The Beirut Blast, Shhhh—Don’t tell the VP, Traitor Joe’s? & More

It’s Tuesday. Today we talk about the blast in Beirut, Lebanon; we find out the mail-in ballots and absentee ballots, are very, very similar for some strange reason; Google gets caught doing bad things, yet again; Trader Joe’s might be backtracking from changing the names of some of their brands; and Chip & Joanna Gaines are coming back to the small screen with the same show, but their own network.

• Lebanon: at least 25 killed as huge explosion rocks Beirut | World news | The Guardian
• “Pray For Beirut” - Lebanon Explosion Video
• Mike Pence Gets Near-Instant Fact Check Over Mail-In Voting Hypocrisy | HuffPost
• Google's secret home security superpower: Your smart speaker with its always-on mics - Protocol
• Trader Joe's backtracks on removing stereotypical food brands
• Fixer Upper Coming Back to TV in 2021 with Chip and Joanna Gaines | PEOPLE.com