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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! You might have missed it amid all the coronavirus news, but last night Joe Biden swept all three primaries against Bernie Sanders. |
| Tuesday's primaries were nation's first to take place amid the national state of emergency over the pandemic which has killed more than 100 people in the U.S. and reached all 50 states. And it's no longer far-fetched to ask if coronavirus could upend November's general election, too. |
| Today we've got more travel restrictions due to coronavirus, the start of the NFL's free agency after Tom Brady's bombshell news, and new hours for retailers that are accommodating vulnerable shoppers. |
| It's N'dea and here's the news you need to know today. |
Coronavirus pandemic: Canada rolls out travel restrictions |
| All international flights to Canada starting Wednesday will be restricted to four airports — Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver — as part of sweeping new steps to tackle the coronavirus . Flights from U.S. cities will not be restricted. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that the country would be closing its borders to non-Canadian citizens or permanent residents to slow the spread of the virus, but U.S. citizens would still be permitted to cross into Canada. Canada has at least 596 confirmed cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in all 10 provinces, and the United States has at least 6,496 cases and 114 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data. |
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SpaceX set for Starlink satellite launch |
| Commercial space flight firm SpaceX plans to launch 60 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday morning from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. It's the sixth Starlink mission, which aims to deliver internet connectivity from space. If the launch succeeds, the new batch of satellites will push the constellation's size to nearly 400 out of a planned 12,000. The Falcon 9 booster will be making its fifth flight, the most for any SpaceX first stage to date. After liftoff, it will automatically target a drone ship for landing in the Atlantic before being transported to Port Canaveral for refurbishment. |
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| • | Coronavirus updates: US death toll reaches 114, as Kansas cancels in-person classes for entire school year | | • | In money news: Trump urged Congress to pass a 'big, bold' stimulus package which could mean $1,000 checks for almost all American adults, you just got a tax deadline extension, and the Dow soared more than 1,000 points | | • | Amid toilet paper frenzy, sewer officials warn: Don't flush these materials down the toilet | | • | Can you leave home with 'shelter-in-place' order in effect during coronavirus crisis? Yes, under certain circumstances | | • | Bored during self-quarantine? Have a Netflix Party with friends, get in the kitchen and try these new recipes, or take a virtual tour of these 12 closed museums | | • | What to expect when you get a coronavirus test: Stay calm, don't wiggle and it will take just 10 seconds | | • | Investigations: Prison restrictions to combat coronavirus leaving monitors, families locked out | | • | In celebrity news: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were released from the hospital, Kevin Durant was among four new positive coronavirus cases in the NBA, and Vanessa Hudgens apologized for 'insensitive' coronavirus remarks that sparked outrage | |
NFL free agency: Tom Brady stuns the sports world |
| Adding to the surrealness of all that is going on in the sports world was the stunning news Tuesday that Tom Brady will not return to the New England Patriots in 2020. Instead, Brady will join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in one of the more stunning free-agency moves in NFL history. The Brady-to-Buccaneers deal can become official Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET when the new league year commences. Brady isn't the only big-name quarterback on the move. Philip Rivers, the long-time Chargers signal-caller, will be joining the Indianapolis Colts. And, adding to the list of familiar names in strange places, Dallas Cowboys mainstay Jason Witten will be joining the Las Vegas Raiders. |
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One sport not affected by coronavirus? The Iditarod in Alaska |
| Coronavirus has put most of the sports world on ice, but there's one event still going strong: The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska is expected to finish Wednesday. Government cautions about avoiding crowds don't pose much of an issue for the race, which features roughly 60 mushers spread over a nearly 1,000-mile stretch from Anchorage to Nome. (The Iditarod did postpone the "Meet the Musher" event and awards banquet in response to COVID-19.) Leader Thomas Waerner, from Norway, and his 12 dogs were in the lead at the Elim checkpoint late Monday. The distance from Elim to Nome is more than 90 miles. |
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Target, Whole Foods dedicating time for elderly and vulnerable shoppers |
| More retailers are setting aside time for their most vulnerable customers to shop because of the coronavirus pandemic. Target's more than 1,800 stores nationwide will "reserve the first hour of shopping each Wednesday" for "vulnerable guests" and close no later than 9 p.m., the company said . The elderly and those with underlying health concerns are the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Also starting Wednesday, all Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S. and Canada will let customers who are 60 and older shop one hour before opening to the public. Because of panic shopping, which has left store shelves empty, at-risk groups including seniors have had difficulty getting supplies. Retailers across the nation have been trimming store hours while others are closing stores temporarily. |
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In better news: Ohio kids wow self-quarantining neighbor with porch concert 🎶 |
| Taran Tien, who is all of 9 years old, pulled on his best suit. His sister, Calliope, who is 6 and happens to be missing her two front teeth right now, fixed herself up in her party dress. |
| And off they went, each carrying their cello down the front walk to play an impromptu concert for their neighbor 78-year-old Helena Schlam. At her children's insistence, Schlam is staying cloistered at home these days when nothing is normal, anxiety is high and everything seems scary. |
| For more than 30 minutes, Taran and Calliope made it through some of Suzuki Book 1 and a bit of Suzuki Book 2. All sorts of things they played, from a Bach minuet to "Go Tell Aunt Rhody." |
| "It was so delightful," Schlam said with a laugh. "It was a little cold, but I just put on an extra coat." |
 | | Helena Schlam, left, listens as her neighbors, Taran Tien, second from right, and Calliope Tien, right, play cello on her front porch on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. The siblings decided to play a concert for Schlam because she was self-isolating due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. | | Joshua A. Bickel/Columbus Dispatch | |
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