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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. The Federal Trade Commission is ordering large retailers "to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices." Jurors will be selected in the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter, a white former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop. And today is GivingTuesday, an ode to "radical generosity." Will you be giving back? |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🛒 "Serious and ongoing hardships for consumers": The FTA said it's investigating the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions that it says are "upending the provision and delivery of a wide array of goods." |
| 🦠 President Joe Biden addressed the omicron variant's threat Monday, again urging Americans to get vaccinated. The CDC says all adults should get a booster shot. Tap here for live coronavirus updates. |
| 🔵 Nathan Tyler Valencia, 20, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, student, died last week, four days after participating in a fraternity's "Fight Night," the university said. |
| ⚖️ A "real victim" of a "real crime": Jussie Smollett's attorney rejected prosecutors' allegations that he staged a racist and homophobic attack at the ex-"Empire" actor's trial in Chicago. |
 | | Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building for the beginning of his trial on new disorderly conduct charges on November 29 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. - Former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett is accused of making false reports to authorities that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019. | | KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI, AFP via Getty Images | |
| 🔴 CNN anchor Chris Cuomo used his media "sources" to look into the women who accused his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, of sexual harassment, according to evidence released by the New York Attorney General's Office. |
| 🐦 It all started with Jack Dorsey "just setting up my twttr." More than 15 years after that first tweet, the CEO and co-founder of social media giant Twitter stepped down. |
| 🛒 Cyber Monday isn't over yet: Here are the deals you can still get. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, health reporter Elizabeth Weise tells us what questions scientists are trying to answer about the new omicron variant. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Jury selection to begin in trial over the death of Daunte Wright |
| Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of a former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man while yelling "Taser" during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest in a Minneapolis suburb earlier this year. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, 20, on April 11 in Brooklyn Center. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, and the police chief resigned two days later. Potter was arrested three days after the shooting and charged with second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors filed the first-degree charge in September. Activists demanded a murder charge. Opening statements for the trial, which will be livestreamed, are expected to begin Dec. 8. |
Donald Trump's records are on the line in federal appeals court |
| A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether former President Donald Trump can block access to his administration's documents from a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump contested the release of hundreds of pages of documents the committee subpoenaed from the National Archives and Records Administration, under a claim of executive privilege to keep the communications confidential. Earlier this month, three D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judges temporarily blocked release of the contested documents while the case is pending. The records include handwritten notes and logs of calls on Jan. 6 to Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. |
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| 🦠 The new omicron variant presents more questions (and uncertainty) than answers. |
| ⚖️ "They could overturn Roe": Supreme Court to hear argument in blockbuster Mississippi abortion case. |
| 🌊 Meet Biden's "climate cabinet": A who's who of 9 senior officials tackling climate change. |
| 🌎 From the Capitol riot to cicadas, outer space to the Suez Canal: A visual dive into 2021's biggest stories. |
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Barbados says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth, transforms into a republic |
| Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II early Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history . Several leaders and dignitaries, including Prince Charles, attended the ceremony in a popular square where the statue of a well-known British lord was removed last year amid a worldwide push to erase symbols of oppression. Fireworks peppered the sky at midnight as Barbados officially became a republic, with screens set up across the island so people could watch the event. As part of the ceremony, Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley named singer and entrepreneur Rihanna a national hero . "May you continue to shine like a diamond," Mottley said to Rihanna as a reference to her 2012 No. 1 hit, "Diamonds." |
 | | Charles, Prince of Wales, receives the Order of Freedom of Barbados from President of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason during the ceremony to declare Barbados a Republic and the Inauguration of the President of Barbados at Heroes Square in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Nov. 30, 2021. | | RANDY BROOKS, AFP via Getty Images | |
