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Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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Coronavirus, Afghanistan, Carl Reiner View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 30, 2020 Your Tuesday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Hiroko Masuike Good evening. Here’s the latest. Pool photo by Kevin Dietsch 1. “I’m very concerned because it could get very bad.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned that the U.S. could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day . The surge in infections, largely in the South and West, puts “the entire country at risk,” he said. There are currently about 40,000 new daily cases. Here’s the latest map and case count and what you should do if you’re having symptoms . The stark warning came at a Senate hearing where health officials spoke about the need to reassure people about the safety of vaccines. Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency had spent around three months developing a plan to rebuild “vaccine confidence.” And if that w

Daily Skimm: Toosh. Do you mean touché?

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Skimm'd with movie recs, books, and recipe ideas June 30, 2020 Read in Browser Skimm'd with movie recs, books, and recipe ideas Quote of the Day "A Zoom shirt" – What people apparently keep near their WFH setup, ready to pop on before meetings. Zoom pants however...less of a thing. Struck Down The Story The Supreme Court just handed abortion rights activists a victory . Tell me more. Yesterday, the Supremes struck down a Louisiana law that would have restricted access to abortions. The 2014 law required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Meaning, any doctor performing an abortion at the c