Russia's exit from Kherson

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Daily Briefing   Friday, November 11 Russia's exit from Kherson Putin won't admit embarrassment. The Kremlin remained defiant Friday that its retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in no way represented an embarrassment for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also in the news: Several races remain uncalled in the 2022 midterm elections. Another legal block to President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. 🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Here's how to honor those who have served for Veterans Day. Happy Friday. Here's the news. Russia claims all troops gone from city in southern Ukraine The Russian Defense Ministry says it has finished pulling out its troops from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. In a statement carried by Russia's state news agencies, the ministry said the withdrawal was completed at 5 a.m. local time on Friday, and not a single unit of military equipment was left behind. The retreat announced earlier this week marks another setback for Moscow's war in Ukraine. Areas the Russian military withdrew from included the city of Kherson, the only regional capital Moscow seized during its 8 1/2-month invasion of Ukraine.  Read more  • George W. Bush will hold a virtual conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. • More world news: Biden to meet with China's Xi amid increasing tensions over trade and Taiwan. Volunteers and paramedics carry an elderly evacuee from Kherson into a hall upon evacuees arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." AP A hurricane and a blizzard In a rarity for November, people in separate regions of the United States were battling both tropical storm and blizzard conditions Thursday. As Nicole made landfall over South Florida early Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, the north-central United States braced for strong wind gusts, whiteout conditions and snowfall of up to 18 inches as the 2022-23 season's first winter storm blew through the region. Read more 📷 Photo of the day: The aftermath of Nicole 📷 Tropical Depression Nicole was moving through Georgia Friday morning after a day of causing havoc as it churned through Florida as a hurricane and then a tropical storm, leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Read more Click here to see more photos of Nicole's trail through Florida. Crews from the City of Jacksonville Public Works department put up road closed signs after they were blown down Thursday morning where they warned motorists about flooding across San Marco Blvd. at Lasalle St. as Jacksonville feels the effects of Tropical Storm Nicole as it makes its way Northwest through central Florida Thursday, November 10, 2022. Bob Self, Florida Times-Union via USA TODAY NETWORK More news to know now • 🚬 1 in 6 high school students vape, smoke or use tobacco, a study found. • 🗨 Abuse of migrant workers at Qatar World Cup stadiums continues, according to a report. • 😲 A TV crew was looking for a World War II-era plane. 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Read more One thing to know: Though Republicans and pundits predicted a "red tsunami," control of the U.S. House and Senate are still up for grabs. • The Georgia Senate race will be decided in a December runoff election. If Nevada or Arizona don't determine the balance of power in the Senate, it will be up to Georgia's race. But Republicans' prospects for taking control of the Senate have narrowed. • Why are Arizona's results taking forever? Our columnist argues this is what happens when election deniers tell Republicans to drop off their early ballots at polling places because they can't trust the mail or a drop box. • Distaste for former President Donald Trump and wariness of a Republican Party many feel has moved too far to the right inspired many swing voters to vote blue in battleground states this year. • Women are winning gubernatorial races. A record 12 women will simultaneously serve as governors in 2023. And it was women, suburban voters and Latinos who drive the difference at the pools. 👉 Check out USA TODAY's live Election Day results tracker. Election workers process ballots at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gregory Bull, AP US judge in Texas blocks President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan A U.S. District Court in Texas on Thursday night blocked President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program on the grounds that the administration didn't have the authority to act. The fresh injunction is in addition to a block from the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which put the program on hold nearly three weeks ago while it considered a separate lawsuit brought by six states challenging the program and the president's authority to act. At least 26 million people have applied for one-time student loan debt relief, under a plan the president announced in August. 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The African premiere of the Marvel superhero film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is taking place in Lagos, a leading commercial hub for African entertainment ahead of the film's global release on November 11. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI, AFP via Getty Images Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here. Want to send Nicole a note, shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com or follow along with her musings on Twitter. Support journalism like this –  subscribe to USA TODAY here. Associated Press contributed reporting.   Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2022 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102