‘Namaste Trump!’; South Carolina’s Crucial Contest; Remembering Restaurateur B. Smith

Plus, countries around the world are scrambling to contain coronavirus. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [Students in Mumbai draw the likenesses of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump, ahead of the U.S. president's visit to India on Monday.]( Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today. President Trump is in India for a two-day visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more than 100,000 cheering citizens in Ahmedabad welcomed the president, who has carefully [downplayed the prospect of a major trade deal]( anytime soon. The federal judge overseeing the trial of Roger Stone has refused Stone’s request to remove her from his case. In a scathing order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson said [she would not disqualify herself]( two days after the longtime Trump ally's defense team argued that Jackson was biased against him. The 2020 Democratic nomination is now Sen. Bernie Sanders' to lose after he decisively won the Nevada caucuses. Sanders will spend this week campaigning ahead of [Saturday’s presidential primary in South Carolina]( where Joe Biden leads in the polls. As the Trump administration moves towards a peace deal in Afghanistan, a United Nations report says [more than 10,000 Afghan civilians]( were killed or injured in armed conflict in 2019. That puts total casualties in the past decade over 100,000. South Korea, Iran and Italy are scrambling to contain the spread of coronavirus. [Health officials are on high alert]( over the global spread of the illness that has infected nearly 77,000 people in China, with more than 2,400 deaths tied to the virus. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Eric Tucker painted the everyday people in his hometown of Warrington, England — like this smoker in a pub.]( Tony Longmore Eric Tucker was a boxer and construction worker and though few knew it, a prolific, self-taught artist who painted the everyday people in his hometown of Warrington, England. Before he died in 2018, family members discovered a trove of canvases; some are now on exhibit in his hometown museum. ([Listening time, 4:50]( or [click to read the story]( Fans of the summer Olympics take note: the 2020 games in Tokyo are just five months away. In the runup to the games, the world of track and field has been dealing with a controversy over a running shoe called the Nike Vaporfly. ([Listening time, 3:04]( The 51st NAACP Image Awards aired live on BET over the weekend. In a year when the Oscars and other big awards failed to largely recognize people of color, the Image Awards continue to grow in importance. ([Listening time, 3:45]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good [The nonprofit Code for America is using computer algorithms to help California prosecutors comply with clearing criminal records of certain marijuana convictions.]( Josh Edelson/AP Thousands of people with marijuana-related convictions in California are getting their records cleared, and most of them don’t even realize it. [A pilot program has just wrapped up]( that uses a computer algorithm to instantly target some 85,000 records that are eligible to be expunged. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show [Mary Ruth Meyook of Aklavik, Canada, stands at the water's edge at Shingle Point, a fish camp north of Aklavik on the Beaufort Sea.]( Brian Adams Photographer Brian Adams has spent much of his career reconnecting with his own Inuit culture. Raised in Girdwood, Alaska, Adams is half Iñupiat, but grew up largely disconnected from his indigenous culture. His new project looks for [Inuit connections across geographic divides](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Former model B. Smith operated restaurants in New York City and Washington, D.C.]( PR Newswire - Restaurateur and lifestyle icon, [B. Smith]( died Saturday in Long Island from complications of early-onset Alzheimer's. She was 70. - Daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed in a crash of his homemade rocket on Saturday in Barstow, Calif. [He was 64](. - Eric Talbot has been drawing for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise since the 1980s. Now, [he's using his steady hand to ink tattoos](. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](