GOP coronavirus relief package to be released
A coronavirus relief bill from Senate Republicans will be released Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on "FOX News Sunday." GOP leaders had previously hoped to announce the package on Thursday but delayed the release after the Trump administration requested additional time to review the bill. The GOP plan is a $1 trillion relief package that includes another round of $1,200 stimulus checks, additional funding for elementary and secondary schools as well as a limited extension of the current unemployment benefits. However, the plan will not include a payroll tax cut despite President Trump suggesting he wouldn't sign the package without it.
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Rep. John Lewis to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol
The late Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon whose fight for racial justice began in the Jim Crow south and ended in the halls of Congress, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Lewis, a longtime member of Congress, died on July 17 at the age of 80 after a monthslong battle with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. An invitation-only ceremony will be held on Monday afternoon while Lewis lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda, and the general public will be allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects later Monday and on Tuesday. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Lewis served in Congress for more than three decades, pushing the causes he championed as an original Freedom Rider challenging segregation, discrimination and injustice in the Deep South – issues reverberating today in the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Mask up before you head to the grocery store …
Staples and Southeastern Grocers will require masks in their stores starting Monday, joining a growing number of retailers that have adopted mask mandates to combat the spread of COVID-19. Notably, Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, BI-LO and Harveys Supermarkets, is reversing course after a previous statement that said masks would not be required in-store to avoid “undue friction” between customers and staffers. Individual businesses can choose to institute further restrictions, and the National Retail Federation is encouraging retailers to set nationwide mask policies to protect shoppers and employees.
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Delta Aquariid meteor shower lights up the sky
The annual Delta Aquariid meteor shower should be most visible on Monday night, weather permitting. Look to the southern sky to see the shower, where you may see up to 25 meteors per hour. One note of caution: These are usually faint meteors that lack both persistent trains and fireballs, so they may be difficult to spot, the American Meteor Society said. To see a meteor shower, "find an open sky away from artificial lights, lie down on a reclining lawn chair and look upward," recommends EarthSky.org. The Delta Aquariid meteor shower takes its name from Delta Aquarii, a star in the constellation Aquarius. The meteors fan out across the sky, but all appear to streak away from a point in central Aquarius called the radiant.
- Out of this world: Watch newly discovered Comet Neowise streak across the northern hemisphere.
Researcher charged with fraud expected in court as US-China relations hit new low
A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was expected to appear in federal court Monday. Jail records show Juan Tang, 37, was being held after she was arrested and booked Friday into a Northern California jail. The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the U.S., saying they lied about their status as members of China’s People’s Liberation Army. All were charged with visa fraud. Tang was the last of the four to be arrested, after the justice department accused the Chinese consulate in San Francisco of harboring a known fugitive.
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