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| Welcome to the end of another work week! In the news, the House is expected to vote on the Build Back Better bill after a fiery Republican speech pushed back Democrats' plans. Plus, COVID-19 booster availability for all US adults is closer than ever, with the panel meeting date set. And as we prep our Thanksgiving dinners and Black Friday game plans, inflation continues to be a topic hotter than deep frying turkeys. |
| It's Steve here with Friday's news. |
| 🍗 New this morning: Thanksgiving dinner has been hit by inflation this year. Here's what you can expect to pay for turkey, potatoes, cranberries and other fixings. |
| 🔵 One man's life spared: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday granted clemency to high-profile death row inmate Julius Jones, reducing the inmate's sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. |
| 🚓 Tragic events in Maryland: Four people are dead, including two children, in an apparent murder-suicide of an ex-officer and his accomplice, authorities say. |
| ⚖ Investigation calls renewed: New footage of the moments before Christian Hall, a 19-year-old Chinese-American man, was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police in 2020 shows Hall kept his hands above his head for 14 seconds, with the gun pointed away from the police. |
| 🏈 New England Patriots win again: Behind their smothering defense, the Patriots handily defeated the Atlanta Falcons 25-0 on "Thursday Night Football" to secure their fifth consecutive win. After starting 2-4, New England is now 7-4. |
 | | New England Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan. | | Dale Zanine, USA TODAY Sports | |
| 📰 What happened this week? Take the USA TODAY News Quiz to test your knowledge. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, breaking news editor Susan Miller looks at the continued struggles transgender youth face for equal rights. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
House pushes back vote on Build Back Better bill after McCarthy speech |
| The House is expected to vote Friday morning on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill after a marathon speech by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., delayed the vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had wanted to vote on the bill Thursday night after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released its full cost estimate of the bill Thursday. Democrats had been waiting on that release to appease moderates who were weary of the multi-trillion dollar price tag. But the vote was held up by a fiery hours-long speech on the House floor by McCarthy that lasted into Friday. McCarthy unleashed a tirade of grievances that morphed into complaints over what's wrong with the country and the Democrats who control Washington. Pelosi issued several news releases in response to McCarthy's prolonged speech. In one, she called it a "temper tantrum" and pushed back on several points McCarthy raised. |
 | | In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington during debate on the Build Back better Bill on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. | | AP | |
COVID-19 boosters for all US adults closer with panel meeting set |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Friday to discuss lifting restrictions on COVID-19 booster shots and making them available to any adult who wants them . Some cities and states already allow all adults to get boosters of Pfizer's vaccine, but it is not yet official U.S. policy. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to sign off on Pfizer's application before the advisory panel meets Friday. Politico reported Thursday the FDA will also authorize Moderna's booster shot for all adults – a move that would come in tandem with the clearance of the Pfizer booster for widespread use. The final step – CDC's official recommendation – could come soon after the ACIP meeting. The Biden administration has said it pre-purchased enough doses for every American to get a booster at no cost. "Vaccinations work and boosters optimize vaccination," presidential advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a White House news conference Wednesday. |
| 💉 Vigilance: NFL to intensify COVID-19 protocols around Thanksgiving |
| 💉 Fact check: Vaccines protect against contracting, spreading COVID-19 |
Just for subscribers: |
| 💲 "Crazy' or 'much ado about nothing"? This is how President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan could impact inflation. |
| 🧒 Opinion column from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio): Parents have described how they have been discouraged from participating at school board meetings for fear of federal investigation. |
| 🌎 "Where we belong": An elite Afghan fighter went from seeing his children's fear amid Taliban gunfire to seeing their joy on a Pennsylvania playground. |
| 🔵 Can they be fixed? Despite decades of corrupt conduct, state National Guards have resisted reforms. |
| 🏈 NFL midseason winners, losers from columnist Nate Davis: Who has made the most of first months of 2021 season? |
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Kamala Harris to visit Ohio, talk $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal |
| Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Columbus on Friday to tout the Biden administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill . Harris will discuss how the package will "benefit Ohioans, drive the creation of good-paying union jobs, and create a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure," a White House official said. Under the legislation, Ohio is projected to receive $9.2 billion for federal-aid highway apportioned programs and $483 million to repair and replace bridges over a five-year period. It will get an estimated $100 million to expand broadband access, $253 million for airports, $1.2 billion for public transportation and $1.4 billion dedicated to water infrastructure projects. |
