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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Russian troops in a video that they can surrender and will be treated "decently." It comes as the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia said they would travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv "to express the European Union's unequivocal support for Ukraine and its freedom and independence." |
| It's Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🔴 Idaho became the first state to pass abortion legislation modeled after Texas' six-week ban that would allow family members to sue any doctor who performs an abortion during a pregnancy longer than six weeks. |
| 🤒 People who were bedridden for a week or more with COVID-19 remain at increased risk for anxiety and depression more than a year later, according to a new study. |
| ⚖️ Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, acknowledged in an interview that she attended the Donald Trump rally that preceded the Capitol riot |
 | | "I was disappointed and frustrated that there was violence" after President Donald Trump's rally Jan. 6, 2021, says Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. | | Patrick Semansky/AP | |
| 🎤 Dolly Parton won't be headed into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. The icon asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right." |
| 🥊 "Stakes are Ukraine": Elon Musk is challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin to a one-on-one fight. |
| 🔵 Social media feeds don't always fill to the brim with tributes after a prolific celebrity dies. William Hurt, Hugh Hefner and the complications of talking about people after they die. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, White House correspondent Maureen Groppe looks at China's role amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Russia pounds Ukrainian cities as the two sides plan more talks |
| The latest round of talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials aimed at ending or curtailing the devastating bombardment of Ukraine will continue Tuesday . Shortly before dawn, large explosions thundered across the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. A series of Russian strikes hit a residential neighborhood, igniting a huge fire and a frantic rescue effort in a 15-story apartment building. At least one person was killed and others remained trapped inside. The latest negotiations, held by video Monday, were the fourth round involving higher-level officials from the two countries. They were halted for a "technical pause," said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Podolyak tweeted that the negotiators would discuss "peace, cease-fire, immediate withdrawal of troops & security guarantees." |
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Documents due in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation |
| Six individuals must produce documents for the Jan. 6 committee by Tuesday and appear for deposition between March 22-29, according to subpoenas filed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. The subpoenas claim the individuals promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and participated in various actions based on those claims, including attempts to delay the certification of electoral votes on the day of the attack. Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a statement that Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro, Christina Bobb, Katherine Friess, Kurt Olsen and Phillip Kline reportedly attempted to "disrupt or delay the certification of electoral votes and any efforts to corruptly change the outcome of the 2020 election." |
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NCAA men's basketball tournament begins with play-in matchups |
| The NCAA men's basketball tournament gets started Tuesday with a pair of play-in games. Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Texas Southern kick things off when the two 16 seeds face off. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is coming off a win in the Southland Conference Championship Game, while Texas Southern won comfortably in the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game. The winner of this matchup will go on to face Kansas, the top seed in the Midwest Region. In the second matchup of the evening, Indiana will face Wyoming in a battle of No. 12 seeds. Most recently, both teams lost in the semifinals of their conference tournaments – Indiana in the Big Ten and Wyoming in the Mountain West. Awaiting the winner of Indiana-Wyoming will be Saint Mary's College, the No. 5 seed in the East Region. |
Daunte Wright's family to meet city official about future of memorial |
| Daunte Wright's parents, and the family's attorney, will meet with the Brooklyn Center city manager and the city attorney Tuesday after the family was informed of plans to take down a memorial at the intersection where Wright was fatally shot by a police officer, the Star Tribune reported. In an interview Sunday, Katie Wright asked to keep the memorial in place, saying it's "not hurting anybody but it will hurt a lot of people taking it down." Daunte Wright was killed on April 11 after officers pulled over the 20-year-old Black man for having expired license tags and an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror — violations that civil rights activists say are used as a pretext to stop Black motorists. Kim Potter, the white former police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Wright, was sentenced last month to two years in prison. |
MLB offseason moves continue: Where will Freddie Freeman land? |
| Major League Baseball teams will look to make more roster moves Tuesday, with a number of marquee free agents still available and trade talks underway across the league. However, many fans and players will keep an eye on where star first baseman Freddie Freeman will sign. Freeman, a five-time All-Star and 2020 National League MVP with the Atlanta Braves, appears to be switching teams this offseason after the Braves traded for first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland A's Monday. In addition to Freeman, other star position players like third baseman Kris Bryant, outfielder Nick Castellanos and shortstops Carlos Correa and Trevor Story are still free agents. |
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📸 The Chicago River goes green for St. Patrick's Day 📸 |
 | | Kayakers make their way up the Chicago River on March 16, 2019, after the river was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. | | Jerry Lai, USA TODAY | |
| Crowds of people turned out in Chicago over the weekend to celebrate St Patrick's Day. The city once again dyed its river green, a decades-long tradition, and the first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in three years after the previous two were scrapped due to COVID. |
| Honoring Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on March 17, the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. |
| Scroll through the gallery to see the festivities kick off early on the Chicago River. |
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