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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Jury selection is set to begin in the federal hate crime trial of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery. Nina O'Brien, the top U.S. woman in the giant slalom, is "alert and responsive" after a scary crash just ahead of the finish line at the Beijing Olympics. And, skating sensation Nathan Chen will take the ice again, this time in the men's short program. |
| It's Jane, with Monday's news. |
| 🏅 Team USA took home the silver in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics after Madison Chock and Evan Bates turned in a season-best score in the ice dancing free program. Tap here for the latest updates. |
| ⛷ Nina O'Brien, the top U.S. woman in the giant slalom after Mikaela Shiffrin went out, crashed just ahead of the finish line and appeared to seriously injure her left leg. |
 | | Nina O'Brien is attended to after she was injured in a crash during the women's giant slalom. | | Eric Bolte, USA TODAY Sports | |
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| 🎤 "Shameful": Joe Rogan has apologized after a compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in 12 years' worth of episodes of his podcast. |
| 👶🏼 Kylie Jenner is a mom again! The Kylie Cosmetics founder announced she gave birth to her second child with boyfriend Travis Scott in a social media post. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, money and tech reporter Michelle Shen tries to answer whether people are actually leaving Facebook. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Federal hate crimes trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers set to begin |
| The three white men convicted last November of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery will return to court Monday, with jury selection set to begin in their federal hate crime trial. Last week, Travis McMichael, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge of interference with rights that would have given him a sentence of 30 years in federal prison to serve concurrently with his life-plus 20 years sentence for Arbery's murder. McMichael withdrew that plea Friday. His father, 65-year-old Gregory McMichael, also withdrew his plea agreement in court filings filed late Thursday. The withdrawals come after a judge rejected the initial terms of the binding agreements, saying she did not have enough information to conclude it was a fair deal. Arbery's family urged her to reject the deal. The hate crime case will continue against the McMichaels and William "Roddie" Bryan, the neighbor who filmed Arbery's killing in Brunswick, Georgia, in February 2020. |
Day of diplomacy as Russia reportedly builds up troops near Ukraine |
| German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to the White House on Monday amid stirrings of war by Russia over Ukraine and questions of German resolve in Washington. The meeting comes after a report that Russia has assembled at least 70% of the military firepower it plans to have in place to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Scholz is facing criticism over Germany's economic ties with Russia, particularly the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that would directly run from Russia to Germany, increasing Europe's dependence on Moscow for its energy. Also Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Moscow for a one-on-one meeting with Putin. |
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Nathan Chen set to take the ice again at Beijing Olympics |
| Men's figure skating star Nathan Chen is set to take the ice again Monday night for the men's short program. Chen is coming off winning a silver medal with Team USA in the figure skating team event, starting Thursday by landing both of his quads and a triple axel en route to a season-best score of 111.71 in the short program portion. Also taking place Monday will be a highly-anticipated matchup between the U.S. and Canada in women's hockey, scheduled for 10:45 p.m. ET on the USA Network. Team USA will look to carry momentum from a dominant 8-0 victory over Switzerland Sunday. For a complete schedule of Monday's events, check out USA TODAY's listings. |
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 | | American Nathan Chen competes in the men's short program of the figure skating team event during the 2022 Winter Olympics. | | Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP via Getty Images | |
Probe into Navy SEAL candidate's death after 'Hell Week' training |
| An investigation is expected to continue Monday to determine why one Navy SEAL candidate died and another was hospitalized after completing "Hell Week" training. The two sailors were rushed to San Diego-area hospitals Friday, several hours after their Basic Underwater Demolition class successfully completed part of the first phase of the SEAL assessment and selection program, the Navy said. The sailors were not actively training when they reported being ill, it added. On Sunday, the Navy identified the sailor who died as Kyle Mullen , 24, of Manalapan, New Jersey. Mullen died at Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, and the other sailor was in stable condition at Naval Medical Center San Diego. |
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Court hearing for Saints Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara |
| A court hearing for Saints Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara is scheduled for Monday, after he was arrested and charged with battery Sunday soon after he finished playing in the NFL's annual Pro Bowl. Las Vegas police say they were called to a hospital on Saturday night, when the alleged victim reported being injured in an altercation at a nightclub on the Las Vegas Strip. An investigation led authorities to Kamara, who was taken into custody without incident. Kamara was booked for battery resulting in substantial bodily harm. He remained in jail Sunday night. His bail was set at $5,000. |
📸 Platinum Jubilee: Britain's queen celebrates 70 years on the throne 📸 |
 | | Queen Elizabeth II cuts a cake to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House on Feb. 5, 2022 in King's Lynn, England. | | Pool photo by Joe Giddens | |
| By definition, Accession Day – the anniversary of when Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch – is as much a day of mourning as a celebration, because it's also the 70th anniversary of the death of her beloved father, King George VI. |
| Thus, Feb. 6 has traditionally been a muted affair, one the queen marks by somber reflection in private, usually at Sandringham, her Norfolk estate where the king died in 1952 at age 56 following surgery for lung cancer. |
| But this is simultaneously the 70th anniversary of the queen's accession, the longest-ever reign for a British or English monarch. It's an important milestone and will be marked with royal hoopla during a four-day Platinum Jubilee beginning June 2, when the weather is (usually) better. |
| Scroll through the gallery of the low-key celebrations over the weekend. |
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