Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

12/16/20 • 5 min

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These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: A man said to be working for the terrorist organization al Shabab allegedly was looking for “the tallest building in a major U.S. city” for an attack, CDC officials left their post because Kellyanne Conway and Ivanka Trump were too annoying, coronavirus death counts in Florida were manipulated to not appear as serious, AOC says the Democratic party needs new leadership, people who live around Mar-a-Lago do not want Donald Trump to move back into the neighborhood, and Gloria Gaynor gives us strength ahead of 2021.

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Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: President Trump’s new pick as attorney general may become the quickest person to be fired within the administration, many staffers under Betsy DeVos will stick around during the Biden presidency, the Trump organization tries to use attorney-client privilege to keep from handing over tax documents, an Ohio man attempted to assume the identity of a missing teen in order to escape his own family, officials are consulting tribal communities on what should be done with prehistoric remains that were found in 2017, and a New York housewife star’s ex-husband—allegedly—secretly filmed their live-in nanny.

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Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The U.S. has more of the coronavirus vaccine than it previously thought, a South Carolina Republican is now in quarantine, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany blames U.S. laws for keeping President Trump from a second term in office, an alleged member of a white supremacist organization tries to sell weapons to an international terrorist organization, Tyson Foods is launching an investigation into claims of wrongful-death lawsuits, and Tom Cruise’s behavior causes multiple ‘Mission Impossible’ crewmembers to quit.

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