Newsmakers in their own words: High school kicker makes history in Iowa |
 | | Van Meter kicker Katie Lindsay smiles after making an extra point during a Class 1A state football semifinal against Dyersville Beckman on Nov. 12, 2021 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. | | Des Moines Register photo; USA TODAY graphic | |
| Katie Lindsay, Van Meter's sophomore kicker, made history Thursday evening, becoming the first Iowa girl to score points in a state football championship game. |
| Those points – two successful point-after attempts and a key 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter – were historic and also vital in the Bulldogs' 17-14 win over West Sioux in the Iowa Class 1A state championship game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Van Meter finished the 2021 season with a perfect 13-0 record and are 71-4 since 2016. |
MLB's team in Cleveland officially changes name to Guardians |
| The Cleveland Indians officially transitioned to become the Cleveland Guardians early Friday, completing a name change that has been in the works over the past few months . Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has been known as the Indians since 1915. But after years of protests and following the club dropping its contentious Chief Wahoo logo, the Indians decided to change to Guardians, a name inspired by eight massive, art-deco statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge near the ballpark. On Tuesday, the American League Central franchise cleared a final hurdle in the makeover as a lawsuit filed by a local roller derby team called the Guardians was resolved. The sides agreed to move forward with both teams using Guardians. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔵 The Kyle Rittenhouse trial: The third day of jury deliberations ended with no verdict. Also, cable news network MSNBC has been barred from the courtroom. |
| 🎾 "Devastated": Serena Williams hopes missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai is found quickly |
| 💊 CVS to close 900 stores: The drugstore chain's store closings, which will begin in Spring 2022, represent 10% of locations. |
| ⚖ The plan didn't work: The defense attorney in Georgia tried to keep some Black pastors away. Over 100 showed up to support Ahmaud Arbery's family. |
| 🔵 Wild final day in the courtroom: In the landmark civil trial over the deadly Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, one defendant compared himself to Jesus. Another ranted and showed videos of protesters chanting, "White lives matter." A lawyer played a five-minute neo-Nazi propaganda video in his closing argument. |
Biopic 'King Richard' hits theaters and HBO Max |
| Set in the early 1990s, "King Richard" (out today in theaters and on HBO Max) follows the determination of Richard Williams (Will Smith) and his wife Oracene (Aunjanue Ellis) to make their daughters tennis champions and tracks the fledgling careers of Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton) from training on dingy courts in Compton, California, to Venus' 1994 professional debut at age 14. "He's very similar to my father in some ways," Smith said of Richard Williams. "I understood what it meant to feel brutalized by the world and to have a dream that nobody believes in but you, and you're not going to let that deter you," Smith said. "I got the heart of him." USA TODAY's Brian Truitt looks at some of the most interesting facts about the film. |
| 📽 'King Richard' review: Will Smith's inspirational, imperfect tennis dad is Oscar-ready |
| 📽 What to watch this weekend: 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' 'King Richard,' 'tick, tick ... BOOM!' |
| 📽 Holiday movie preview: 10 films you can't miss from 'West Side Story' to the new 'Spider-Man' |
 | | Richard Williams (Will Smith) coaches his daughters – and future tennis champs – Serena (Demi Singleton) and Venus (Saniyya Sidney) on the courts of Compton in "King Richard." | | CHIABELLA JAMES | |
Review: Adele's '30' not at all the divorce album you'd expect |
| After "Easy on Me," people might've thought they had Adele all figured out. But the lead single was somewhat of a red herring for what's to come on "30," writes USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan. Instead, Adele's fourth studio album, which was released Friday , demonstrates "it's never too late to switch things up and fall in love with yourself for a change." During the run-up to the release of "30," Adele has talked plenty about the songs originating during her split from husband and Angelo's dad, Simon Konecki. But in "30," Adele turns the focus almost squarely on herself as she tries to find her identity outside of romantic and personal relationships. |
| 🎤 Adele isn't a huge pop star because she's hip. It's because she's sincere. |
📸 Photo of the day: Christina Aguilera stuns at the Latin Grammys 📸 |
 | | Christina Aguilera | | Eric Jamison, Invision/AP | |
| The Latin Grammys returned Thursday night and Latin music's biggest and hottest night certainly delivered. Thursday night's star-studded award show in Las Vegas saw special performances from the legendary Christina Aguilera, Becky G, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Rubén Blades, Bad Bunny and many more. Aguilera wowed on the red carpet, wearing a body-hugging black dress. |
| To see more photos from the 2021 Latin Grammys red carpet and awards ceremony, click here. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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