Good morning. It's Monday, July 27, and we're covering memorials for the late Rep. John Lewis, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, and the passing of a TV icon. Have feedback? Let us know at [email protected].

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Lawmakers Honor John Lewis

Former Rep. John Lewis (D, GA-5) will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda today and tomorrow, the middle of a six-day celebration of the life of the civil rights pioneer. Lewis passed away July 17 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. 

Among his efforts and accolades (see our previous write-up), Lewis is perhaps best known for leading a group of nonviolent protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge into Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Known as "Bloody Sunday," the march was attacked by state troopers, with Lewis suffering a skull fracture. Images of the violence sparked public uproar—the news report happened to interrupt a highly anticipated documentary with an audience of 48 million—and catalyzed momentum for the Voting Rights Act. 

Services were held over the weekend in Alabama, with a procession leading Lewis' body yesterday over the same bridge on which he was attacked 55 years ago (see photos). He'll be laid to rest Thursday in Atlanta.

See some of Lewis' best quotes here. 

Hanna Arrives in Texas

Hurricane Hanna made landfall in the US Saturday, arriving as a Category 1 storm north of Corpus Christi, Texas, before weakening into a tropical storm. The system dropped more than 12 inches of rain in some spots, turning south shortly after landfall and heading into Central Mexico (see trajectory).

Hanna is the first of what was projected to be a busy Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, with forecasts estimating 19 named storms (seven more than average) and three to six Category 3 or higher systems. The season peaks between mid-August and mid-October, accounting for roughly 90% of Category 1 and higher storms (read why here).

In the Pacific, the tail end of Hurricane Douglas is passing over the Hawaiian Islands as a Category 1 storm, while another storm currently northeast of South America is likely to develop into a tropical depression. 

Regis Philbin Dies

Longtime television personality Regis Philbin passed away over the weekend at a hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. Family sources said the 88-year-old Philbin died of natural causes, though he had suffered from cardiovascular complications for more than two decades.   

First on-air in 1958, Philbin rose to national prominence in 1988 as the cohost of the morning talk show "Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee," which was renamed "Live! With Regis and Kelly" in 2001. With a reputation as one of the hardest workers in show business, Philbin was the original host of the US-based "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in 1999. The show exploded in popularity, averaging more than 28 million viewers during the first season, sparking a slew of copycat programs from competing networks.

Philbin received a number of honors, including the Guinness World Record for the most hours on television, at 16,764 (and a half).   

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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Olivia de Havilland, “Gone With the Wind” star and two-time Oscar winner, dies at 104 (More) | Fleetwood Mac cofounder and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Peter Green dies at 73 (More)

> English Premier League plays out final games, with Liverpool ending season as champs; Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea also qualify for the Champions League (More) | Read the 1440 guide to European soccer (More)

> Debi Chirichella named interim president of Hearst Magazines, which owns titles like Cosmopolitan and Esquire; former president Troy Young resigned after allegations of workplace misconduct (More)

Science & Technology

> NASA to fly a football stadium-sized observation balloon 25 miles high to measure far-infrared light coming from newly formed stars; such signals are typically blocked by Earth's atmosphere (More)

> US Department of Energy unveils strategy to build a national quantum internet; pitched as virtually unhackable, the network would rely on quantum encryption and communication technologies (More) | See plan here (More)

> Genetic mutations passed down from Neanderthals linked to enhanced pain sensitivity; changes in a specific protein enable stronger pain signals to be sent to the brain and spinal cord (More)

Business & Markets

> Highly anticipated House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues in Big Tech delayed until Wednesday due to memorial for Rep. John Lewis; Tim Cook (CEO of Apple), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Sundar Pichai (Alphabet/Google), and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) to appear (More)

> Goldman Sachs reaches $3.9B settlement with Malaysian government; criminal charges dropped over capital raise for sovereign wealth fund which lost billions in scandal (More)

> McDonald’s and Chipotle join growing list of companies requiring masks before entering establishments (More)

Politics & World Affairs

> Protester shot and killed in Austin, Texas, after reportedly confronting a car that drove into the crowd (More) | Portland, Oregon, protesters breach fence protecting federal courthouse (More) | A reported 45 people arrested for assaulting officers in Seattle, 21 officers sustained minor injuries (More)

> Florida overtakes New York in total reported COVID-19 cases, second behind California, but has had 5,800 deaths to New York's 32,600 (More) | US reports 4.23 million total cases, with 146,935 deaths, as of this morning; see the three-day moving average (More)

> China closes US consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for closure of Chinese embassy in Houston; move is the latest in escalation of tensions between the two countries (More)

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- Bob Hope

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