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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. The suspect in the deadly Wisconsin Christmas parade crash is due to appear in court. Jurors will begin their deliberations in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. Luxury stores are being ransacked by large groups of people. And, in a stunning finale, NBA basketball star Iman Shumpert is the new "Dancing with the Stars" champ. |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🔴 Los Angeles County has filed a motion for summary judgment against Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, arguing that she never saw photos of her dead husband and daughter and that she has no standing to sue the county. |
| 🔵"A day of mourning": For many Indigenous people, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people. |
| 🕺🏾"Underdogs bite back": In a stunning "Dancing With the Stars" finale, NBA basketball star Iman Shumpert was crowned champion in the reality ballroom dance competition. |
 | | NBA basketball star Iman Shumpert was crowned champion in the reality dance competition "Dancing With the Stars." | | USA TODAY | |
| 🛒 Walmart's official Black Friday deals are finally here—and it's an extensive list of discounts on robot vacuums, TVs, home goods and so much more. |
| ⚖️"A long time coming": Four Black men known as the "Groveland Four" have been exonerated of the false accusation that they raped a white woman in 1949. |
| 🛍For the second year in a row, the majority of major retailers will keep their stores closed on Thanksgiving. But CVS and Walgreens are open. |
| 🎧On today's 5 Things podcast, national correspondent Trevor Hughes unpacks part of the infrastructure bill that will try to protect pedestrians. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Suspect in Waukesha Christmas parade crash to appear in court |
| The suspect in the crash that left five people dead and dozens more injured in Waukesha , Wisconsin, will appear in court Tuesday. The Waukesha County District Attorney's Office said it will file the initial charges against Darrell Brooks Jr. and additional charges at a later date. Brooks will be charged with five counts of intentional homicide, said Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson. Brooks, 39, was fleeing a domestic disturbance with a report of a knife when he rammed into the parade, Thompson said. The dead were four women and a man ages 52 to 81. Thompson said 48 people were injured in the crash. |
 | | Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson identified the victims killed in the Waukesha parade crash. | | USA TODAY | |
| 🚙 The Waukesha effect: A surge in weaponized vehicles plowing into crowds wreaks havoc on national safety |
Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death |
| Jurors in the murder trial of the three white Georgia men charged in Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery's killing listened to hours of closing arguments Monday . The nearly all-white panel of 12 jurors and three alternates is scheduled to hear a rebuttal from the prosecution before receiving charging instructions and beginning deliberations. The jury will decide if Travis and Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan are guilty of murder and other crimes in the death of the 25-year-old. The three men pursued Arbery in pickup trucks after spotting him running in their neighborhood on Feb. 23, 2020. They were arrested two months after the shooting when video of the homicide taken by Bryan was released to the public, sparking protests. |
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| 🛍"The financial impact is considerable": A recent wave of brazen thefts at luxury and department stores such as Louis Vuitton and Nordstrom coincides with a nationwide rise in organized retail crime. |
| 🌳"Death by 1,000 cuts": While the U.S. Forest Service continues to pour resources into a runaway battle on wildfire, a USA TODAY Network investigation shows it is losing the war over water. |
| 🔴Native Americans die younger, a CDC study shows. They say it's proof of "ongoing systemic harm." |
| 💻 Studies concluded that Facebook's algorithms harmed people less conversant with technology by continually exposing them to disturbing content they didn't know how to avoid. |
| 🧳 Anyone who has been in a long distance relationship knows the pain of being apart. Here's how three couples kept their relationship going across time and distance. |
| These articles are for USA TODAY subscribers. You can sign up here for $1/week. And here is all of our subscriber content. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Eddie Redmayne discusses 'The Danish Girl' |
 | | Actor Eddie Redmayne in 2018 | | USA TODAY photo and graphic | |
| Reflecting on his role as transgender woman Lili Elbe in the 2015 movie "The Danish Girl," Eddie Redmayne told The Times that he "wouldn't take it on now" and called it "a mistake." Redmayne, who is cisgender, earned a best actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal and the movie was mostly applauded, but over time has been met with criticism for not casting a trans actor in the part. |
| "The bigger discussion about the frustrations around casting is because many people don't have a chair at the table," Redmayne also told The Times. |
Joe and Jill Biden travel to Nantucket for Thanksgiving holiday |
