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| Good morning! We're halfway through the week. Pat yourself on the back. |
| Today in the news: President Trump is campaigning in Iowa's COVID "yellow zone." Amy Coney Barrett sits for the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. And, we're going to space! (Well, an American woman and two Russian men have gone to space.) |
| It's Lindsay. Hope your day is out of this world. |
Despite warning, Trump headed to Iowa's COVID-19 'yellow zone' for rally |
| The White House coronavirus task force has repeatedly urged Iowa leaders to take stronger steps to rein in the pandemic, but President Donald Trump won't be heeding their advice on social gatherings at his campaign rally Wednesday in Des Moines . The White House task force's latest report carried a dire warning for the state: "Community transmission has remained high across the state for the past month, with many preventable deaths." The report classifies the area as being in a "yellow zone" for virus transmission and advised gatherings should be limited to 25 or fewer people. "If anyone in attendance is infectious, we are potentially looking at another super-spreader event," said Lina Tucker Reinders, executive director of the Iowa Public Health Association. |
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More important news on COVID-19 |
| • | Coronavirus live updates: Hawaii eases travel restrictions; Facebook to encourage flu shots; 38M global cases; 215K US deaths | | • | The kids aren't alright: COVID-fueled stress eating, inequities, lack of fitness expected to boost obesity, experts say | | • | Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson have paused COVID-19 vaccine trials. Why experts say that's reassuring, not frightening | | • | Racism turned their neighborhood into 'Cancer Alley.' Now they're dying from COVID-19 | | • | Nancy Pelosi calls CNN's Wolf Blitzer an 'apologist' for the 'Republican position' in tense interview | |
Senators to grill Barrett on third day of Supreme Court hearings |
| Senators on Wednesday will grill Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett again on her career and views that could offer insights on how she would rule on the nation's highest court. On Tuesday, Barrett fielded questions from senators for more than 11 hours, where she repeatedly refrained from offering her stance on key issues and cases — such as those that could decide the fate of abortion, health care and gun laws — in an attempt to differentiate her legal views from her personal beliefs. |
| Today, each senator will be given at least 20 minutes to pepper Barrett with questions. Republicans are eager to confirm Barrett to the Court before Election Day and have sped along the confirmation process. A final vote by the full Senate is expected before the end of the month. |
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NASA's Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonauts launch to ISS |
| An American woman and two Russian men successfully launched from Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA's Kate Rubins along with Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled early Wednesday from the Russia-leased Baikonur space launch facility. For the first time, they are trying a two-orbit, three-hour approach to the orbiting space outpost. Previously it took twice as long for the crews to reach the station. |
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No. 9 Florida halts team activities ahead of LSU game after COVID cases |
| University of Florida's Health and sports medicine staff will re-evaluate the football team's status Wednesday after the Gators halted all team activities due to an uptick in positive tests for COVID-19 . Over the past week, the Gators have had five tests come back positive, raising the total to six for October, according to figures released by the school. Since the players returned to campus on May 26, there have been 37 positive tests on the football team. The coronavirus has prompted schools and conferences to postpone more than two dozen college football games and forced many teams to compete without key players. The No. 9 Gators are scheduled to play LSU at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday. |
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Live from Los Angeles: 2020 Billboard Music Awards |
| Need a dance break? The music world converges on The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (NBC, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). Post Malone leads the way in nominations with 16 including top artist, top male artist, top rap artist and top streaming songs artist. Lil Nas X scored 13 nominations, while Billie Eilish and Khalid each scored 12. Performers will include Malone, Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, BTS and Demi Lovato; Kelly Clarkson will host for the second consecutive year. The show was supposed to take place in April but was postponed because of the coronavirus. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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