⭐️ Axios PM: "Jeopardy!" legend returns

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Open in app View in browser   Presented By Meta   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Oct 03, 2022 Happy Monday: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 499 words, a 2-minute read.     1 big thing: Jackson's uphill fight Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan. Photo: Fred Schilling/U.S. Supreme Court via AP The Supreme Court is back — with a new justice and a slate of cases that seem almost guaranteed to accelerate the court's hard right turn, Axios' Sam Baker writes. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history today as the court opened its term with a Black woman on the bench for the first time in its history. Zoom out: It will be exceptionally difficult for Jackson to make a big impact on the court's ultimate decisions this term. Because conservatives have a 6-3 majority, there's just not much room for liberals to cobble together a win. The docket this term is stacked with issues on which the court's conservative wing is generally united. Voting rights: The court will hear arguments tomorrow over how far state governments can go in diluting the power of Black voters. LGBTQ+ rights: The justices will hear a case over whether businesses must serve same-sex couples even if the business owner has a religious objection to same-sex marriage. Affirmative action: There's a good chance the court will prohibit the use of affirmative action in college admissions.     🌊 2. Storms on both coasts Spotted in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images On the East Coast: A man walks past a free food and water sign in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. President Biden announced $60 million to help Puerto Rico shore up protections after it was hit by Hurricane Fiona in September. On the West Coast: Hurricane Orlene was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall on Mexico's Pacific coastline this morning as a Category 1 storm. Go deeper.     A message from Meta Future surgeons will get hands-on practice in the metaverse     Surgeons will engage in countless hours of additional low-risk practice in the metaverse. The impact: Patients undergoing complex care will know their doctors are as prepared as possible. The metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real. See how Meta is helping build the metaverse.     3. Catch up quick Photo: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images   Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo, pictured above holding a model of a Neanderthal skull, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research into human evolution. Go deeper. "Systemic" abuse: Sexual misconduct and verbal and emotional abuse had "become systemic" in the National Women's Soccer League, according to a report conducted by former deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates. Go deeper. Planned Parenthood plans to open its first mobile clinic for abortion services, launching a program in Illinois to expand its footprint near the state's borders with Missouri and Kentucky. Go deeper. Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried backed off helping Elon Musk acquire Twitter, Axios Pro Fintech Deals co-author Lucinda Shen reports.     📺 4. "Jeopardy!" legend returns Amy Schneider at the White House on March 31 in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider is back this month at the Tournament of Champions, Axios San Francisco co-author Megan Rose Dickey reports. Schneider is the winningest woman on "Jeopardy!" and the first openly transgender person to make it to the Tournament of Champions. Schneider has "really been looking forward to just getting on the stage again," she told Axios. She is most excited and nervous to play against Andrew He —who she beat to start her streak — and Matt Amodio, whose 38-game streak earned him $1.5 million in winnings. 📺 When to watch: Catch Schneider and He on "Jeopardy!'s" Tournament of Champions on Oct. 31. Share this story.     A message from Meta Building more efficient cities will be possible with the metaverse     In the metaverse, urban planners will bring their designs to life and collaborate with engineers, architects and public officials in real time — paving the way for less congested cities. The metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real. Learn how Meta is helping build the metaverse.   Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing today's newsletter. Are you a fan of this email format? It's called Smart Brevity®. Over 300 orgs use it — in a tool called Axios HQ — to drive productivity with clearer workplace communications.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. 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