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| We've made it to Friday, Daily Briefing readers! What a week it's been — and it isn't over yet. It's Jane, bringing you today's news. |
| President Donald Trump says he might hold a rally in Florida tomorrow, post his COVID-19 diagnosis. Louisiana is battening down the hatches ahead of Hurricane Delta amid an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season. And the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the world. |
| Here's today's news: |
Trump deemed 'safe' to return to public engagements |
| President Trump completed his course of therapy for COVID-19 "as prescribed by his team of physicians," according to a White House memo released Thursday night . White House physician Dr. Sean Conley has cleared Trump to return to public life on Saturday, 10 days since his diagnosis. Conley's "day 10" references the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines saying patients are supposed to quarantine for at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms. |
| A coughing Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday: "I think I'm going to try doing a rally" in Florida on Saturday night. Earlier on Thursday, the Commission on Presidential Debates said they would hold a virtual debate out of coronavirus safety concerns. Trump said he wouldn't take part in a virtual debate, saying the second presidential debate, scheduled for Oct. 15, should be held in person. White House officials and Trump's physician have not said when the president's last negative test was. |
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Louisiana braces for Hurricane Delta while still recovering from Laura |
| Hurricane Delta is expected to take aim at Louisiana on Friday at nearly the same spot where Hurricane Laura ripped apart buildings, severed power lines and clogged streets with debris just six weeks ago. Likely maintaining Category 3 status over the Gulf Coast, Delta's latest path presents a "worst-case scenario" for Lake Charles and southwestern Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said President Donald Trump has approved the state's request for a federal emergency declaration in advance of the storm. Heavy rainfall, winds and isolated tornado threats will also expand into Mississippi and part of Alabama late Friday and Saturday. Delta would be the 10th named storm to hit the U.S. in a single season, also an all-time record. |
| • | We are having a record-setting hurricane season. Here's why. | | • | Dual disasters: How is climate change worsening wildfires and hurricanes? | |
Pelosi to outline presidential line of succession |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, contending President Donald Trump is "in an altered state," will discuss legislation Friday regarding the 25th Amendment, which outlines presidential succession . In a press release, Pelosi and Congressman Jamie Raskin said the legislation will create "the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for ... to help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office in the Executive Branch of government." Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. He spent a few days at Walter Reed Medical Center before going back to the White House. |
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2020 Nobel Peace Prize goes to World Food Program |
| The United Nations' World Food Program on Friday was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for working to combat hunger and food insecurity around the world. The Nobel Committee said the coronavirus pandemic has added to the hunger faced by millions and called on governments to ensure aid organizations get financial support to feed those in need. The prize has been given annually since 1901 to the person or group that has done the most to advance world peace. |
| • | On Monday, the Nobel Committee awarded the prize for physiology and medicine for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus. | | • | Tuesday's prize for physics honored breakthroughs in understanding the mysteries of cosmic black holes. The American's 'supermassive' galaxy discovery and black hole research was part of the win. | | • | The chemistry prize on Wednesday went to scientists behind a powerful gene-editing tool. | | • | The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glück on Thursday. | |
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Lakers could win their 17th NBA title |
| The Los Angeles Lakers can clinch their record-tying 17th NBA championship Friday night if they can defeat the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals (ABC, 9 p.m. ET). The Lakers, who would secure their first title since 2010 with a win, are expected to honor the late Kobe Bryant in various ways if they come out victorious. The team will wear the "Black Mamba" City Edition jerseys that Bryant once collaborated with Nike on the design. They are 4-0 in the playoffs when they wear those jerseys. The Heat, who are down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, will likely be without key guard Goran Dragic for Game 5. He hasn't played since Game 1 after he suffered a torn plantar fascia in his left foot and is listed as "doubtful." |
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And in better news: Mindy Kaling reveals she gave birth to a boy last month! |
| Surprise! If you didn't see this coming, you're not alone. Mindy Kaling revealed that she welcomed a baby boy last month, her second child. "The Mindy Project" actress, 41, dropped the surprise birth news during her appearance on Thursday's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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