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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Before we get into the news of the day, I'd like to take a moment to remember "Glee" star Naya Rivera. |
| After six days of searching, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed tragic news Monday: The body found on Southern California's Lake Piru was Rivera. The heartbreaking news falls on the seventh anniversary of the death of her "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith , who died in 2013 of a mixed overdose of alcohol and heroin at age 31. |
| It's N'dea and here's more news you need to know today. |
Mary Trump's tell-all book paints the president as a habitual liar, inept businessman 📖 |
| President Donald Trump's niece says he was scarred by his father and developed habits of lying and self-deception that shadowed him into the White House, according to her much-anticipated memoir out Tuesday . The book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," paints a portrait of a damaged family shaped by the Trump patriarch, Fred Trump, who ruled his household with an iron fist under cloud of psychological and emotional abuse. Mary Trump, who holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, goes so far as to diagnose him as a high-functioning sociopath. The memoir has been the subject of a legal battle between Mary Trump and her family members who tried to stop it from being published. |
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Schools, states and Trump spar over reopening 🏫 |
| California's two largest school districts will start the fall semester with online-only classes because of skyrocketing rates of COVID-19 infections, school leaders in Los Angeles and San Diego announced Monday. |
| Additionally, seventeen states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump's administration to block a new rule that would force international college students to leave United States if they're only enrolled in online classes this fall. |
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Jeff Sessions looks for comeback in Alabama Senate primary 🗳️ |
| Voters in Alabama will weigh in Tuesday on a bitter Senate primary contest pitting former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was fired by President Donald Trump in 2018, against ex-Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville. Trump, who endorsed Tuberville, has held a grudge against Sessions ever since he recused himself in the investigation into Russian election interference that marred the first two years of his presidency. The winner will take on Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in the fall. In another key contest, Texas Democrats will choose between MJ Hegar and state Sen. Royce West to decide who will face GOP Sen. John Cornyn. |
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Longtime Epstein associate due in court, multiple charges expected ⚖️ |
| Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is due in court Tuesday where a judge is set to arraign her on multiple charges , including conspiring to entice girls as young as 14 to engage in illegal sex acts with the disgraced financier. In court papers filed Friday, her lawyers argue that Maxwell was unfairly made a scapegoat for Epstein's crimes after he took his life in prison while awaiting trial for sex abuse charges. Prosecutors are looking to deny bail, claiming Maxwell went into hiding months before her arrest and have labeled her an "extreme risk of flight," noting that she has British, French and American passports. |
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Seeing misinformation on social media? Let us fact check that for you ✔️ |
| Check out some of the latest work from our USA TODAY Fact Check team. See all their fact checks here. |
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Look out for Comet Neowise before it disappears for 6,800 years ☄️ |
| Skywatchers are in for a treat Tuesday and over the next few weeks as the newly discovered Comet Neowise is paying a visit to the inner solar system for the first time in 6,800 years . Neowise is the brightest comet in 23 years, according to NASA. It is one of the few comets visible to the unaided eye this century, an inner-solar system "intruder" that might become known as the Great Comet of 2020. To see the comet, start looking about one hour after sunset, according to Sky & Telescope. You'll find it just over the northwest horizon as the last of twilight fades into darkness. Look about three fists below the "bowl" of the Big Dipper, which is hanging by its handle high above, and perhaps a little to the right. |
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Heat wave continues to scorch southern United States 🌡️ |
| Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings remained in place into Tuesday as extreme, record-breaking heat baked a large portion of the southern United States . Dozens of record highs were set across the Southwest this weekend, with Phoenix experiencing its hottest day since July 25, 2018 — soaring to a record 116 degrees. Palm Springs, California, hit a record high of 121. And California's notorious hot spot, Death Valley, soared to 128 degrees Sunday with its overnight low at a searing 100 degrees. This dangerous heat is the result of a large ridge of high pressure that stretches from the Desert Southwest to the Deep South; the center is anchored over the southern Rockies, according to WeatherBug. |
In better news: Lava, tag and mini-golf are here to save your summer 📺 |
| With so much sadness over matters of utmost seriousness these days, it doesn't hurt to have the occasional outlet for silliness. And reality TV contests have come to the rescue this summer. |
| If you're looking for some mindless entertainment – and we mean that as the highest of compliments – we offer a ranking of six reality competitions (both celebrity and civilian divisions) that deserve your attention, or at least as much as you can muster while experiencing a rare moment of mental repose. So put your brain in the fridge, sit back and enjoy a laugh watching this symphony of slapstick. |
 | | Real golf courses have water hazards; ABC's wacky mini-golf competition introduces a fire hazard, with contestant wearing a flame-retardant suit. | | Christopher Willard, ABC | |
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