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| Welcome to Wednesday, Daily Briefing readers! |
| Before we get into the news of the day, I'd like to say "get well soon" to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Notorious RBG, 87, was hospitalized Tuesday for "a benign gallbladder condition" that caused an infection, but she plans to participate in arguments via telephone today when SCOTUS hears a case on contraceptives. |
| Also happening today: National Nurses Week kicks off in the midst of a pandemic, the subway system in the city that never sleeps will shut down for disinfecting, and there's a royal baby birthday. |
| It's N'dea with today's news to watch. |
NYC's 24-hour subway system disrupted for regular disinfecting |
| New York City's public-transit system, the largest in the nation, will shut down from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday, a new daily ritual for disinfecting during the coronavirus pandemic. This shutdown plan will disrupt the subway system's 24-hour service, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo said was necessary to ensure each train is appropriately cleaned as the state remains the epicenter of the nation's coronavirus outbreak. Prior to this shutdown, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been disinfecting in-use buses and trains every 72 hours during the pandemic. |
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Here's the latest news on COVID-19 |
| Vice President Mike Pence announced the Trump administration plans to wind down the coronavirus task force as early as this month, even as the national death toll surpassed 70,000 on Tuesday. |
| While Pence told reporters that transition plans are already being discussed with FEMA, President Donald Trump traveled to Arizona where he toured a Honeywell International plant that is manufacturing personal protective equipment (he did not wear any) and announced a $600 million commitment to the Navajo Nation during a roundtable meeting with Native American leaders. |
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Supreme Court to hear case on religious objection to contraceptives |
| The long clash between religious liberty and reproductive rights returns to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case of Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, which will be argued by phone, brings up yet again which entities are exempt from the 2010 Affordable Care Act's mandate that employers provide contraceptive coverage. This time, the dispute is back with several twists: The Trump administration sides with the religious objectors against the position taken by the Obama administration. It has sought to exempt groups with religious or moral objections but has been blocked by federal courts. The Supreme Court, previously deadlocked, now has a solidly conservative majority. |
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Biden to be endorsed by major LGBTQ group on notable anniversary |
| The largest national LGBTQ rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign, told The Associated Press that it will be formally endorsing Joe Biden for president on Wednesday. The endorsement will come on the eighth anniversary of the former vice president declaring on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he supported the legalization of same-sex marriage – getting out ahead of his boss at the time, President Barack Obama. The endorsement is no surprise, given the antipathy that most LGBTQ activists have toward Biden's likely opponent, President Donald Trump. As Biden continues to run a modified campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll revealed Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., tops the list of potential running mates Democrats hope to see Biden consider. The presumptive nominee previously said he'll choose a woman as vice president on the ticket. |
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Here's what else people are talking about |
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Thank you, nurses. It's National Nurses Week. |
| There's the COVID unit nurse whose sister got infected and became a patient. The staffer who works 12-hour shifts, only to come home to unruly and frustrated children. National Nurses Week begins Wednesday, and this year's celebration comes as medical professionals are working around the clock on the front lines of COVID-19. The event comes on the heels of members of the National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the U.S., protesting in front of the White House in April to call attention to the thousands of health care workers nationwide who have become infected with COVID-19 due to lack of personal protective equipment. |
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Royal baby Archie turns 1 in LA with Harry and Meghan 🎂 |
| Royal expatriates Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and parents Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan celebrate his first birthday Wednesday in their Los Angeles quarantine home, thousands of miles from his birthplace and his royal relatives in Britain. Fans (and even critics) hope the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will release a picture of Archie, unseen in public since his parents' tour of southern Africa in September when the couple introduced him to the world while meeting retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu. |
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In better news: Talk about following your heart ❤️ |
| Many Michiganders took advantage of the warm weather last weekend, dusting off their bikes, rollerblades and tennis shoes in the hopes of getting some fresh air after spending most days at home for more than a month during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| One Detroit resident took things a step, or two, farther than most, running a 21-mile route around the city Saturday that formed the shape of a heart, as a way to show support for the city during the crisis. |
| "The hope is to brighten people's days and to do something positive associated with Detroit," said Andrew Koper. "I want to bring a smile to the faces of as many people as possible." |
 | | A Detroit resident creates a special heart-shaped running route to show support during coronavirus pandemic. | | Andrew Koper | |
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