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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Thousands of American troops are on higher alert to potentially deploy to Europe as William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, warned that if Russia succeeds in dominating its neighbor, "they won't stop there. They will continue." Baseball's 2022 Hall of Fame class - or the lack of it - will be revealed. And firefighters in California are still working to put out a massive blaze near the Big Sur coastline. |
| It's Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🗣 "Stupid son of a b----": President Joe Biden used a slur to describe a reporter who shouted a question about inflation during a White House meeting with members of his Cabinet. |
| ⚖️ Derek Chauvin called "all of the shots" when he killed George Floyd, a defense attorney argued in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd's civil rights. |
| 💹 A volatile day on Wall Street ended Monday with stocks notching modest gains after climbing back from a steep slide that had knocked more than 1,200 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average. |
| 🎤 Rock legend Neil Young wants Spotify to remove his music in response to the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the platform. For the latest COVID updates, tap here. |
| 🙏 Remembering the pandemic's victims in America's nursing homes: USA TODAY is launching an upcoming project with a memory wall, commemorating some of the 140,000 residents who died of COVID-19 through the end of 2021. |
| 🎾 Madison Keys advanced to the Australian Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win over French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova – her 10th match win in a row and 11th of the new year. |
 | | Jan. 25: Madison Keys hits a return against Barbora Krejcikova during their quarterfinal match. | | WILLIAM WEST, AFP via Getty Images | |
| 🔴 "Secrets of Playboy": Hugh Hefner's former girlfriends, Playmates and employees allege a culture of abuse in a new docuseries that arrives at a time when the public may finally be ready to reckon with Hefner's legacy. |
| 🔭 After a nail-biting 29 days of travel, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its thrusters one more time Monday to reach its final parking spot a million miles from Earth. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear the latest Pentagon move in response to Ukraine-Russia tensions. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid fears Russia will invade Ukraine |
| The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert Monday to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO "response force" amid growing concerns that Russia could soon make a military move on Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the possible deployment would not be to Ukraine but to NATO territory in Eastern Europe. The move suggests diminishing hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will back away from what President Joe Biden himself has said looks like a threat to invade neighboring Ukraine. At stake, beyond the future of Ukraine, is the credibility of a NATO alliance that is central to U.S. defense strategy but that Putin views as a Cold War relic and a threat to Russian security. For Biden, the crisis represents a major test of his ability to forge a united allied stance against Putin. Russia denies it is planning an invasion and says Western accusations are merely a cover for NATO's own planned provocations. |
Baseball Hall of Fame class to be announced |
| Baseball's 2022 Hall of Fame class – or lack thereof – will be revealed on Tuesday. Based on past precedent and current vote totals, seven-time MVP Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will miss induction in their 10th and final year on the ballot due to accusations they used performance-enhancing drugs. Meanwhile, first-time candidate David Ortiz will find out if his star turn as Boston Red Sox DH will be enough to get him in – or if questions over a reported positive test for a banned substance will at least temporarily land him in Bonds-Clemens limbo. Other first-time candidates include Alex Rodriguez, who sits fourth on the all-time home runs list, and Tim Lincecum, who has three World Series rings and two Cy Young awards. |
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| 🔴 Putin "won't stop" with Ukraine: Why Americans should care about Russia's aggression against its neighbor. |
| 🏠 Spring is in the ... housing market? Home prices are surging early this year. Here's why. |
| 🚨 No "surrender": NYC Mayor Eric Adams laid out plan to end gun violence after an officer was killed, the latest in a spate of shootings of NYPD officers that has left New York reeling. |
| ✈️ Airlines now offer free changes on many plane tickets. Except these. And these. And these. |
| 🏈 Opinion: The Chiefs-Bills masterpiece decided on a coin flip shows the NFL's overtime rule is awful and must be fixed, writes USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour. |
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Crews work to reduce size of fire near Big Sur |
| Crews are still working to contain a wildfire near California's picturesque Big Sur coastline Tuesday. The blaze, named the Colorado Fire for its origin in the Palo Colorado Canyon, was 40% contained on Monday evening, fire officials said. The fire's estimated size was reduced to about 700 acres on Sunday through improved mapping, down from an original estimation of 1,050 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It initially made a fast approach toward the state's coastline on Friday night, pushed by wind gusts up to 50 mph. There's no precipitation in the forecast through early next week, according to AccuWeather, though high air pressure over the next few days should calm winds. The cause of the wildfire remains under investigation. |
 | | The Colorado Fire burns down toward the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, Calif., early Saturday morning, Jan. 22, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP) ORG XMIT: CAJOS101 | | Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group via AP | |
At least two dead after earthquakes shake Haiti |
| Relief efforts will resume Tuesday in Haiti following two earthquakes that shook its southwest region, killing two people, injuring dozes and damaging hundreds of homes . The magnitude 5.3 quake and magnitude 5.1 quake on Monday were centered on Haiti's southern peninsula, west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Haiti's civil protection agency said at least two people died and dozens of schoolchildren were injured, adding that 50 people between the ages of 15 and 23 were in a state of shock and taken to the hospital. Officials said 191 homes were destroyed and 591 were damaged in one region. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwest Haiti on Aug. 14 last year, killing more than 2,200 people and damaging or destroying some 137,500 homes. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🏈 "A lot of respect for Pat. He throws the winning touchdown and he comes straight over and finds me," Josh Allen said of Patrick Mahomes after the Bills' crushing 42-36 overtime loss to the Chiefs. |
| 💰 Tax season 2022 has arrived. What to know about your refund before filing taxes. |
| 📧 Don't throw away this document. Why IRS Letter 6419 is critical to filing your 2021 taxes. |
| 😷 Opinion: I am done with masks. We've been idiotic about them since the beginning. |
| 📺 Evan Rachel Wood revealed shocking abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson in a new documentary. |
Three Baltimore firefighters dead, one in critical condition after building collapse |
| Three firefighters died and another remains in critical condition after part of a vacant home in which they were battling a blaze early Monday collapsed, the city's fire chief said. Baltimore City Fire Department Chief Niles R. Ford said on Twitter that firefighters were responding to a burning three-story rowhouse when a partial collapse trapped four members inside. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott later confirmed that three of the firefighters — Lt. Paul Butrim, firefighter/paramedic Kelsey Sadler and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo — had died. He said the fourth EMT/firefighter, John McMaster, remains at the hospital in critical but stable condition. "Today, Baltimore has lost three of the bravest among us," Scott said Monday. "Baltimore owes them the deepest gratitude and respect that we can offer anybody." |
📸 Stars turn out for Paris Fashion Week, Haute Couture Week 2022 📸 |
 | | (L to R) Ye, Pharrell Williams and J Balvin attend the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2022 in Paris, France. | | Victor Boyko, Getty Images For Kenzo | |
| Stars have been coming out their in droves to attend Paris Fashion Week as the French capital returned to what it does best, after COVID-19 brought the fashion industry to its knees. |
| Fashion shows are only being staged again on condition that guests show proof of vaccination and wear face masks while seated. Model and actress Cara Delevingne, however, turned heads for all the wrong reasons: Failing to wear a mask at the Dior show as she watched the creations from the front row. |
| In other Paris Fashion Week news, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West and his new partner Julia Fox have been turning heads with a series of matching looks. |
| Scroll through our gallery of photos from the epic event. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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