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| Happy Monday, Daily Briefing readers! President Joe Biden will play the role of cheerleader for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who's facing a recall attempt by Republicans. A lawsuit accusing Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse will head to a court in New York. And fashionistas rejoice – the Met Gala, fashion's biggest night out, is back! |
| It's Jane, with Monday's news. |
| 🍽 New this morning: For years, people have been told that weight gain is a simple mathematical problem. But now a growing consensus of experts say it's not that simple. |
| 👗Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly continued their daring red carpet looks at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. |
| 🏈As the losses pile up and the frustration mounts this season, just remember this was what Urban Meyer wanted, writes USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour. |
| 🎧On today's 5 Things podcast, we look ahead to California's recall election and what it could mean for national politics. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Biden to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of recall election |
| President Joe Biden heads to California Monday to make a last-minute appeal in support of its governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom . Polls indicate the attempt by Republicans to recall Newsom is likely to come up short in Tuesday's election — for which many votes have already been cast. While Newsom is likely to win even without Biden's help, the trip still makes good political sense, said Daniel Schnur, a political science professor at the University of California. The recall election also gives Democrats a chance — along with Virginia's gubernatorial race in November — to test potential playbooks and to generate momentum going into difficult midterm elections. |
Sex-abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew heads to New York court |
| Process serving is likely to be the main topic of discussion Monday at a virtual hearing involving Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II, and Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who is serving a sex-abuse lawsuit against him. Giuffre and her lawyer, David Boies, are expected to tell a federal judge about the trouble they've had serving Andrew with the lawsuit she filed against him last month. Giuffre is accusing Andrew of rape and sexual assault, claiming she was sex-trafficked to him at age 17 by Andrew's former friend, the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and that the prince knew it at the time. According to federal rules in civil cases, Andrew has 21 days to respond to Giuffre's lawsuit. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔵 "I'm alive. I'm alive": At least four people were injured after an apartment building explosion near Atlanta. |
| 💍 "I can't (expletive) believe it": Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are engaged! The couple announced their happy news on Instagram on Sunday. |
| 👶 A hospital in rural New York is pausing its maternity services as employees quit rather than getting the COVID-19 vaccine. For the latest coronavirus updates, tap here. |
| 🏈 A touching tribute: These are the 32 things we learned from Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season. |
Must-have accessory at NYC's Met Gala: A vaccination card |
| The Met Gala, New York's annual celebration of fashion, celebrities and art, returns in-person to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday night, more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the event to go virtual. But things may still look a little different this year: All attendees must be fully vaccinated and must wear masks except when eating and drinking. This year's theme, "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion," will honor the 75th anniversary of the museum's Costume Institute and "explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion." The red carpet will be streamed live beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET on Vogue Magazine's Twitter account. |
College faculty, frustrated by lack of COVID-19 mandates, take a stand |
| Georgia faculty from at least 16 colleges will begin week-long demonstrations Monday in hopes of pressuring administrators to institute mask and vaccine mandates . Organizers are adamant that the protest is not a work stoppage as strikes are illegal in Georgia, and participants would be fired. Matthew Boedy, a professor at the University of North Georgia, said the ultimate goal is an immediate mask mandate at all state schools. Faculty also want more control to move classes online as COVID-19 case counts rise. The best thing Boedy and others like him can do, he said, is keep public pressure on decision-makers – even if there's "no sign they've been listening so far." |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Sunday |
| 🔵 Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead. |
| 🥊 Evander Holyfield lost by a first-round TKO Saturday night in his return to the boxing ring at the age of 58. |
| 🔴 The FBI released a newly declassified document outlining part of its inquiry into assistance provided to two of the 9/11 hijackers by Saudi nationals in the United States. |
| 💉 U.S. businesses are giving a mixed reception to President Biden's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for firms with 100 or more employees. |
Loretta Lynn enlists country stars for Tennessee flood benefit concert |
| Country legends Loretta Lynn, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan and Luke Combs are set to play a one-night fundraising concert Monday to help Tennesseans recover from last month's deadly floods . Called "Loretta Lynn's Friends: Hometown Rising," proceeds benefit United Way of Humphreys County. At least 20 people died in the devastating floods last month, which left hundreds of homes destroyed in Waverly, Tennessee, and surrounding communities about 70 miles west of Nashville. Those unable to attend in-person at the Grand Ole Opry House can tune into "Hometown Rising" via Circle, a country entertainment network launched last year. The show can be livestreamed online via Peacock or Circle All Access on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. |
📸 Stars take over the VMAs red carpet 📸 |
 | | The glitz and glam are back as top musicians descend on New York City for the 2021 VMAs. Rapper Lil Nas X walked the red carpet to kick off the must-see fashion we've come to expect from the MTV awards show. | | ANGELA WEISS, AFP via Getty Images | |
| A host of stars turned out in all their finery at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday. Pyrotechnics, arena-sized sets and a live audience (wearing face masks😷) combined for the most invigorating awards show in recent memory. |
| Check out the stars on the red carpet in our gallery. |
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