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Biden on the trail, Hurricane Delta, NYC closes some schools: 5 things to know Tuesday

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Biden to stay on the trail while Trump recuperates from COVID-19

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, according to multiple reports including one from Paste BN's Joey Garrison. He is expected to deliver remarks calling on "Americans to come together," the campaign said. During a town hall in South Florida that aired on NBC Monday, Biden said his opponent President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 because he failed to adhere to social distancing guidelines and wear a mask. "Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying, 'masks don't matter, social distancing doesn't matter,' I think is responsible for what happens to them," Biden said of Trump. As Trump recovers from the coronavirus at the White House after returning there Monday, Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory.

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Delta becomes a hurricane as it approaches Mexico, the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Delta formed in the Caribbean Sea Monday night, rapidly strengthening from a tropical depression and threatening to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week after lashing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, including resort areas such as Cancun beginning on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm from a tropical depression to Tropical Storm Delta on Monday morning and then to a hurricane by evening. The storm, which was 165 miles south-southeast of Grand Cayman as of 2 a.m. ET Tuesday, is on track to reach the Gulf Coast as a hurricane by Friday. Once it approaches the Gulf Coast, "there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, wind and rainfall hazards along the coast from Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle," the Hurricane Center said.

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New tropical storm breaks record as it surges toward the Gulf Coast
Newly formed Tropical Storm Delta could make landfall as a hurricane in the northern Gulf Coast later this week.
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Schools in some NYC neighborhoods shutting back down

New York City will close schools in some neighborhoods Tuesday, the first rollback in its reopening after the city had eased coronavirus restrictions and saw low levels of transmission over the summer months. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Monday after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced a proposal that included closing all nonessential businesses and schools in nine ZIP codes that have seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. While the neighborhoods represent just a sliver of the city's population, they have accounted for a disproportionate number of its new cases in recent weeks, according to the city's health department's data. Houses of worship can remain open for now, but Cuomo has threatened to close them if cases do not come down. Restaurants and gyms are also allowed to remain open. 

Look up! Mars will be the closest it gets to Earth until 2035

You'll have a great view of Mars Tuesday night when the Red Planet will be unusually close to the Earth, astronomers say. In fact, Mars will be "only" 38.6 million miles away, which is the closest it will get to the Earth until the year 2035.  "Stargazing is highly recommended as Mars will be bright, big and easy to see with or without a telescope," according to Science Alert. When Mars and Earth are this close to each other, Mars appears very bright in our sky, which makes it easier to see with telescopes or the naked eye. To catch a glimpse of the Red Planet, Space.com says to look for a fiery, pumpkin-hued "star" blazing brilliantly in the eastern sky soon after darkness falls. If you miss the show Tuesday, don't worry: Mars will still look quite bright in the sky throughout the month. 

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Mars is making its closest orbit to Earth until 2035
Astronomers say the red planet will be unusually close to the Earth on Tuesday Oct. 6. It will continue to be very bright throughout the month.
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NHL draft: Is Alexis Lafrenière bound for New York stardom?

Alexis Lafrenière, 18, a high-scoring left wing from Quebec, is expected to get a New York address when the Rangers pick No. 1 overall Tuesday night in the NHL draft (7 ET, NBCSN). He scored 112 points in 52 games this past season with the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. History could be made as center Quinton Byfield (82 points in 45 games in the Ontario Hockey League) is expected to be taken second or third to make him the highest-drafted Black player ever. Evander Kane (2009) and Seth Jones (2013) share the current mark at fourth overall. The first round of the all-virtual draft is Tuesday. The second through seven rounds will be Wednesday (11:30 a.m. ET, NHL Network). 

Contributing: Associated Press

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