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Monday, July 13

Monday's Daily Briefing: Washington NFL team, Tucker Carlson

Washington NFL plans to announce the retirement of "Redskins" nickname, Tucker Carlson expected to discuss ex-writer's racist, sexist posts and more news to start off your Monday.

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

•	Walt Disney World reopened to the public Saturday morning in Florida — the same day the state reported the largest single-day increase in positive COVID-19 cases in any state since the pandemic began: 15,300
•	President Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone's 40-month sentence late Friday — days before the president's longtime confidant was set to report to prison. On Saturday, Trump visited with wounded soldiers and front-line medical workers while wearing what – for him – is an uncommon accessory: a mask.
•	An amphibious assault ship caught fire after an explosion on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, resulting in an on-board explosion that injured 17 sailors and four civilians and filled the skies with dark smoke.
•	The search to find actress Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake resumed Sunday as authorities continued to check the water, surrounding buildings and shores.

It's N'dea, and let me be the first to wish you a happy National French Fry Day. Here's more of Monday's biggest news.

Washington NFL team plans to retire nickname 🏈

Just less than two weeks after one of his most prominent corporate sponsors urged him to change the name of his football team, Washington owner Daniel Snyder plans to announce the retirement of the "Redskins" nickname and reveal a new team name Monday morning, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY. The new name remains unknown, but Warriors, Red Wolves and Redtails have ranked among the post popular choices among fans on social media. Snyder has long ignored requests of Native American tribes and other organizations to change the name because some deem the term offensive, citing the fact that the dictionary classifies it as a racial slur.

•	Never say 'NEVER': A look back at Dan Snyder's bold claim regarding Washington's mascot.

Race in America

Today marks five years since Sandra Bland was found dead in a Texas jailhouse three days after a confrontational traffic stop by a white state trooper in 2015, an incident that helped launch the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are the latest headlines emerging from the continued conversation about race in America.

•	Pennsylvania police investigating after 'disturbing' video shows officer kneeling on man's neck in Allentown
•	Reparations bill gets new attention amid BLM. Could other nations provide a blueprint?
•	Same school, similar achievements, different skin: How race colors students' lives
•	Race and class divide: Black and Hispanic service workers are tech's growing underclass
•	'You don't heal. You just deal': How Black therapists cope with racial trauma while helping a community

Tucker Carlson expected to discuss ex-writer's racist, sexist posts

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is expected to address the racist and sexist comments of now-former writer Blake Neff on Monday's "Tucker Carlson Tonight," according to an email sent from Fox News leadership to its employees. CNN reported Friday that Neff has been using a pseudonym for years to post on AutoAdmit, an unmoderated online platform. The CNN report also alleged that Neff has maintained a "lengthy thread in which he has derided a woman and posted information about her dating life that has invited other users to mock her and invade her privacy." Neff, who resigned before the CNN report published, joined "Tonight" shortly after it launched on Fox in November 2016. Carlson also credited Neff in the acknowledgments of his 2018 book, "Ship of Fools." Carlson came under fire last week after he suggested that Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill and other Democratic leaders "hate America."

•	'Bye-bye Tucker Carlson!': Fox News show loses Disney, T-Mobile ads after host's Black Lives Matter comments
•	'People will not forgive weakness': Carlson blasts Trump for not being tough enough amid unrest
•	From 2019: Tucker Carlson's sudden vacation sounds fishy to Trevor Noah

A glimmer of hope in the fight against COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic reached new highs in Florida and across the world Sunday, New York City health officials offered a glimmer of hope: They reported zero deaths for the first time in four months.

