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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Three people are dead and several others wounded after a 15-year-old student opened fire at a high school in Michigan. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Mississippi case that could topple abortion rights nationwide. And in a new USA TODAY investigation "Downpour," our reporters reveal a stunning shift in the way precipitation falls in America. |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Wednesday's news. |
| 🚨New details have emerged about how live ammunition may have ended up on the set of the film "Rust," where star Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. |
| 😷What are omicron variant symptoms? Everything to know about the latest coronavirus strain. And for the latest COVID-19 updates, tap here. |
| 📺 CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been suspended "indefinitely" after transcripts revealed he worked with sources and talked strategy to help his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, amid sexual harassment allegations. |
 | | CNN said that its top-rated anchor would be out of his 9 p.m. slot as host of "Cuomo Prime Time." | | USA TODAY | |
| 🧳The CDC is advising against travel to Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Niger and Papua New Guinea, regardless of vaccination status. |
| ⚖️"I will forever be sorry": Author Alice Sebold apologized to the man who was exonerated in the 1981 rape that was the basis for her memoir "Lucky" and said she was struggling with the role she played "within a system that sent an innocent man to jail." |
| 🔴"You're so mature for your age" isn't always a compliment. Sometimes it's from trauma. |
| 📢Tune in! Join us today at 1 p.m. ET for a Twitter Spaces conversation about wrongful incarceration, NFTs and gratitude. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze talks about a challenge to the Mississippi abortion law. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Supreme Court to weigh challenge to Mississippi abortion ban |
| The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a Mississippi case that directly challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established the constitutional right to abortion. Observers will be watching closely for any sign about where the Supreme Court is heading in the case, which challenges Mississippi's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A ruling upholding the Mississippi law would be a major victory for conservatives who have sought for generations to overturn or weaken Roe. Experts predict that would prompt nearly two dozen states to embrace similar bans, creating a patchwork of abortion laws that would resemble the red-state, blue-state maps of presidential elections. |
| ⚖️"Trigger bans": Mississippi decision will affect dozens of states. |
 | | A woman raises her hands in prayer as she joins other anti-abortion activists during a candlelight vigil organized by the Purple Sash Revolution outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 30, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | | Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images | |
Charges expected after teen killed 3, wounded 8, at a Michigan high school |
| Authorities say a 15-year-old student opened fire at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, about 35 miles north of Detroit, Tuesday, fatally shooting three students and injuring seven others and a teacher . The shooting unfolded around 1 p.m. when a boy, a sophomore at the school, started shooting a semiautomatic handgun, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The three deceased students are 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana and 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin. Seven of the injured were students and three remain in critical condition. The eighth was a teacher, who was discharged from the hospital. The 9mm pistol the suspect used was bought by his father on Black Friday , Nov. 26, according to Sheriff Michael Bouchard. |
| Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said her office expects to issue charges quickly and that an update would be given Wednesday. The Oxford High School shooting is the 28th — and deadliest — school shooting this year, according to Education Week, which tracks shootings at schools in which there are firearm-related injuries or deaths. |
 | | Students, parents, teachers, and community members gather for a vigil at the Lake Point Community Church following the shooting at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021 in Oxford, Michigan. | | Matthew Hatcher, Getty Images | |
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| 🛬 Are travel bans worth it? They could slow the spread of omicron but they have repercussions, experts say. |
| 😷Opinion: As the new omicron coronavirus variant spreads across the world, advocates of more widespread vaccinations are having an "I told you so" moment. |
| 🔵What is negging? The popular flirting technique hinges on emotional manipulation. |
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House Jan. 6 committee to weigh holding former DOJ official in contempt |
| The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday on whether to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt for defying the panel's subpoena and urge the department to prosecute him criminally. Jeffrey Clark, a former acting assistant attorney general during the final days of the Trump administration, notified the committee he would decline to testify Nov. 5, citing former President Donald Trump's assertion of executive privilege. Clark was subpoenaed to discuss his attempts to enlist the Justice Department in an effort to sow doubt in the Georgia election results. He is among a string of former administration officials and campaign advisers refusing to cooperate with the investigation. |
Extreme rainfall is growing worse with climate change, 'Downpour' investigation finds |
