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| Welcome to Wednesday, Daily Briefing readers. There was a lot of big news yesterday, so let's get up to speed: |
| • | Political newcomer and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville beat out Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff. | | • | President Donald Trump's administration agreed to rescind its controversial rule barring international students from living in the USA while taking fall classes online after a slew of lawsuits. | | • | Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital for treatment of a possible infection. | | • | A federal judge ordered Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, held without bond Tuesday after the British socialite pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped procure young victims for the disgraced financier's child sex trafficking operation that began more than 25 years ago. | |
| Today, I've got good news and bad news. Bad news, it's finally time to file your taxes. Good news, the best tax software is on sale right now and when you're done you can reward yourself with these Tax Day deals and free food. Plus, there's a singing dog at the end of this newsletter. |
| It's N'dea. Let's talk news. |
The 2020 tax deadline is today 🧾 |
| This time it's for real: Wednesday is the deadline to file your 2019 federal tax return . Earlier this year, the IRS postponed the tax-filing deadline from April 15 due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As of mid-June, millions of Americans still had not filed their return, due to a variety of difficulties, including lack of access to tax preparers, job loss, and caring for sick family members. If you still haven't gotten your act together, you can file for an extension. But there's a catch: Even though an extension gives you until Oct. 15 to file, you'll still have to pay any owed taxes by July 15 or face penalties. |
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COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise as infections spike 📈 |
| A USA TODAY study found Tuesday that almost half of all states are spiking at a faster rate than they had been in the spring. |
| In Texas, officials once again reported a daily record-breaking number of 10,745 new cases on Tuesday. As coronavirus cases multiply in California, state officials are reprioritizing who can get tested. |
| Starting Wednesday, Best Buy and most Starbucks stores will begin to require customers to wear a face masks. |
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We say goodbye to the Segway |
| Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle on Wednesday after 21 years in the business . The Segway PT was popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes – which might have been why it accounted for less than 1.5% of the company's revenue last year. The Segway's original price tag of around $5,000 was a hurdle for many customers. They were banned in some cities because users could easily lose control if they were not balanced properly. |
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Race in America |
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Hong Kong Disneyland hits rewind on reopening ⏪ |
| Hong Kong Disneyland will shut down again on Wednesday because of an uptick in coronavirus cases, less than a month after it reopened . Hong Kong's Department of Health has reported a spike in coronavirus cases in recent days.The department reported 48 more cases on Monday for a total of 1,570 cases as of Tuesday. Across the world, Orange County, Florida — home to Walt Disney World — is also experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. However, Disney World still reopened on Saturday. |
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More news everyone is talking about |
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NBC's parent joins streaming wars with free Peacock 🦚 |
| When NBCUniversal parent Comcast on Wednesday launches its new Peacock streaming service, it's hoping to attract viewers with its compelling price point: $0.00 .Peacock boasts thousands of hours of programming, and a "premium" tier ($4.99 monthly) offers even more – but both include commercials. You can avoid the ads by paying an extra $5 per month. Peacock chairman Matt Strauss says the idea is to appeal to viewers' sense of "subscription fatigue" from other paid services. In addition to NBC shows such as Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" and "Chicago" franchises, Peacock will include news and sports, two genres not available on many streaming services. |
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NASCAR debuts 'choose rule' for All-Star Race — 30K fans allowed to attend 🏎️ |
| NASCAR is gearing up for its All-Star Race on Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the annual event is likely to attract more attention than usual . NASCAR is allowing up to 30,000 fans at the track. It will be the biggest sports crowd in the country since the coronavirus pandemic called a screeching halt to practically all organized sports events in March. The exhibition event with $1 million on the line for the winner will also introduce the Cup Series to the "choose rule," also known sometimes as the "choose cone rule," which will allow each driver to select the lane they want to restart from and adds more strategy to the mix. |
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In better news: This dog might be a better singer than you 🐶 |
| On Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent, Chris & Sid were the first to audition from home. (Well, technically they performed "parked in my truck in my yard in Cedar City, Utah," Chris said.) |
| He performed a rendition of Chris LeDoux's "Look At You Girl" alongside his trusty canine, Sid, who howled along to the country tune. |
| "Brilliant. Seriously. You got a good voice and your dog was singing along with you," a pajama-clad Simon Cowell said. "And (my dog) Squidly was tapping her head as she went along, so we both actually loved it." |
| Chris and Sid advanced to the next round with four "yes" votes. |
 | | Chris & Sid auditioned with a country tune for the "America's Got Talent" judges, "parked in my truck in my yard in Cedar City, Utah," Chris said. | | NBC | |
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