• Associated Press

    Thailand steps up border control of livestock after anthrax outbreak is reported in neighboring Laos

    Thailand's government has ordered officials to closely monitor livestock along the border with Laos after more than 50 people were reported to have contracted anthrax in the neighboring country. Thai authorities have been working closely with those in Laos after receiving reports of the outbreak and have prepared vaccines in case of infections being detected in Thailand, said Narong Leangcharuen, director of the Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Services of the Department of Livestock Development. Thailand has received reports that 54 people in Laos have been infected with the disease, Thai government spokesperson Chai Watcharong said in a statement Thursday.

  • The Daily Beast

    The Trump-Biden Race Turns Into a Big-Dollar Cash Scramble

    Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Bast/Getty ImagesWith just over seven months until Election Day, and the GOP and Democratic presidential primaries functionally over, the 2024 race is entering a new phase: the frantic cash grab stage.Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in an all-out sprint to fill up their campaign coffers ahead of what is expected to be the most expensive presidential campaign in history, with the Democrat maintaining a clear advantage o

  • The Daily Beast

    It’s Time for Men to Embrace Sex Toys—Even Though I Couldn’t

    Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty / OhdokiI am instantly uncomfortable.I’m standing in the middle of a massive convention hall during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. After passing by flashy displays from the likes of Sony, Hyundai, and LG, I arrive at an exhibit for a device that somehow manages to stand out the most amongst some of the newest, most cutting-edge technology out there: the Handy, a machine that—to put it bluntly—jerks you off.There seems to be dozen