Meanwhile, with more than 66,000 new infections, the U.S. accounted for almost 29% of the 230,000 reported cases globally Sunday by the World Health Organization. Here is the latest news on coronavirus:

•	'I hide in the bathroom and cry': Americans struggle with unemployment delays
•	Online school? In-person? How parents are making their own fall 2020 decisions as COVID-19 squabbles continue
•	'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort
•	Some Americans refuse to mask up. Rules, fines and free masks will change that, experts say.
•	A game of 'cat and mouse': Hacking attacks on hospitals for patient data increase during coronavirus pandemic
•	'Pushing the frontiers': Long lines for COVID tests, stressed labs delay results as demand spikes
•	CDC adds runny nose, nausea to the growing list of COVID-19 symptoms
•	Spread love not germs: Sanitizer favors, disjointed seating and more planned for 2020 weddings
•	Lessons from Walt Disney World's reopening: Smaller crowds make up for COVID-19 protocols

Ford to unveil new Bronco as event shifts from O.J. Simpson's birthday 🚗

Ford Motor Co. will unveil new models of its popular Bronco on Monday in partnership with Disney. The automaker is expected to reveal the 2-door and 4-door versions and a smaller Bronco Sport. The new model has been in the works for years after the old model was in production from 1966 to 1996. Ford originally scheduled the Bronco launch for July 9, which is also O.J. Simpson's birthday. Simpson, a Pro Football Hall of Famer turned TV pitchman and actor, famously rode in a white Ford Bronco during a California police chase that aired on live TV in 1994 after he was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

•	Ford gambles ahead of Bronco debut: Automaker goes dark on Facebook, social media ads
•	Ford, Disney collaborate on Bronco launch: The reveal will take place across Disney's broadcast, digital, cable and streaming platforms.
•	Redesigned Ford F-150 pickup revealed: Why the 2021 truck is different

In memoriam

•	'Jerry Maguire' actress Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, dies of breast cancer at 57
•	Lisa Marie Presley 'heartbroken' over death of son Benjamin Keough, Elvis Presley's grandson, at 27
•	Atlanta rapper Rudolph Johnson, known as Lil Marlo, dies
•	'Our hearts are broken': Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea dies at 24, family says
•	Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, dies at 59

Training camps open for the restart of the NHL season 🏒

The National Hockey League is opening training camps Monday in preparation for the completion of the 2019-2020 season . If all goes as planned, 24 teams will report to hub cities in Toronto and Edmonton, Canada, on July 26, the playoff qualifying round will start on Aug. 1, and the Stanley Cup will be awarded as late as October. The league, which went on hiatus on March 12 because of the coronavirus, will have an extensive series of return-to-play protocols including testing, social distancing and hygiene. Players are not being required to stay in a "bubble" like the NBA is mandating. But no one can leave the hub cities except for a medical appointment or a family emergency and quarantine will be required when returning.

•	Quest for the Stanley Cup: NHL releases event schedule
•	First to opt out: Citing family reasons, Calgary Flames' Hamonic says he won't play
•	No changes: Chicago Blackhawks say team name honors namesake who inspired generations

Seeing misinformation on social media? Let us fact check that for you ✔️

Misinformation, distortions and outright lies are a significant problem for our country. USA TODAY's Fact Check team is here to help.

•	Fact check: These 11 CEOs stepped down during COVID-19 pandemic
•	Fact check: LeBron James' 'nothing to do with white people' quote taken out of context

Federal appeals court rules to allow first federal execution in 17 years

The first federal execution in 17 years will go forward Monday , despite concerns raised by the victims' family members that the resurgent coronavirus risked the health of those who planned to witness Daniel Lewis Lee's death by lethal injection. A federal appeals court found that the family's argument "lacks any arguable legal basis and is therefore frivolous." Lee, a 47-year-old once-avowed white supremacist, was sentenced to die for his role in a brutal slaying of an Arkansas family in 1996. The timing of Lee's execution comes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the country, particularly the federal prison system, where nearly 100 inmates and one staffer have died. At the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, where the execution chamber is located, one inmate has died, according prison system records.

•	Reopening the federal death chamber: Victim opposition, pandemic threaten first execution in 17 years
•	Coronavirus outbreak: Hundreds of infected inmates challenging officials

In better news: Happy Fry Day! 🍟

Here's a food holiday not canceled by the coronavirus pandemic: National French Fry Day.

While 7-Eleven canceled its annual Free Slurpee Day, Chick-fil-A postponed its Cow Appreciation Day and Tax Day freebies and deals are nearly nonexistent, restaurants across the nation are still offering free fries and fry deals Monday.

The holiday, also known as National Fry Day, is held annually on July 13. Most of Monday's specials require a purchase or a mobile app. Here is a list of discounts and offers available at participating locations Monday.