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Kevin Burns, former CEO of vaping company Juul, has joined digital pharmacy Alto as president and chief operating officer, Axios has learned.
Flashback: Axios reported last month that Burns, who has also held leadership positions at yogurt maker Chobani and private equity firm TPG, was in talks for an executive role with Alto. The news was made official yesterday via an internal announcement, but there appear to be no plans to make a public statement.
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The death toll from Tuesday's explosion in Beirut, Lebanon has now surpassed 130, including at least one U.S. citizen, amid a search for answers as to why a huge store of ammonium nitrate was left unsecured near the city's port for nearly seven years.
What we know: The government says around 5,000 people are injured. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said current indications are that the massive explosion was accidental, despite President Trump's puzzling claim on Tuesday evening that it appeared to be a bomb attack.
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The Trump campaign is asking the Commission on Presidential Debates to move up the last presidential debate to the first week in September to get ahead of an expected surge in early voting.
Driving the news: President Trump's personal attorney, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, made the request in a letter dated Wednesday and obtained by Axios.