| President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Nantucket on Massachusetts' Cape Cod Tuesday to celebrate Thanksgiving on the island as part of a decades-long family tradition . The president last spent the holiday there in 2019, when he was campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president. Presidential vacations are not new on Cape Cod. The Kennedy family is long-associated with Hyannisport. President Barack Obama spent several summer vacations on the island of Martha's Vineyard while in office, and subsequently purchased a home in Edgartown. President Bill Clinton also vacationed on the Vineyard while he was in office. |
'Monday Night Football': Brady, Bucs handle Giants in prime-time matchup |
| In breaking their two-game losing streak Monday night, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3) showed they're not dead yet and the New York Giants (3-7) showed they are still a long way from being the team they want to be – and need to be – to compete at an elite level. |
| Brady threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns, while Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw a pair of ugly second-half interceptions as the Bucs pulled away to win in a 30-10 rout. |
 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) eludes New York Giants inside linebacker Tae Crowder (48) on a run during the first half their matchup on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. | | The Associated Press | |
| More on Monday's game and other NFL storylines: |
| 🏈 Monday night's 'ManningCast' on ESPN2: Former New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman dished on Brady, says he is a "babe" guy. |
| 🏈 Crossing sports: Chicago Bears fans continued the "Fire Nagy" chants at the United Center during an NBA game that saw the Bulls fall to the Indiana Pacers. |
| 🏈 Trolling, generosity, or both? Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay signed $100 bills and gave them to Buffalo Bills fans sitting in front of his suite during the Colts' big win Sunday. |
After major changes, Grammy nominations to be announced |
| The Recording Academy will announce nominees for its 64th Grammy Awards Tuesday morning, following some sweeping changes. The academy earlier this year ditched anonymous selection committees and now allows its more than 11,000 voters to chose nominees in certain categories, with the full membership eligible to weigh in on top honors like album and song of the year. About 2,700 new music creators were invited to join, including an increased number of female, Black and Hispanic or Latino recruits. The shift comes in the aftermath of The Weeknd calling the Grammys "corrupt" after he was shut out of 2021's ceremony, despite having last year's biggest song. |
Early college basketball season treat: No. 1 Gonzaga takes on No. 2 UCLA |
| The top two teams in the Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll – No. 1 Gonzaga (5-0) and No. 2 UCLA (5-0) – face off in the Good Sam Empire Classic Tuesday night in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). It's a rematch of last season's thrilling national semifinal won by the Bulldogs thanks to Jalen Suggs' buzzer-beating 3-point shot in overtime. Suggs has moved on to the NBA, but Gonzaga coach Mark Few signed No. 1 recruit Chet Holmgren. The Bulldogs have picked up where they left off after going 31-1 in 2020-21, their only loss to champion Baylor in the NCAA Tournament title game. UCLA is coming off a 75-62 win against Bellarmine Monday night. |
Also on Tuesday: Olympic champ Simone Biles to release new NFT batch |
| A total of 16,600 non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles from Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles will be unlocked as part Autograph's "Mystery GOAT collection." NFTs are digital assets used to represent anything from videos to art. Most are bought online with cryptocurrency and are collectibles that can go for millions of dollars. Biles shared her first NFT collection in August via Autograph, a company co-founded by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🎤With girlfriend Megan Fox not available, Machine Gun Kelly had a different date at the 2021 American Music Awards: his 12-year-old daughter, Casie Colson Baker. |
| 🔵More AMAs: As typical during a three-hour event, some acts captivated while others faltered. Here's how all the AMA performers fared, from worst to first. |
| 🚓"Mob of people": More than 80 stormed and robbed a Nordstrom in California on Saturday night, police said. |
📸 Photo of the day: First lady Jill Biden receives White House Christmas tree📸 |
 | | First lady Jill Biden kicked off the White House holiday festivities by receiving the official Christmas tree tree on a horse-drawn wagon at the North Portico on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. | | Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images | |
| First lady Jill Biden opened her first holiday season at the White House Monday by breaking off a small branch from the official Blue Room Christmas tree and giving it to her toddler grandson, Beau. Son Hunter Biden, his wife, Melissa and Beau, were among a group who braved crisp winds to watch the brief ceremony marking the start of the Bidens' first Christmas in the White House. |
| The annual receipt of the holiday tree has been a traditional first lady duty since the 1950s, enthusiastically embraced by every recent FLOTUS. Biden was no different, posing with her guests next to the huge tree and the mighty horses. |
| Head here to see more photos of Jill Biden and what she's been doing since the 2020 election and the inauguration in January 2021. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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