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Monday, July 27

Monday's Daily Briefing: $1T relief bill, John Lewis, meteor shower

A coronavirus relief bill from the Senate, John Lewis will lie in state, the Delta Aquariid meteor shower and more news to start off your Monday.

It's Monday again, Daily Briefing readers! I hope you had a good weekend. Let's kick this week off with a quick recap of the biggest news you missed:

•	Hollywood mourned the loss of beloved TV personality Regis Philbin who died at 88 and Olivia de Havilland, "Gone With the Wind" actress and Hollywood royalty, who died at 104.
•	Tropical Storm Hanna weakened into a tropical depression as it moved from southern Texas to northeastern Mexico on Sunday, leaving rain, flooding and damage. Bringing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, Hurricane Douglas swirled about 90 miles northwest of Kahului, Hawaii, and about 60 miles northeast of Honolulu, Oahu, and figures to maintain hurricane-force winds on its path through the islands.
•	A procession honoring the late Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday morning, following the route of the historic Bloody Sunday march in which Lewis and 600 voting rights activists were beaten by police on March 7, 1965.

It's N'dea and here's more news you need to know.

GOP coronavirus relief package to be released 💰

A coronavirus relief bill from Senate Republicans will be released Monday , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on "FOX News Sunday." GOP leaders had previously hoped to announce the package on Thursday but delayed the release after the Trump administration requested additional time to review the bill. The GOP plan is a $1 trillion relief package that includes another round of $1,200 stimulus checks, additional funding for elementary and secondary schools as well as a limited extension of the current unemployment benefits. However, the plan will not include a payroll tax cut despite President Donald Trump suggesting he wouldn't sign the package without it.

•	The GOP plan: Senate Republicans back more stimulus checks, money to schools in new pandemic aid proposal
•	Many Americans might not get another stimulus check. Here's where things stand on another COVID-19 bill

Coronavirus may be in North Korea; Florida COVID-19 cases pass New York's 📈

Florida's numbers are making headlines – not in a good way. There have been more than 5,000 new cases per day for 33 consecutive days. Over the weekend, the Sunshine State surpassed New York in having the second-highest caseload in the U.S., trailing only California. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong on lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying "the vicious virus" may have entered the country, state media reported Sunday.

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•	Sinclair pulls TV segment with conspiracy theory suggesting Dr. Anthony Fauci created the coronavirus
•	A quick, cheap test would help stop COVID-19. So why don't we have one?
•	As school starts online, parents need to study up on 'pandemic pods' – and what they mean for equity
•	COVID-19 testing capacity and supplies are strained, so some labs turn to sample pooling to meet demand
•	Long-lasting COVID symptoms from lungs to limbs linger in coronavirus 'long haulers'
•	Coronavirus update: Here's every state's rules for staying open and social distancing
•	The COVID economy in 6 charts: Rebounding from recession could prove tougher in months ahead

Rep. John Lewis to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol

The late Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon whose fight for racial justice began in the Jim Crow south and ended in the halls of Congress, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Lewis, a longtime member of Congress, died on July 17 at the age of 80 after a monthslong battle with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. An invitation-only ceremony will be held on Monday afternoon while Lewis lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda, and the general public will be allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects later Monday and on Tuesday. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis served in Congress for more than three decades, pushing the causes he championed as an original Freedom Rider challenging segregation, discrimination and injustice in the Deep South – issues reverberating today in the Black Lives Matter movement.

•	An unforgettable legacy: Lewis' life in his own words
•	These historic photos show John Lewis creating 'good trouble'
•	'I love you, brother.' Lawmakers remember Rep. John Lewis' friendship and advice

Protests against racial injustice continue across the country

Protests against racial injustice unfolded across the nation over the weekend , many in solidarity with demonstrations that have been ongoing in Portland, Oregon, for nearly 60 days. Seattle police declared a riot Saturday, citing "ongoing damage and public safety risks." Two opposing, heavily armed militia groups came within a few dozen yards of each other Saturday in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in a tense standoff. Several protests took place in Chicago on Saturday, days after Trump announced the deployment of additional federal agents to the city.