| Rising temperatures and rising oceans have for years been framed as the impending disasters on the crest of climate change. But this year, like few before it, changing rainfall patterns bullied their way into the collective consciousness. In "Downpour," a USA TODAY investigation publishing Wednesday, reporters revealed a stunning shift in the way precipitation falls in America. East of the Rockies, more rain is falling and it's coming in more intense bursts. In the West, people are waiting longer to see any rain at all. And as states rack up records for rainfall, flooding, droughts and wildfire, it's becoming clear our country was built for the climate of the past. Read the series in full here. |
| 🌧Contaminating waterways near and far: Excess fertilizer washed from Midwestern fields is slowly poisoning the Gulf of Mexico. |
| 🎶 What if you could hear climate change? Listen to music based on a century of rainfall data |
| ☔️This is how climate change affects rainfall where you live. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Tiger Woods discusses his recovery |
 | | Tiger Woods holds a first press conference at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. | | Associated Press photo; USA TODAY Sports graphic | |
| A few days before the first round of his Hero World Challenge gets underway, 15-time major champion Tiger Woods addressed the media. |
| The severity of Woods' injuries after his car accident in California earlier this year couldn't be understated. Seemingly everything in his lower right leg was shattered, and many questioned if he'd ever walk again. |
| Now that Woods is moving again, the conversation can shift to but if he'll ever play golf professionally again. He seems optimistic he can, but not full time. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 📦"Around 450 individual victims": A FedEx driver dumped parcels into an Alabama ravine at least six times, where more than 400 packages accumulated, police said. |
| 🐡A man on a California beach thought he saw a jellyfish. It was a rare deep sea monster. |
| 🛒FTC orders Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and more to turn over information on empty shelves and high prices. |
| 🏈Opinion: Brian Kelly's move from Notre Dame to LSU shows college football has a real problem on its hands. |
 | | Brian Kelly spent 12 seasons as the coach of Notre Dame. | | Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports | |
MLB lockout appears to be inevitable |
| Baseball is about to go dark, perhaps for an entire, contentious winter. Come 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players' Association expires, and for the first time in nearly 30 years, that deadline will pass without the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA.) In response, MLB is expected to impose a lockout of players, tabling all offseason transactions until both sides can hammer out an agreement. The two sides are expected to meet again Wednesday but are highly skeptical that a deal can be struck before the deadline. USA TODAY Sports answers most significant questions facing owners, players and fans as the sides head back to the bargaining table. |
| ⚾️ Column from Bob Nightengale: MLB teams are spending millions on free agents, but also preparing for lockout. |
| ⚾️ Some of the big signings: Texas Rangers spend $500 million on two infielders | Detroit Tigers sign Javier Báez to 6-year, $140 million deal | Reigning AL Cy Young winner heads west to Seattle. |
| ⚾️ MLB free agents: Ranking the 106 best players in the 2021-2022 class. |
 | | Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, and Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark are the key figures in labor talks. | | Ron Blum, AP | |
Fact check: Let's make some things clear here |
| ✔ The claim: On the first day of the federal sex trafficking trial against Ghislaine Maxwell, the CEOs of Twitter, Walmart and CNBC all resigned. Our rating: Partly False. On Nov. 29, Jack Dorsey resigned as Twitter's CEO and Brett Biggs resigned as Walmart's CFO. There's no evidence either was related to Maxwell's trial. |
| ✔ The claim: After being acquitted in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse filed a $60M defamation lawsuit against two hosts of ABC's "The View," Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. Our rating: False ❌ |
| ✔ The claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., recently purchased a $25 million home in Florida. Our rating: False ❌ |
| 🔵 The claim: USA TODAY's experts will checking subscribers' facts. All they need to do is to send us a text. Our rating: True. Click here to see how you can get your facts checked. |
| ✔ The claim: Merriam-Webster removed the immunity part of its definition of "vaccine." Our rating: Missing Context. Merriam-Webster revised its definition of vaccine to replace "immunity" with "immune response." The company said the goal was to be scientifically accurate about how vaccines work, not to cast doubt on their effectiveness. |
| ✔ The claim: A viral video shows a priest in Mexico collapsing mid-sermon during a livestream and dying after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Our rating: False ❌ |
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📸 Photo of the day: The NBA's Phoenix Suns win yet again 📸 |
 | | Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder (99) reacts after making a three-pointer against the Golden State Warriors at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. | | Rob Schumacher/The Republic | |
| In a highly anticipated early-season NBA battle between the league's top two teams, the Phoenix Suns pulled away from their Western Conference rival, the Golden State Warriors and won 104-96 at home Tuesday night. |
| The Suns (18-3) have won 17 games in a row to tie a franchise record set in the 2006-07 season and ended a seven-game win streak for the Warriors (18-3). |
| Head here to see more photos from Tuesday's Warriors-Suns game and click here for some of the best images from the 2021-22 NBA season. |
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| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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