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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! Eric Adams is in the lead and Andrew Yang has dropped out in the New York City mayoral primary. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is launching a full-scale government effort to curb gun violence, as gun deaths so far his year are up more than 20% over 2020. And it's an important day for Britney Spears – the pop star is expected to make a rare court address in the ongoing battle over her years-long conservatorship. |
| It's Jane, with Wednesday's news. |
| New this morning: Behind the historic vaccine effort in America is the FDA's Peter Marks. And he named the project in a nod to Star Trek: Warp Speed. |
| 🔵 Millions of people with felonies can now vote after widespread reform. And most don't know it. |
| 🔴 Vanessa Bryant has reached a confidential settlement to end her lawsuit against those she blamed for the death of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna. |
| 🏀 The Phoenix Suns snatched a last-second 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. |
| 🗳 India Walton is poised to become the first woman and first socialist to lead Buffalo, New York's second-largest city. |
| 😴 One in four couples sleep in separate bedrooms. But "there's still shame attached to it for some people," says one expert. |
| 🛒 It came, it saw, it conquered. Amazon Prime Day may be over, but you can still get tons of amazing deals. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear the latest from the New York City mayoral race. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
It's a waiting game in New York City's mayoral race |
| With a new ranked choice voting system and absentee ballots still trickling in after polls closed in New York City's mayoral race late Tuesday, it may take several weeks to determine the winner. Partial results showed Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams ahead of the pack. Entrepreneur turned political hopeful Andrew Yang has already conceded, as he trailed at 12% with 90% of the votes counted. With more than 96% of the first choice preferences of early and in-person votes counted, Adams had 31%; former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio Maya Wiley had 22%; and former sanitation department head Kathryn Garcia had about 20%. |
President Biden to address efforts to curb gun violence |
| President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday on his administration's efforts to curb gun violence . The speech comes as Republicans intend to seize on a surge of crime to attack Democrats in their bid to take back control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. Specifically, public safety experts fear gun violence will worsen this summer, when it historically spikes with the arrival of warm weather. Biden's renewed effort builds off an initial set of actions he took in April strengthening regulations on ghost guns, stabilizing braces that make firearms more lethal, and investing money in community violence intervention programs. The president has also supported additional funding for community policing. |
Britney Spears set to make rare remarks at conservatorship hearing |
| In the most anticipated hearing in the case in years , Britney Spears is expected to address the court Wednesday in the ongoing battle over the conservatorship that has controlled her money and affairs for 13 years. The 39-year-old pop star has not been in total control of her finances and other important life decisions since 2008, after she suffered a mental breakdown. Her status has come under renewed scrutiny following the release of The New York Times' documentary "Framing Britney Spears" and by the #FreeBritney movement. In recent court filings, Spears has sought a greater say over who runs the conservatorship, and has asked that her father James Spears be removed. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔵 Lorde is officially back! The Grammy Award-winning singer, who recently released song "Solar Power," shared details about her upcoming album. |
| 🔵 Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic House members she will create a select committee to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a source told USA TODAY. |
| 🔵 'Love is love:' Sesame Street is making history with the first married same-sex couple to be recurring characters on the longtime favorite children's series. |
| 🔵 A 53-year-old woman died over the weekend at the Grand Canyon from what officials believe was a heat-related illness as temperatures reached up to 115 degrees. |
| 🔵 Savannah Boehrer dreamed of the father-daughter dance at her wedding. But her dad Sam Schmidt couldn't walk. On her big day, however, she saw something remarkable: Her father walking toward her to dance. |
 | | Sam Schmidt dances with his daughter, Savannah, at her wedding. | | Braedon Flynn Photography | |
Democratic lawmakers need new path forward for voting rights legislation |
| Democrats will have to find a new way to pass voting rights legislation after the Senate failed to advance the For the People Act on Tuesday . The bill received 50 votes in the Senate, short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP filibuster. Earlier in the week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would continue its push to make voting more accessible. The legislation aims to counter regulations that make it difficult to vote – especially among people of color. It includes provisions Democrats say would make it easier for people to register and cast their ballots such as expanding early voting and allowing for same-day registration. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday: |
| 🏃🏽♂️ Donavan Brazier, the reigning world champion, failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at the 800 meters. |
| 🐧 Tasmanian devils were given a safe, island home. Then, they slaughtered 3,000 penguins. |
| ⚖️ An Indiana woman will plead guilty for her role in the Capitol riot after saying she has learned from movies and books such as "Schindler's List" and "Just Mercy." |
| 💉 The Biden administration won't reach its goal of getting 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated for COVID-19 by the Fourth of July, a White House official said. |
NBA Playoffs continue with Eastern Conference Finals |
| The march to an NBA championship continues for two more teams Wednesday, as the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks face off in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both the Bucks and the Hawks are coming off of taxing Game 7 road upsets in the last round, with Atlanta beating the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee upending the Brooklyn Nets. The No. 3 seeded Bucks will return home to host the No. 4 seeded Hawks at 8:30 p.m. ET. In the regular season, Milwaukee took home wins in two of its three matchups with Atlanta. |
📸 Dazzling photos from the Hubble Space Telescope 📸 |
 | | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the Veil Nebula - expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. | | NASA | |
| Does this sound familiar? NASA has spent more than a week trying to fix the Hubble Telescope's computer hardware issues. The problem: a 1980s-era payload computer. "This is similar to your laptop periodically freezing and needing a reboot," the telescope operations team said. |
| While it's being fixed, check out this gallery of some of the brightest stars in our galaxy – and beyond. |
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