•	Who was Edmund Pettus? Selma bridge got its name from Confederate general, KKK leader
•	Michelle Obama speaks to NBA, WNBA players about how they can use platform to create change
•	'Disgraceful': Minnesota pair who wore swastika masks at Walmart banned from stores for at least a year

Mask up before you head to the grocery store 😷

Staples and Southeastern Grocers will require masks in their stores starting Monday, joining a growing number of retailers that have adopted mask mandates to combat the spread of COVID-19. Notably, Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, BI-LO and Harveys Supermarkets, is reversing course after a previous statement that said masks would not be required in-store to avoid "undue friction" between customers and staffers. Individual businesses can choose to institute further restrictions, and the National Retail Federation is encouraging retailers to set nationwide mask policies to protect shoppers and employees.

•	Mask masterlist: Here's a full list of retailers with face mask requirements
•	'Are you intending to shoot me over a mask?' Workers feel burden of enforcing rules
•	Reviewed: The benefits of clear face masks — and where to buy them

More news to know

•	'We can all relate to this.' Why AOC's speech on sexism struck a chord beyond Washington
•	NASA will launch a balloon the size of a football stadium into the stratosphere
•	Another possible vaccine benefit: Seasonal flu shot linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's, study finds
•	'It hurts your bones': Private special ed schools can restrain kids with disabilities 1,000s of times. Parents might not know
•	USA TODAY is launching a new newsletter centered on issues of race and identity! Fill out this survey to help shape what this newsletter becomes.

Delta Aquariid meteor shower lights up the sky 🌠

The annual Delta Aquariid meteor shower should be most visible on Monday night , weather permitting. Look to the southern sky to see the shower, where you may see up to 25 meteors per hour. One note of caution: These are usually faint meteors that lack both persistent trains and fireballs, so they may be difficult to spot, the American Meteor Society said. To see a meteor shower, "find an open sky away from artificial lights, lie down on a reclining lawn chair and look upward," recommends EarthSky.org. The Delta Aquariid meteor shower takes its name from Delta Aquarii, a star in the constellation Aquarius. The meteors fan out across the sky, but all appear to streak away from a point in central Aquarius called the radiant.

•	Out of this world: Watch newly discovered Comet Neowise streak across the northern hemisphere

Fact or fiction? ✔️

Misinformation, distortions and outright lies are a significant problem for our country. See the latest work from our fact checking team with our newest newsletter, Checking The Facts.

•	Fact check: Fruit does not hydrate the body twice as much as a glass of water
•	Fact check: South Dakota's COVID-19 infection, jobless stats aren't as good as claimed

Researcher charged with fraud expected in court as US-China relations hit new low ⚖️

A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was expected to appear in federal court Monday. Jail records show Juan Tang, 37, was being held after she was arrested and booked Friday into a Northern California jail. The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the U.S., saying they lied about their status as members of China's People's Liberation Army. All were charged with visa fraud. Tang was the last of the four to be arrested, after the justice department accused the Chinese consulate in San Francisco of harboring a known fugitive.

•	Chinese authorities take control of US consulate in Chengdu

In better news: A lost puppy heads home 🐶

A lost (stuffed) pup at Cincinnati's airport has found its owner – a little boy who got the Dalmatian the day he was adopted. The small, black-and-white puppy was found on July 14 by the Starbucks outside of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's security checkpoint.

The airport posted a picture on Twitter, hoping to find the stuffed animal's owners and get him home. In the days that followed, CVG posted pictures of the pup – who the airport called Jet but later found out is referred to by its owner as "Masch-Masch" – touring the airport and hunting for its family.

Then, Thursday morning, the airport announced the pup was finally heading home, back to Florida on Friday morning to be reunited with its family. Doug and Phyllis Ronco, of Madeira Beach, Florida, said they were driving to the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to retrieve their son's stuffed animal.

A judge gave their son, Jaydence, the stuffed Dalmatian on the day he was adopted by the couple. "So it's very special to him," he said.