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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. The funeral will be held for Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two NYPD officers who were fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute last month. Classes are canceled at Bridgewater College in Virginia and a suspect is in custody after two campus police officers were shot and killed. And, it's the day weather-watchers have been waiting for. Will the nation's favorite groundhog see his shadow? |
| It's Jane, with Wednesday's news. |
| 🚨 "This is a tragic day in the city of Richfield": One student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, authorities said. Police arrested two suspects. |
| 🏟 "This is L.A.": It's going to cost a pretty penny to get tickets to Super Bowl LVI because even to party in the tailgate costs over $1,000. |
| 🔵 Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin's "fundamental concerns have been ignored" in its demands over Ukraine, his first comments on the crisis in over a month. |
| 💉 Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are seeking federal authorization to allow children 6 months to 4 years old to receive two COVID-19 shots. For the latest coronavirus updates, tap here. |
| ⚖️ Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams, alleging racial discrimination by the league's teams in hiring practices. |
 | | Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams. | | USA TODAY | |
| 🌩 From New Mexico to Maine: A large, sprawling storm will deliver a messy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the central and eastern USA, forecasters warned. |
| 🚨 A former lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, was arrested after police say he sent an 800-page manifesto riddled with violent threats to former colleagues. |
| 🏈 It's official: A day after saying he was evaluating his options concerning his future, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady officially retired from the NFL. |
 | | Tom Brady has retired from the NFL. | | USA TODAY | |
| 💰 Owed a stimulus check? This IRS letter can help you claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2021 taxes. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, enterprise reporter Mabinty Quarshie talks about legislation to reconnect neighborhoods split by interstates decades ago. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
New York City to honor police officer slain on duty |
| A funeral will be held Wednesday at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral for Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two NYPD officers who were fatally shot in an incident last month . Mora, 27, and Detective Jason Rivera, 22, were killed Jan. 21 as they responded to a domestic dispute call in Harlem. A wake for Mora was held Tuesday. It was the latest in a spate of shootings of officers that has left New York and its public safety officials reeling as they search for answers to address crime in the city. Thousands of officers attended the funeral last week for Rivera, who joined the force in November 2020 and was one of the youngest New York police officers killed in the line of duty, the New York Times reported. |
 | | This photo combo of images provided by the New York City Police Department shows NYPD Officers Wilbert Mora, left, and Jason Rivera. The two officers were shot while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. | | AP | |
Bridgewater College cancels classes following shooting that left 2 officers dead |
| Bridgewater College in Virginia has cancelled classes Wednesday after two campus officers were shot and killed , a stunning act of violence at a school that was ranked last year as the safest in the state. Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson, known as a "dynamic duo," were fatally shot during what Virginia State Police called a "brief interaction" with the suspect Tuesday. According to authorities, campus officers responded to a call of a suspicious male around 1:20 p.m. The suspect fled campus on foot after shooting both officers and was captured by police by 2 p.m. "This is a sad and dark day for Bridgewater College," David Bushman, the school's president, wrote in a statement to the campus community. Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin also released a statement, ordering flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday. |
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| 🍞 Operation Breadbasket pressured local businesses to hire more Black employees and invest in Black communities: How the 1966 economic boycott plan became Jesse Jackson's signature program. |
| ⛷ Snow, ice and human rights: Beijing's human rights record has many unhappy that China is hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. But athletes who speak out could face repercussions. |
| 🔴 Wisconsin has one of the nation's worst records for Black infant mortality. Meanwhile, signs of fraud are surging at prenatal care services. |
| 🏈 "I'm often forgotten": Imagine being left in an airport basement for hours. Travel can be a minefield of complications for people with disabilities. |
| 🔔 "Sound the alarm": National debt hit $30 trillion, fueled in part by the coronavirus pandemic and what economists describe as years of unsustainable government spending. |
 | | The national debt surpassed $30 trillion for the first time Tuesday. | | USA TODAY | |
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Washington Football Team set to reveal new name |
| The NFL's Washington Football Team on Wednesday will reveal its new name and logo on NBC's "Today" show, creating a new identity for the team after dropping the name Redskins. The team faced pressure to change the previous name from Native Americans, who said it was racist, as well as from corporate sponsors. Earlier this season, the team narrowed the list to three finalists from a list that had included the Commanders, Admirals, Armada, Brigade, Sentinels, Defenders, Red Hogs, Presidents and the current "Washington Football Team." The team had used Redskins since the 1930s. |
Here we are ... again! Another Groundhog Day |
| Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, will be coaxed from his burrow in western Pennsylvania early Wednesday as a pandemic-stressed nation watches to find out if we'll have an early spring or more cold and snow. According to legend, if it's sunny and Phil sees his shadow, the scared groundhog returns to his burrow and the USA will endure six more weeks of winter. If it's cloudy, the critter won't see his shadow and will leave his burrow, indicating an early spring. The holiday dates back to at least 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. In 1993, "Groundhog Day" got the Hollywood treatment, with Bill Murray starring as a self-absorbed TV weatherman who must re-live the same day over and over. |
| 🐰 Just for subscribers: Can a fuzzy rodent predict the weather better than a meteorologist? Groundhog Day explained. |
 | | According to legend, if it's sunny and Phil sees his shadow, the scared groundhog returns to his burrow and the USA will endure six more weeks of winter. | | USA TODAY | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday: |
| 🐅 Lunar New Year 2022: What does the holiday and the Year of the Tiger represent? |
| 📺 Moses J. Moseley, known for his role as a zombie on "The Walking Dead," has died. He was 31. |
| 🖥 Sexual assault in the metaverse? A woman detailed watching her avatar get "virtually gang raped" in a game developed by Meta, formerly known as Facebook. |
| 📺 Whoopi Goldberg has been temporarily suspended from "The View" after receiving backlash for comments she made about the Holocaust on air. |
| 👶🏽 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Beyoncé and Jay-Z aren't the only famous couples to not issue a formal statement about expecting a bundle of joy together. |
From New Mexico to Maine: 90 million people are in path of the next winter storm |
| Airlines had canceled more than 1,000 flights in the U.S. scheduled for Wednesday , according to FlightAware.com, as a sprawling storm will deliver a messy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the central and eastern USA over the next few days. More than 90 million people in 21 states were under some form of winter weather alert Tuesday, stretching all the way from New Mexico through the Midwest and parts of the Northeast to Maine. Denver, Dallas and Detroit are among the major metro areas expected to face wintry weather and potential travel trouble, AccuWeather forecasters said. The weather service said 8 to 14 inches of snow were possible Wednesday and Thursday in parts of Michigan, including the Detroit area, which braced for one of its biggest snowstorms on record. |
📸 Lunar New Year 2022: The Year of the Tiger in photos 📸 |
 | | A woman prays at a shrine to mark the start of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger in Bangkok on Feb. 1, 2022. | | JACK TAYLOR, AFP via Getty Images | |
| The Year of the Ox brought vaccines to a global pandemic and many hope the Lunar New Year will bring healing and joy with the Year of the Tiger. |
| The Lunar New Year, which fell on Tuesday, is an international holiday celebrated in many Asian countries but not all. People may know the holiday as Chinese New Year, Vietnam's Tết Nguyên Đán or South Korea's Seollal. The United States is also home to some celebrations. Overall, over about 1.5 billion people across the world take part in the festivities, which last for several days. |
| Scroll through the gallery to see people celebrating around the world. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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