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Some great news on the vaccine front: |
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© Getty Images Via The Associated Press’s Lauren Neergaard, “The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday -- as the shots are poised to begin key final testing.” https://bit.ly/30ac x9a Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert told AP: “No matter how you slice this, this is good news.” The vaccine: This vaccine has been developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. The next step — on July 27: “A 30,000-person study to prove if the shots really are strong enough to protect against the coronavirus.” Keep in mind about this vaccine: “The vaccine requires two doses, a month apart … There’s no guarantee but the government hopes to have results around the end of the year -- record-setting speed for developing a vaccine.” |
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| REACTION FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP: |
| “Great News on Vaccines!” the president tweeted. https://bit.ly/30fm7Ym |
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| THE STOCK MARKET JUMPED: |
| Via The Hill’s Niv Elis, “The stock market surged on Wednesday, following a strong showing from Goldman Sachs in quarterly earnings and positive COVID-19 vaccine news from Moderna.” The numbers: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 380 points, or 1.4 percent, and the S&P 500 increased 35 points, or 1.1 percent.” https://bit.ly/30bX0FY |
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What’s the deal with our national security?: |
| The Hill is hosting a virtual event, “New Threats, New Defense: The Future of National Security.” Tune in to the livestream: https://bit.ly/3h5tA3d Featured speakers: Mike Pompeo, secretary of state Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), House Committee on Armed Services Details and full list of speakers: https://bit.ly/2WoYuvv |
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Mary’s message to Uncle Don: |
| In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Trump’s niece Mary Trump called for the president to “resign.” https://abcn.ws/2Cc2F6M ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos asked her: "If you're in the Oval Office today, what would you say to him?" Mary Trump’s response: “Resign.” On visiting her uncle in the Oval Office in 2017: "He already seemed very strained by the pressures ... and I just remember thinking, 'He seems tired. He seems like this is not what he signed up for.’” Video of the interview: https://abcn.ws/2Cc2F6M |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
You gotta wear a mask to Walmart: |
| Via CNN Business’s Nathaniel Meyersohn, beginning next week, Walmart will require all customers to wear face masks. https://cnn.it/2DO16N7 |
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| What the fall could look like: |
| Via The New York Times’s Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman, “The United States economy is headed for a tumultuous autumn, with the threat of closed schools, renewed government lockdowns, empty stadiums and an uncertain amount of federal support for businesses and unemployed workers all clouding hopes for a rapid rebound from recession.” Why: A ‘failure to suppress a resurgence of confirmed infections.” https://nyti.ms/3hebjAT |
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| THE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 3,434,636 U.S. death toll: 136,493 For context: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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Do you feel it? The tension brewing? The storm coming?: |
| Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “A lack of oversight for more than $2 trillion in COVID-19 spending approved by Congress is creating uncertainty about whether relief programs are working as planned, adding a new layer of complications to the next coronavirus package.” https://bit.ly/3fwX0a0 How so: “The three independent oversight panels set up by Congress in the bipartisan CARES Act almost four months ago have all encountered serious obstacles — sometimes because of resistance from the White House, other times due to drafting oversights in the authorizing legislation. As a result, lawmakers and the public may not have a full understanding of how coronavirus relief aid is being spent until after the election.” In the meantime: “Congress and the White House are moving toward another pandemic bill that’s expected to carry a price tag of at least $1 trillion.” |
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Trump's happy about what happened in Alabama |
| Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost in the runoff election yesterday to reclaim his old Senate seat from before he served in the Trump administration. https://bit.ly/2ZvfMsI Who beat Sessions: Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville Who Tuberville will now face in the general election: Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), who is considered the most vulnerable Democrat up for reelection. Why President Trump is enjoying this news: Trump endorsed Tuberville and has been publicly attacking Sessions for months … well, years. |
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Happening today — off to the land of the peaches: |
| “President Trump will travel to Georgia on Wednesday, his 10th trip to a 2020 battleground state since May as he tries to reinvigorate a reelection campaign that has stalled out with the coronavirus crisis.” https://bit.ly/3gZr6mP Keep in mind: “His falling poll numbers have alarmed Republicans, who worry the party could end up losing the Senate majority. The White House has sought to get Trump out on the road more often in the last several weeks, something past presidents have used to rejuvenate themselves.” |
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Facebook helps small businesses with the Summer of Support Program |
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After running a tough, invigorating, enlightening, fight of a campaign, Kanye West has finally decided it’s time to bow out: |
| Via New York Magazine’s Ben Jacobs, 11 days after billionaire rapper Kanye West tweeted his intention to run for president in November, he is already dropping out. https://nym.ag/30gZZNv From West adviser Steve Kramer: He’s out.” |
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Oh mann. Well played, Anthony Scaramucci: |
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Doing the official calculations: |
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If you ever listen to The New York Times podcast ‘The Daily,’ you must watch this: |
| I laughed out loud. The caption is, “Michael Barbaro is the only consistent thing in my life.”
© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/2WoQ4Ea |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is traveling to Atlanta today. Vice President Pence is in Washington, D.C. 11 a.m. EDT: President Trump received a briefing on “Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders.” Noon: Vice President Pence participated in a listening session with law enforcement. 1 p.m. EDT: President Trump leaves for Atlanta. 1:30 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence leads a White House Coronavirus Task Force meeting in the Situation Room. 3:45 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence hosts a media call on Tax Day. 6:15 p.m. EDT: President Trump arrives at the White House. |
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| 10 a.m. EDT: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the State Department. Livestream: https://cs.pn/3j8K4ZU 2:30 p.m. EDT: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2Wm52e2 3:10 p.m. EDT: President Trump delivers remarks in Atlanta on the “Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger.” Livestream: https://bit.ly/38XkMcI |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Gummi Worm Day. It’s also National Tapioca Pudding Day. |
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This is not The Onion: |
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| And because you made it this far, here’s a puppy who has discovered better food than its own: https://bit.ly/2WkGVMW |
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