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| We've made it to Friday, Daily Briefing readers! Will today be the day that Britney Spears' 13-year-long conservatorship saga finally comes to an end? There's wild weather in parts of the Upper Midwest, courtesy of the first significant snowstorm of the season. And, Swifties, rejoice! Grammy-award winning artist Taylor Swift's album "Red (Taylor's Version)" is out. |
| It's Jane, with Friday's news. |
| 🚨New investigation launches: "How are you going to stop the internet?" Online child sex abuse has exploded to crisis level. "It was a pandemic before we even used the word pandemic," one official said. |
| 😷Is this the fifth wave? COVID-19 cases are on the rise in many states. Why? |
| 🚔Astroworld disaster claim another victim: Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old college student, was pronounced dead at a Houston hospital after being kept alive on a ventilator, bringing the tragic concert's death toll to nine. |
| ⚖️ "How not to be a good judge": Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial, is again at the center of controversy after he made a "joke" about Asian food. |
| 🥁 Graeme Edge, drummer and last original member of The Moody Blues, has died. He was 80. |
 | | Graeme Edge, drummer and founding member of The Moody Blues, has died at 80. | | Mark Owens | |
| ✈️ Good news from Humankind: Hannah Patterson, from Northern Ireland, was in Sydney, Australia, when the pandemic struck. Almost two years later, she gave her family the surprise of their lives. |
| 📰 Did you follow this week's news? Take the USA TODAY quiz to test your knowledge. |
| 🎧On today's 5 Things podcast, business reporter Nathan Bomey takes a look at generationally high inflation and what it could mean for your wallet. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Britney Spears' conservatorship could finally come to an end |
| The next step in Britney Spears' conservatorship continues in a hearing Friday, with lawyers on both sides urging it be lifted immediately – for different reasons. Lawyers for the pop star and for her father, Jamie Spears, her recently-suspended conservator over the past 13 years, filed documents pressing Judge Brenda Penny that the arrangement should end, and quickly. Will the conservatorship indeed cease when all the parties once again assemble – some virtually – in a Los Angeles probate court before the judge Friday? No one is saying, but legal experts say several outcomes are possible, despite public pressure mounting since June. Britney Spears seems eager for the conservatorship's end, posting on Instagram Monday that this week "is gonna be very interesting for me." |
 | | Britney Spears supporter Brian Molina celebrates outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Los Angeles, after a judge suspended Britney Spears' father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years. | | Chris Pizzello, AP | |
Wintry weather arrives: Blizzard could target Upper Midwest |
| Wintry precipitation from the first significant snowstorm of the season is expected to persist through Friday across portions of the Upper Midwest, forecasters say. In Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota, 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected through Friday. "Travel should be restricted to emergencies only," the National Weather Service said. Strong winds, potentially up to 60 mph, will lead to the potential for blizzard conditions. This will be the first measurable snow of the season in much of central and southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin, according to Weather.com. The snow should taper off by later on Friday, before another system, called an "Alberta Clipper," will sweep into the northern Plains Saturday, and the western Great Lakes Saturday night, bringing more snow. |
What else people are reading: |
| ⚖️A court in Myanmar, where the military-installed government has cracked down hard on press freedom, sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison for charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information. |
| 🚨"I didn't do anything to them": Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack. |
| ⚖️"We don't want any more Black pastors": A defense attorney in the murder trial of three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's killing said the presence of "high-profile members of the African American community" may pressure or intimidate the jury. |
| 🏈 "Thursday Night Football" from For The Win: With one beautifully illegal play against the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins offensive guard Robert Hunt was Leonardo DiCaprio in "Titanic" – king of the world. |
| 📜A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court agreed to temporarily block the release of former President Donald Trump's administration documents, which a House panel subpoenaed in its investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. |
 | | A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court agreed Thursday to temporarily block the release of former President Donald Trump's administration documents. | | USA TODAY | |
Taylor Swift's re-recording of 'Red' offers 30 tracks, a 'feast' for fans |
| Swifties, "Red (Taylor's Version)" is finally here. The Grammy Award-winning artist dropped the re-recording of her 2021 album at midnight, reclaiming her artistic rights after the acrimonious sale of her original master recordings. The original 16 tracks from "Red" — and a few more from the album's "Deluxe Version" — are meticulously reproduced, reviews Melissa Ruggieri for USA TODAY. But the bigger occasion to celebrate is the 10 additional tracks, including a lyrically rich 10-minute version of "All Too Well." The album has a full running time of two hours and 11 minutes and is "a feast for fans and an intriguing study of Swift's lyrical deftness, even a decade ago," Ruggieri writes. |
 | | The new cover of Taylor Swift's "Red (Taylor's Version)," the 2021 rerecording of Swift's 2012 album, "Red." | | Beth Garrabrant | |
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team faces Mexico in a World Cup qualifier game |
| Can the U.S. men's national team complete the trifecta and get a third pivotal win this year against their main Concacaf rivals, Mexico? The two square off at Cincinnati's TQL Stadium on Friday in a World Cup qualifier. Through six matches played, Mexico sits atop the Concacaf World Cup qualifying standings with 14 points. The U.S. is in second with 11 points, followed by Canada (10), Panama (8) and Costa Rica (6). The top three teams automatically qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while the fourth-place team must compete in an inter-continental playoff. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Thursday |
| ⚖️Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial: A day after emotional testimony and a call for a mistrial, Rittenhouse's defense attorneys rested after building their self-defense case. |
| 🔴New coronavirus infections are rising again in most states for the first time in two months, and deaths are increasing in about half of the states, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data reveals. |
| 🔵By USA TODAY Opinion columnist Jonathan Turley: Prosecutors crash and burn in Kyle Rittenhouse case, but polarized America doesn't see it. |
| ⚾️Veteran agent Scott Boras blasted Major League Baseball's economic system, believing that Atlanta's World Series championship was a byproduct of teams no longer trying to compete. |
| 🛌Here's the best time to fall asleep: Whether you're a night owl or an early riser, a new study suggests there's one golden hour for everyone to start catching Z's. |
Disney+ Day brings deals and promotions for subscribers |
| Disney has declared Friday Disney+ day, and it is celebrating the streaming service with amazing promotions for new and existing subscribers . This includes special benefits for those visiting Disney theme parks, savings on merchandise and books, access to special NFTs and more. Plus, if you sign up now for Disney+, you can get your first month for $1.99. It's likely various updates and promotions will drop as the day goes on, so it's recommended that fans follow along with the Disney+ Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for first looks at upcoming Disney+ movies and series. |
📸 Veterans Day 2021: Americans honor and remember those who served 📸 |
 | | The crowd salutes the veterans at the New York City Veterans Day Parade. | | Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY | |
| People gathered across the nation Thursday to honor veterans, past and present. Veterans Day marks the date when Germany and the Allies signed a 1918 agreement to end World War I hostilities. The fighting ceased on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It was first recognized as Armistice Day in 1919. |
| Check out our gallery of people paying tribute across the country this Veterans Day. |
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