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Justices, please mute yourselves: |
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© Getty Images For the first time ever, the Supreme Court is broadcasting its oral arguments live by teleconference (!) Why this is so significant: The Supreme Court is famously tech-adverse. https://bit.ly/2YuPGWy |
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| THE CASE TODAY: |
| “Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.” The gist: “The case concerns trademark protection in the age of internet business. Booking.com was denied trademark protection because the Patent and Trademark Office found the name was too generic and that trademarking it would give the company an unfair monopoly over a common word.” https://cnn.it/2ygVTLl Listen to today’s live oral argument: Here’s the livestream from C-SPAN: https://cs.pn/3fjdoLy ^ If you want to better understand what you’re hearing: The National Constitution Center is hosting a panel discussion to discuss the case. Livestream, again from C-SPAN: https://cs.pn/3fk3IQQ |
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| THE CASE TOMORROW: |
| “USAID v. Alliance For Open Society International, Inc.” Livestream: https://cs.pn/2Yygsxw |
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| It’s Monday. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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A beautiful backdrop for a town hall: |
| President Trump participated in a two-hour Fox News town hall last night at the Lincoln Memorial. Wow, that’s stunning: Here is aerial video of the town hall’s backdrop. Watch: https://bit.ly/2YyAKqy |
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| HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOWN HALL: |
| Trump’s prediction for a vaccine: "I think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the year," Trump said. “We'll have a vaccine much sooner rather than later." https://fxn.ws/3dc43mT
The president revises the predicted death toll: Trump predicted that between 75,000 and 100,000 people could die. For context: Trump said on April 20 that 50,000-60,000 people could die. https://bit.ly/2YwqsY4
Getting traction — Trump said he’s treated worse than former President Abraham Lincoln: “I am greeted with a hostile press the likes of which no president has ever seen. The closest would be that gentleman right up there,” Trump said, pointing to the statue of Lincoln. “They always said, ‘Lincoln, no one got treated worse than Lincoln.’ I believe I am treated worse.” Watch: https://bit.ly/3dh6cxs On reopening the country: “Anybody over 60 … we have to protect those people. We have to watch it. And maybe they stay back longer. But I think you can really have it both ways. I think a lot of people want to go back … you see demonstrations all over the country. And those are meaningful demonstrations. Watch: https://bit.ly/2WtcZ0B |
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| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 1,161,346 Deaths in the U.S.: 67,781 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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The class divide is striking in the COVID-19 outbreak: |
| Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “The COVID-19 outbreak ravaging the United States is exacerbating the nation’s class divide, closing small businesses and bankrupting households while many in the nation’s elite emerge relatively unscathed.” When the class divide became the most obvious: “The disparity was highlighted in April when stock markets enjoyed a banner month even as 22 million people were added to the unemployment rolls.” The political ramifications: https://bit.ly/2VYK2ui |
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Ah ha!: |
| Apple is releasing a software update to allow iPhone users to unlock their devices without having to remove face masks. https://cnn.it/2Wp5kQD How it will work — it will direct you to the passcode screen: “In the new version of iOS, Face ID will recognize when someone is wearing a mask, and the iPhone will pull up the passcode entry screen after swiping up from the bottom of the screen -- no more constant searching for your face. The Face ID tool still won't unlock your iPhone unless you take off your mask, but it will make the switch to the passcode-unlock option significantly faster.” Op-ed: https://bit.ly/2W2uR3q |
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Uber drivers, riders must wear masks: |
| Via CNN Business’s Sara Ashley O’Brien, Uber is planning to require drivers and riders to wear a mask or face covering. https://cnn.it/2WsPzs7 How it would work: “As part of the policy, Uber is in the process of developing technology to detect if drivers are wearing masks or face coverings before they go online and start accepting trips, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the policy decision was just made recently and has not yet been introduced. The company already has face verification capabilities as part of its ‘Real Time ID-check’ feature used to verify the identity of drivers. Uber is also looking into ways to hold riders accountable, the person said.” |
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J.Crew filed for bankruptcy: |
| Via The New York Times, “J.Crew, the mass-market clothing company whose preppy-with-a-twist products were worn by Michelle Obama and appeared at New York Fashion Week, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.” https://nyti.ms/2xC54FO For context: “It is the first major retailer to fall during the coronavirus pandemic, though other big industry names including Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney are also struggling with the toll of mass shutdowns.” |
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Keep in mind as the Senate returns to Washington, D.C. today: |
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© Twitter ^ She also added: “49, or half of U.S. senators, are 65 and older, which is generally the age CDC has used to represent higher risk.” https://bit.ly/2YwwbNr |
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What the ‘new normal’ will look like on Capitol Hill: |
| Via The Hill’s Scott Wong and Mike Lillis, “The pandemic has already upended daily routines and legislative calendars during the extended recess, forcing lawmakers to adapt to Zoom hearings and cloistered campaigning. But now Congress’s leading medical authority is warning that the upheaval will extend to virtually all facets of life in the Capitol complex. And those changes are likely to last years.” https://bit.ly/3fhyrhx What to expect going forward: “No longer packed into cubicles, many aides will be asked to work remotely, while desks will be spaced farther apart in congressional offices. Members will be advised to meet with constituents and lobbyists over video- or tele-conferencing rather than in person for the next 12 months. Capitol elevators will be restricted to no more than two people at a time. And in the numerous cafeterias around the Capitol complex, popular options like self-service salad bars and coffee machines will be no more. Instead, they will be staffed by cafeteria workers.” More on what to expect: https://bit.ly/3fhyrhx |
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My colleague Peter Sullivan put it well … ‘Not now, murder hornets’: |
| --> https://bit.ly/2SvY2cD Via The New York Times’s Mike Baker, a two-inch long insect called the "murder hornet" has made its way to the United States for the first time. https://nyti.ms/2SzCKuM The biggest risk is to honeybees: “Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.” Scientists are worried the hornets can annihilate bee populations in the U.S. What about people? — Well, this sounds pleasant: “For larger targets, the hornet’s potent venom and stinger — long enough to puncture a beekeeping suit — make for an excruciating combination that victims have likened to hot metal driving into their skin.” Can they kill people?: The hornets kill around 50 people a year in Japan. Everything we know so far: https://nyti.ms/2SzCKuM 
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Duped!: |
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© Twitter What happened: Two YouTubers pretended they worked for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and tricked Big Cat Rescue’s Carole Baskin into a video interview. The full video: https://bit.ly/2WoAyrl |
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| The Senate returns this afternoon. The House is out. President Trump has no public events on his schedule. 5:30 p.m. EDT: The Senate votes on a nomination. The Senate’s full schedule today: https://bit.ly/2KZTTto |
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| 3 p.m. EDT: The Senate meets. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2SCJPLk |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Orange Juice Day. |
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Welp, I’m not sleeping tonight: |
| Check out this local news report about the beaches reopening in Florida. Watch — oh my: https://bit.ly/2WoGErz |
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| And because you made it this far, here’s one puppy that is not on the same page as everyone else. I am SO on your wavelength, pup: https://bit.ly/2L3TIx7 |
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