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| Happy Tuesday, Daily Briefing readers! Tired of being stuck inside due to the coronavirus pandemic? Consider heading outside for a walk. Thousands of years ago, a group of 17 people took a walk through the mud in eastern Africa and amazingly, their footprints are still there today. |
| It's N'dea, and here is today's top news. |
Mnuchin, Powell to testify in front of Senate committee |
| The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will be holding a virtual hearing Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve System, set to testify. One issue sure to come up is why the Treasury Department and the Fed have loaned out little of the $500 billion designated in a spending bill for economic relief from the coronavirus, as noted by the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Commission. The commission reported Monday that none of the $46 billion set aside for loans to airlines and other businesses critical to national security has been disbursed. Of the remaining $454 billion, the commission found the Treasury had disbursed only $37.5 billion to the Fed's Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility for supporting corporate bonds. The $500 billion is intended for loans to "eligible businesses, states, and municipalities related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus." |
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Pause in US executions likely to end in Missouri |
| The pause in U.S. executions during the coronavirus pandemic probably will end Tuesday with the scheduled lethal injection of a Missouri inmate for slaying an elderly woman nearly three decades ago. Walter Barton, 64, would be the first person executed in the U.S. since Nathaniel Woods was put to death in Alabama on March 5 . Soon after that, some states, including Ohio, Tennessee and Texas, postponed executions after attorneys argued that pandemic-related closures prevented them from securing records or conducting interviews for clemency petitions and court appeals. Barton was convicted of the October 1991 murder of Gladys Kuehler in Ozark, Missouri. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and stabbed more than 50 times. Barton has long said he was innocent, and his case has been tied up for years due to appeals, mistrials and two overturned convictions. Barton's attorney has asked for a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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NFL teams can begin opening facilities — with conditions 🏈 |
| The NFL is taking one of its first steps toward increasing on-site access amid the coronavirus pandemic. Teams can begin reopening facilities on Tuesday "if they are permitted to do so under governing state and local regulations," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday. The edict will permit no more than 50% of staff, not exceeding 75 individuals, to be at a club location at any one point. The reopened facilities will not, however, be accessible to coaches. The only players who will be allowed to enter are those undergoing medical treatment or rehabilitation. |
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Harry and Meghan celebrate their second wedding anniversary 💍 |
| Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex will celebrate their second wedding anniversary Tuesday . As USA TODAY reporter Maria Puente notes, "It has to be said that few would have predicted on that euphoric day of their nuptials at Windsor Castle that they would be living two years later in pandemic quarantine in Los Angeles..." The royal couple welcomed their son Archie into the world in 2019, but they are locked in bitter legal wrangling with British tabloids while now living in the paparazzi capital, seeking more "privacy." They shocked the planet when they announced they were "stepping back" from their roles as working royals and now are looking to begin an independent life. This wild ride has made followers wonder if a 1,000-year-old monarchy could adapt to the ways of an American actress. Or should Meghan have been better prepared to cope with the customs of the dynasty that counts survival above all else? |
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High school, college seniors can get free Krispy Kreme doughnuts 🍩 |
| Donut miss this opportunity, Class of 2020! Krispy Kreme is offering a free box of a dozen doughnuts to high school and college seniors. The offer is only available on May 19. To claim the treats, high school or college seniors need to head to a Krispy Kreme store wearing their cap and gown with a 2020 tassel. If students don't have a cap and gown, they have the option to wear class of 2020 apparel. Students can also bring their 2020 student ID showing senior status or their graduation announcement and matching ID. |
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In better news: A socially distant blessing 🔫 |
| A few weeks ago, Rev. Tim Pelc wanted to find a safe way to continue the tradition of blessing Easter baskets and ensure children had a fun memory of Easter during coronavirus shutdowns. His solution? Break out the squirt gun. |
| Photos of the 70-year-old Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area using a squirt gun to spray parishioners with holy water in an attempt to maintain social distancing have gone viral. They have also inspired a Reddit Photoshop battle and viral memes which the church described as "pretty clever" in a Facebook post. |
 | | In this Saturday, April 11, 2020, file photo, Rev. Timothy Pelc blesses Easter baskets outside St. Ambrose Church in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Pelc, wearing church vestments and protective gear, offered a prayer and sprayed holy water from a squirt gun instead of blessing baskets inside the church in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. | | Natalie White via AP | |
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