the tip of the iceberg." J.D. Vance's Campaign Fundraising Is Down to Its Bootstraps Roger Sollenberger It's not the full picture for Vance, whose fundraising operation includes a leadership PAC and joint fundraising committees. But even that isn't much better. Fox Taunts AOC for Harassment Concern: Hey, It's Free Speech Justin Baragona Several Fox News hosts downplayed the cat-calling AOC was subjected to this week, snarkily branding it merely "free speech" and protesting "with humor." Did Constance Wu Get 'Canceled' for Being 'Ungrateful'? Laura Bradley From Constance Wu to Katherine Heigl, neither Hollywood nor the public likes a female celebrity who does not properly perform gratitude—especially not a woman of color. See More Stories 1. ARITHMETIC ANGER Ron DeSantis Goes to War Against 'Woke Math' "I'm just thinking to myself, like, two plus two equals four, right? It's not 'two plus two equals four, well, how do you feel about that?'" he said. 2. NOT SO FAST Mississippi AG: Emmett Till Case Has 'No New Evidence' "There's no new evidence to open the case back up," chief of staff Michelle Williams said after the discovery of an unserved warrant. 3. 'A LOSS FOR WORDS' Arkansas 5-Year-Old Shoots His 8-Year-Old Brother Dead The sheriff said the boys' mother was woken up by the gunshot and found her son on the floor. 4. LOVE ON THE RUN Kaitlin Armstrong's Supposed Costa Rican Fling Speaks "She said she had just been through a real traumatizing breakup and she hadn't healed from it and wasn't ready," Teal Akerson said. 5. 'FALSE AND MISLEADING' 10-Yr-Old's Abortion Doc Sends Cease and Desist Letter to AG Bernard's lawyer wrote that Rokita's statements threaten to "incite harassment or violence" from the public. Keep Cheating FOLLOW US © Copyright 2022 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.