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| Happy Thursday, Daily Briefing readers. Have you ever wondered how old the universe is? Scientists studied a "baby photo" of the oldest light in the universe to confirm its age of 13.8 billion years. |
| Speaking of space photos, today NASA will unveil the closest-ever photos of the sun. Also, today President Donald Trump's reelection campaign will debut a new look and we might learn more about yesterday's hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to prominent world figures (you should probably strengthen your passwords and use two-factor authentication, just in case). |
| It's N'dea, and I've got the news you need to know. |
What states require face masks in public? Alabama joins growing list 😷 |
| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued an order requiring the use of face masks in public "when interacting within 6 feet" of people from separate households beginning Thursday. The order specifies masks must be worn in indoor spaces open to the public, a vehicle operated by a transportation service or an outdoor space where 10 or more people are gathered. As coronavirus cases rise in at least 45 states, many governors are instituting or renewing orders requiring people to wear face coverings in public. Several states – such as Florida, Georgia and Mississippi – do not have mask mandates but recommend that people wear face masks. |
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Will COVID-19 cases drive layoffs higher? 📈 |
| With COVID-19 spiking in many parts of the U.S., economists will be watching closely on Thursday when the Labor Department releases its latest jobless claims figures . Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimate that 1.25 million Americans filed initial applications for unemployment benefits – a rough measure of layoffs – for the week ending July 11. That would mark a drop from 1.3 million the prior week and the 15th straight weekly decline after first-time claims peaked at 6.9 million at the end of March. But the forecast is threatened by a spike in coronavirus cases, particularly in the South and West. Decisions by more than 20 states to pause or reverse their reopening could drive the numbers higher. |
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George Floyd's family sues and a historic move for reparations |
| Attorneys representing the family of George Floyd filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers who were charged in his death. The news came one day after the Asheville City Council apologized for the North Carolina city's historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of basic liberties to Black residents and voted to provide reparations to them and their descendants in an extraordinary move. |
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Cryptocurrency hack targets Bezos, Musk, Gates, Obama on Twitter |
| We may find out more Thursday about the hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to prominent world figures in what was the largest breach in the social media company's history. Bogus messages soliciting bitcoin appeared on the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and many others Wednesday in what Twitter believes was a "coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees." By providing a public address, millions of users who have access to cryptocurrency trading platforms can send as much Bitcoin — in this case, BTC — as they want. In total, the accounts tweeted out to nearly 100 million followers. And some users apparently fell for it: more than 230 transactions were recorded in Bitcoin's public ledger as of 5 p.m. ET Wednesday. |
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Amid poor poll numbers, Trump campaign announces major shakeup |
| President Donald Trump's reelection campaign will have a new look Thursday amid a series of problems and numerous polls showing Trump trailing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. On Wednesday, Trump announced that Bill Stepien, a former White House political director, would become his campaign manager . Stepien replaces Brad Parscale, who will still serve as a senior adviser. The shakeup comes as the Trump campaign has sought a reset amid a coronavirus pandemic that wreaked havoc on a once booming U.S. economy — a key argument to the president's reelection strategy — and a national reckoning over race in the wake of George Floyd's death. |
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Seeing misinformation on social media? Let us fact check that for you ✔️ |
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NASA to unveil closest-ever photos of the sun ☀️ |
| Scientists from NASA and the European Space Agency on Thursday will release the first data captured by the joint Solar Orbiter mission on its 65 million-mile journey to the sun. After launching in February from Florida's Cape Canaveral, the orbiter in June made its first close pass of the sun , turning on all 10 of its instruments for the first time. The data include the closest-ever pictures taken of the sun, according to NASA. "We're going to see the sun like never before," said Florida Tech associate professor of physics and space sciences, Jean Carlos Perez. Scientists will also discuss new measurements of particles and magnetic fields flowing from the sun. |
In better news: Want to spend more time outdoors? Try a treasure hunt 💰 |
| If you're getting bored spending so much time indoors thanks to coronavirus, a Michigan jeweler might have a solution: Go on quest for treasure worth $1 million. |
| Johnny Perri, who owns J&M Jewelers in Washington Township, Michigan, and his fianceé, Amy, buried the contents of his entire jewelry store — and "thousands upon thousands" of precious metals and antiques — throughout the state of Michigan. |
| In total, he's buried $1 million worth of treasure. Each piece of buried treasure has an "X" painted on the spot, as well as a GPS so that he knows whether the treasure has been discovered. |
| The first treasure hunt will begin Aug. 1, with the value of the treasure — two 100 ounce silver bars — worth around $4,200. |
 | | The first treasure is two 100 ounce bars of silver, worth around $4,200. | | Nicholas Wright, Getty Images/iStockphoto | |
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