Plus: Biden threatens boycott | Thursday, November 18, 2021
| | | | | | | Presented By Morgan Stanley | | | | Axios PM | | By Mike Allen ·Nov 18, 2021 | | Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 398 words, a 1.5-minute read. ⚡️ Situational awareness: In a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chicago's former inspector general said there is no evidence former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — President Biden's nominee for ambassador to Japan — tried to cover up the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald by police. Go deeper. | | | | | | 1 big thing: Put rapid tests on the shopping list |  | | | Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios | | | | Turkey, pie, stuffing ... tests: Many families are putting rapid tests on their Thanksgiving shopping lists. Last-minute shoppers, beware. Why it matters: Thanksgiving 2021 will be a return to normal for many families, with a few tweaks. - 🔑 The key for many: Day-of rapid test results.
The big picture: The U.S. has been slower to embrace rapid at-home COVID testing than Europe has. - Distributors and manufacturers now say they're widely available, reports Axios' Ivana Saric.
- Experts predict that the upcoming holiday season and vaccine mandates will lead to a spike in demand that stresses the supply chain, The Washington Post reports.
The bottom line: A search for rapid tests on store shelves produced dozens of more tests in November than a similar search in September, the Kaiser Family Foundation's Lindsey Dawson tweeted. |     | | | | | | 2. Mapped: Cranberry war |  Data: Instacart. Map: Sara Wise/Axios; Illustrations: Sarah Grillo/Axios | | | | | | | | A message from Morgan Stanley | | Access & Opportunity Podcast: Building equity along the blockchain | | |  | | | | On this episode, we hear from Lauren Washington, a young artist leveraging NFTs to create community and make her way in the art world. Then Carla sits down with VC Erikan Obotetukudo to discuss ways that cryptocurrency and blockchain tech can address inequities in traditional financial systems. | | | | | | 3. Catch up quick | | President Biden met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office today. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times via Getty Images - The U.S. is "considering" a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, President Biden said today ahead of a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted clemency to Julius Jones, who was set to be executed today for the 1999 murder of Paul Howell. The Innocence Project, Kim Kardashian West, Kerry Washington and Stephen Curry had called for Stitt to commute Jones' sentence.
- Vice President Harris pushed back on claims that the White House has restricted her politically. "We're getting things done, and we're doing it together," Harris told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America." Go deeper.
| | | | | | | | 4. Highest-paid U.S. coaches | | Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the 10 U.S. coaches with the biggest paydays, as reported by Sportico, via Axios Sports (6 are NFL, 2 NBA and 2 college football): - 🏈 Patriots' Bill Belichick: $18 million
- 🏈 Seahawks' Pete Carroll: $12 million
- 🏈 Saints' Sean Payton: $12 million
- 🏈 Chiefs' Andy Reid: $12 million
- 🏀 San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich: $11.5 million
- 🏈 Steelers' Mike Tomlin: $11.5 million
- 🎓 University of Alabama's Nick Saban: $10.7 million
- 🎓 Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher: $9.5 million
- 🏈 49ers' Kyle Shanahan: $9.5 million
- 🏀 Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr: $9.5 million
| | | | | | | | A message from Morgan Stanley | | Access & Opportunity Podcast: Building equity along the blockchain | | | | | | | | On this episode, we hear from Lauren Washington, a young artist leveraging NFTs to create community and make her way in the art world. Then Carla sits down with VC Erikan Obotetukudo to discuss ways that cryptocurrency and blockchain tech can address inequities in traditional financial systems. | | |  | | It'll help you deliver employee communications more effectively. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here.
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