These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Debate Night Pt. 1:** The first debate of the 2020 election is in the books. The two-hour primetime face-off between 10 of the 24 Democrats running to unseat President Trump focused heavily on the economy and immigration, and showed the leftward turn of the party under the Trump administration. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Julián Castro and Bill de Blasio stood out as the most progressive voices advocating for issues like single-payer insurance, breaking up big tech and decriminalizing illegal immigration. The second debate, which will feature Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, is tonight. [7 Takeaways](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/2020-democratic-debate-tonight.html). * **Border Impasse:** The Senate rejected a House bill to send humanitarian aid to the border before passing its own $4.6 billion aid package that included fewer preconditions on how that money could be spent. Speaker Pelosi called President Trump to discuss how they can reconcile the two measures before Congress goes into recess on Friday. [Politico](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/26/immigration-border-fight-congress-1383717). * **Overdose Deaths:** It appears that overdose deaths resulting from drugs may be declining in the U.S. for the first time since 1990. While the final number of overdose deaths for 2018 is still being counted, it’s estimated it will be approximately 69,100, down from 72,300 the year before. [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/drug-overdose-deaths-precipice-declining-time-decades-cdc/story?id=63958453). * **Heat Wave:** Germany was forced to impose speed limits on its famous high-speed highway network known as the Autobahn as temperatures reached records amid a major European heatwave currently stifling a majority of the continent. German authorities say the heat is creating cracks on the road surface that could be deadly. The German town of Coschen broke the country’s top temperature record for June on Wednesday -- thermometers hit 101.5F -- which had stood since 1947. [Fortune](http://fortune.com/2019/06/26/europe-heatwave-germany-autobahn/). * **Google: Deleting Data:** Google is now allowing users to auto-delete location history on iOS and Android devices, fulfilling an earlier pledge to do so. Users can choose to delete data every three or 18 months. [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/26/google-auto-delete-location-history-mobile/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=dl&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW5nYWRnZXQuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM7XkeIoZ0J6XkxKZmzBpsXBxSF1HWtHcOPQF7sFv0kSmUupt-14he1wz8PNXIOUSpT5JxE5LzFsivt4Iw3osyHF01UxhXonNSgm9A97wXdg4Uyf7ijZgwSlgLrWsc_WtdkJz50x7DOZ3tuYfITQJxUU5QbWiDxi6SfN4sgyVbxf). * **Google: Pride Protest:** Some Google employees have called on the organizers of this weekend’s San Francisco Pride parade -- of which Google is a sponsor -- to exclude the company from the event, in protest of alleged homophobic and racist content the company refused to take off YouTube. The parade organizers say they won’t do it. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pride-2019-san-francisco-wont-boot-google-from-parade/). * **Invisible Selfie Cam:** The phone maker Oppo has unveiled the world’s first front-facing smartphone camera that is directly integrated into the phone’s screen. The “under-screen camera” is nearly invisible when looking at the phone, though Oppo admits the image quality is somewhat worse than a normal phone camera for that reason. [See it](https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/26/18759380/under-display-selfie-camera-first-oppo-announcement). * **End of an Era:** Bob Ley, one of the original anchors of ESPN, is retiring from the network after 40 years. Ley is among the most respected names in sports journalism and has been a regular presence on the network since its third day on air in 1979. He had been on a leave of absence since October. [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27058914/bob-ley-retires-40-years-espn-anchor). * **Spotted:** R. Kelly appearing to look upset outside a Chicago courthouse, where a prosecutor handed over a DVD purportedly showing the singer having sex with a 14-year-old girl in the 1990s. [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7184481/R-Kelly-appears-distressed-faces-court-Chicago-sex-assault-charges.html). * **Kylie Cosmetics:** Kylie Jenner is reportedly in talks to sell a majority stake in her hugely popular cosmetics line to Coty, the parent company of CoverGirl and Clairol, for $600 million. Kylie Cosmetics did a staggering $450 million in sales in its first 18 months, which helped turn Jenner into the world’s youngest “self-made” billionaire. [WWD](https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/coty-said-in-talks-for-kylie-cosmetics-investment-1203184368/). * **Cardi Vid:** Cardi B has released a graphic music video for her new single “Press” that includes a gun, murder scene, and culminates with the singer drowning a woman. [See it](https://variety.com/2019/music/news/watch-cardi-bs-wildly-nsfw-video-for-new-single-press-1203253423/). * **Hairy Ad:** Razor startup Billie has launched a new ad campaign featuring a diverse group of women with their pubic and armpit hair visible. The campaign is called “Red, White, and You Do You,” and the company says it’s meant to destigmatize body hair. [People](https://people.com/style/razor-campaign-models-armpit-pubic-hair/). Cheddar's Jill Wagner gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com) and listen to our morning podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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