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| Rise and shine, Daily Briefing readers. Let's kick this Monday off with a recap of the biggest news you missed this weekend: |
| • | President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since March in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and faced backlash after saying he told his administration to "slow the testing down, please," on COVID-19 and for using offensive, 'racist' remarks. K-pop stans and teens on TikTok may have inflated expected turnout to the rally. | | • | Trump also dismissed Manhattan's chief federal prosecutor, Geoffrey Berman, after the prosecutor who had launched a series of criminal inquiries targeting the president's allies initially refused to resign. | | • | Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said working in the Trump White House was "like living inside a pinball machine," in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY's Susan Page. Bolton's explosive new book about his former boss, "The Room Where It Happened," is out Tuesday. | | • | The U.S. has seen new coronavirus cases climb from about 21,000 a day the last week of May to nearly 23,000 a day this week. But neither protests or more people leaving home explain the surge of new COVID-19 cases, a USA TODAY analysis of counties with at least 100 cases found. | | • | Every Major League Baseball team, except perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays, will train at its home ballpark to curb coronavirus spread, a person with direct knowledge told USA TODAY Sports. | |
| It's N'dea, and here's the news you need to know today. |
WWDC: Apple kicks off developer conference |
| Apple's 31st annual Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), where the company introduces updates to its mobile operating systems for the iPhone and iPad and occasionally shows off new hardware, kicks off Monday. This year, the annual event has gone virtual because of the pandemic — and everyone is invited. A tough-to-get ticket is usually offered via lottery and sells out within an hour. But this year, WWDC is free and available to everyone, worldwide. Ahead of Apple's conference, the tech giant's CEO spoke about the role smartphone cameras play in helping to advance social progress. |
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Race in America: The aftermath of George Floyd's death |
| Eight correctional officers in Minneapolis have filed racial discrimination charges with Minnesota's Department of Human Rights alleging that they weren't allowed to be in close contact with Derek Chauvin, the white officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. |
| Meanwhile, in Thousand Oaks, California, three men were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign. Two of the men are employees of a sheriff's office and the district attorney's office. |
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Controversy at postponed NASCAR race |
| NASCAR's 188-lap, 500-mile race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama that was scheduled to be run Sunday was postponed to Monday due to inclement weather. The GEICO 500 is now set to start Monday at 3 p.m. ET (on FOX). Still, despite no racing taking place Sunday, there was controversy: A noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the Cup Series who has been integral in leading the sport's recent commitment to fighting racism and injustice. Also, dozens of people proudly waved the Confederate flag, which was banned by NASCAR on June 10. |
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Here's the latest news on COVID-19 |
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Select Disney World's resort hotels return: Here's what to expect |
| Disney fans, this one is for you: Some Disney Resort hotels will reopen on Monday, a few weeks before the reopening of Walt Disney World on July 11 . The hotels will have new guest requirements and cleaning protocols as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Masks are required by all guests ages 2 and up, except while swimming or dining. And people who have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 within the past 14 days or are under quarantine orders will not be allowed to enter the hotel. And, especially important for some visitors: Florida requires travelers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to quarantine for 14 days. |
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Oregon weighs early release for some inmates in response to COVID-19 |
| Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has asked for a list of names by Monday of inmates eligible for possible release to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the state prison system . The state Department of Corrections was asked to perform a "case-by-case analysis" of inmates who are vulnerable to the coronavirus and meet criteria for possible commutation, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The criteria includes inmates who are particularly vulnerable, those who have not been convicted of a crime against another person and those who have served at least half of their sentences, department officials said. About 100 inmates were identified. |
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New York City reaches key point in reopening after coronavirus closures |
| New York City will reach a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation's deadliest coronavirus outbreak. For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to dine out, though only at outdoor tables. Shoppers will also once again be able to browse in Macy's flagship store, where workers will undergo temperature checks and mask-wearing customers will find plastic dividers at cash registers. The city estimates 150,000 to 300,000 additional workers will return to their jobs Monday, two weeks after reopening began with construction, curbside-pickup retail, wholesaling and manufacturing. Some of the city's biggest corporate employers are sticking with largely remote work for now, however. The virus has been blamed for over 22,000 deaths in New York City. The death toll has been in single digits in recent days. Infections are down, but between 200 and 400 people have still been testing positive for the virus each day over the past two weeks, according to city data. |
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In better news: Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation |
| A father's love for his daughter led to a long overdue innovation for the disability community. |
| Grammy-nominated songwriter Barry Dean was concerned about the lack of safety features in powered wheelchairs after a friend's mother tipped her chair over a ramp, cut her face and broke her bones. |
| When he heard that, all he could think about was his 19-year-old daughter Katherine who has cerebral palsy and has been in a wheelchair all her life. |
| That's when he got together with his brother, Jered, and a team of engineers to create LUCI. |
| LUCI – named after Katherine's favorite Beatles song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" – is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity. |
| LUCI mounts between the wheels and seat on the back of the wheelchair. Smart technology maps out the environment surrounding the wheelchair so it can navigate between obstacles avoiding collisions, bumps, or possible tipping scenarios. |
 | | Barry Dean and his daughter, Katherine | | LUCI | |
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