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| It's Monday again, Daily Briefing readers. Let's kick this week off with a quick recap of the biggest news you missed this weekend: |
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| It's N'dea. Let's get this day started. |
A 'Strike for Black Lives' will bring together workers calling for end to systemic racism |
| Linking the fight against police brutality with a broader need for racial equity and justice, major unions and civil rights groups will stage a nationwide walk out Monday to demand change . The "Strike for Black Lives" will take place in more than 25 cities, from Los Angeles to Boston, and could draw tens of thousands of workers. The plan is to walk off the job and stage other protests to call for better wages and an end to systemic racism both in the workplace and their communities. The union is joining with more than a dozen other groups including the United Farm Workers, the Fight for $15, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, and the Movement for Black Lives. |
| • | Racial housing gap: Gap between Black and white homeownership is vast, report finds | |
Remembering John Lewis and more on race in America |
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 | | Rep. John Robert Lewis, diagnosed last December with pancreatic cancer, died Friday, July 17, 2020, at the age of 80. | | AP | |
Floridians get ready to go to the polls 🗳️ |
| Florida's registration deadline to vote is Monday. This comes as the Supreme Court refused last Thursday to let Florida felons who completed their sentences vote in a primary without first paying fees, fines and restitution, as the state currently requires. Voting rights groups challenged the requirement as unconstitutional, given that state voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2018 giving hundreds of thousands of felons the right to vote. The dispute over the voting rights of Florida's felons could be crucial in this fall's elections because of its perennial status as a swing state. There are about 775,000 felons in the state who have completed their prison sentences, including about 85,000 who registered to vote. |
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No mask, no service 😷 |
| Walmart, Sam's Club, Kohl's, CVS, Walgreens and Lowe's will start requiring masks on Monday at stores nationwide. Other retailers have also announced upcoming mask mandates including Kroger, Target and Home Depot . "We know some people have differing opinions on this topic. We also recognize the role we can play to help protect the health and well-being of the communities we serve by following the evolving guidance of health officials," Walmart and Sam's Club's chief operating officers said in a statement on Wednesday. The CDC recommends that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings and when around people who don't live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. |
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Congress takes up stimulus checks, $600 weekly jobless benefit |
| In the U.S., Congress this week could decide the fate of proposals that could send out another round of stimulus checks and extend in some way the $600 weekly unemployment benefit that runs out next week. The crucial negotiations come as 16 states and Puerto Rico set one-week records for new cases on Saturday, and the WHO reported 259,848 cases worldwide. |
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'The Arena' debuts, starring Charles Barkley and Dwyane Wade 🏀 |
| A new hour-long program, "The Arena," which first airs on TNT on Monday, will focus on the NBA's restart, the Black Lives Matter movement and more . The nightly program will be hosted by Cari Champion and will feature Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, Dwyane Wade, Draymond Green and a host of contributors. Barkley and Green working in such close proximity is sure to create great TV, as a well-documented beef between the current and former NBA stars has existed for years. Green said he does not want the series, a partnership with Bleacher Report, to be "about me vs. Chuck. This is about continuing to bring awareness to the issues that we face as Black Americans." |
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Delta to require pre-flight evaluation for exceptions to mask policy ✈️ |
| Airline passengers are required to wear face masks, and Delta is no exception . Starting Monday, anyone who books a Delta flight who requests an exemption from the mask requirement must undergo a medical evaluation at the airport before boarding. Delta's website encourages passengers who need to request an exemption to arrive at the airport early because the evaluation could take up to an hour. False claims of a disability or health condition to obtain an exemption for the mask requirement could result in the suspension of travel privileges. Passengers who are denied an exemption to the mask policy will receive a refund for their tickets, according to Delta. |
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In better news: A knight to remember ⚔️ |
| Queen Elizabeth II knighted a 100-year-old WWII veteran, Captain Sir Thomas Moore, who's become a hero of the pandemic era for raising millions for health care workers, in a unique outdoor ceremony in the castle quadrangle. |
| Pictures and video showed the queen and Moore, both maskless, step through the investiture ritual – the royal chair, the sword taps, the handshake (she wore gloves, as per usual) – on the grass in bright sunshine. |
| Moore, or plain "Captain Tom," as he has become known, was knighted because he's raised a record amount (about $40 million) for the National Health Service by walking sponsored laps with his walker, back and forth in his Bedfordshire back garden, service medals pinned to his breast pocket, since the start of the pandemic. |
| "To all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment, the sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go away," he said after he completed his 100th lap. |
 | | Queen Elizabeth II awards Captain Sir Thomas Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle on July 17, 2020. | | Chris Jackson, Getty Images | |
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