Brian Kelly's move to LSU may become final |
| In a stunning move, Louisiana State University (LSU) is expected to hire Notre Dame's Brian Kelly to be its next head football coach, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected to come as early as Tuesday.The bombshell move, should it become official, will mark the second consecutive day in which a coach moved from one blueblood program to another following Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma for the University of Southern California (USC). Kelly's decision to leave for LSU would be even more shocking, given how well-established he has been at Notre Dame as the winningest coach in school history. Plus, 11-1 Notre Dame is still in contention for the College Football Playoff should one of the current contenders like Cincinnati, Michigan or Oklahoma State lose in their conference championship games. |
| 🏈 Column from Dan Wolken: Brian Kelly's move from Notre Dame to LSU shows college football has a real problem on its hands. |
 | | Coach Brian Kelly on Oct. 9, 2021 in Blacksburg, Virginia. | | Getty Images photo; USA TODAY Sports graphic | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| ⚖️ Ghislaine Maxwell's accusers say she sexually exploited them. Here's what her trial may reveal. |
| 🏈 Who could replace Lincoln Riley as Oklahoma football coach? Here are five potential candidates. |
| 🦠 Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant: How to pronounce it, how it got its Greek name, and what it means. |
| 🎂 "17 of the Sweetest years of life": Julia Roberts posted a rare snippet of her family on social media to mark a very special occasion – her twins' 17th birthday. |
Wrong number sparks a 20-year friendship |
| More than 20 years ago, Mike Moffitt started getting a lot of calls from a Florida phone number. The woman on the other end of the line was trying to reach her daughter, who lives in Maryland. But she kept dialing area code 401, instead of 410 – and getting Moffitt instead. Finally, "I said, "Hey, what's your name?" Moffitt, 46, told The Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. "And we started hitting it off." The woman's name was Gladys , and as time went on, she became a steady fixture in Moffitt's life. But the two had never met – until recently, when Moffitt showed up to surprise her with flowers on the day before Thanksgiving. "I just said, 'Hey, I'm Mike from Rhode Island,'" Moffitt said. "Her eyes lit up." |
 | | "Mike from Rhode Island" and "Gladys from Florida" recently met for the first time. | | Courtesy of Mike Moffitt | |
Also on Tuesday: Busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season ends |
| The intense 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Tuesday – after 21 named tropical storms and hurricanes. This was the third-most for any hurricane season, behind only 2020's record of 30 storms and the 28 storms that formed in 2005. A typical season sees only 14 storms. It was also a record sixth-consecutive year of above-normal activity. And for the second year in a row, the entire list of names for the season was used up, all the way from Tropical Storm Ana in May to Tropical Storm Wanda in November. |
Newsmakers in their own words: McConaughey isn't entering politics, yet |
 | | Matthew McConaughey at the 90th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in March 2018 | | Getty Images photo; USA TODAY Life graphic | |
| After months of speculation, actor Matthew McConaughey is putting the rumors to rest on whether he plans to run for governor of Texas. The short answer: He is not running, now. |
| Over the weekend, the Oscar winner released a video on Twitter and Instagram saying he had seriously considered a run for political office, but came out against it. Earlier this year, McConaughey told the Austin American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY network, he would "be a fool not to consider" a run for Texas governor. |
It's GivingTuesday, the holiday of 'radical generosity' |
| How will you give back this holiday season? GivingTuesday, a day devoted to charitable causes, is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving . From donating to nonprofits to volunteering at local community centers, GivingTuesday's website calls the movement "radical generosity." GivingTuesday was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y, a New York City nonprofit organization dating back to 1874, as part of a partnership with the United Nations Foundation. Since then, the annual event's reach has grown significantly, with estimated movements in 80 countries and almost 300 community campaigns in the United States alone. Last year, people donated nearly $2.5 billion in the United States, according to a recent GivingTuesday report. |
📸 'Gifts from the Heart': Jill Biden unveils White House Christmas decorations 📸 |
 | | Christmas trees are seen in the State Dining room decorated to celebrate the 'Gift of Family.' | | ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP via Getty Images | |
| First lady Jill Biden unveiled the 2021 White House holiday theme of "Gifts from the Heart" on Monday. The theme, said to be inspired by people the Bidens met as they traveled the U.S. this year , focuses on "faith, family, and friendship; a love of the arts, learning, and nature; gratitude, service, and community; unity and peace," the Bidens write in a commemorative 2021 White House holiday guidebook. |
| Head here to see more photos of the 2021 White House Christmas decorations. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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