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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! It's a face-off between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia governor's race. And that's just one of several polls in the country this Election Day. There's one more hurdle to cross in the effort to get a COVID vaccine to kids ages 5-11. And President Joe Biden will unveil plans to protect forests and cut methane gas emissions at the COP26 climate conference in Scotland. |
| It's Steve and Jane with Tuesday's news. |
| 🚨 New this morning: Police hurt thousands of teens every year. An alarming number are Black girls. Police have pepper sprayed young people, shocked them with Tasers or body-slammed them, often after confronting them over the most minor of offenses. |
| 📢 Hear history from the people who made it. Activists join each episode of USA TODAY's newest podcast to share how they risked their lives to challenge white supremacy. Check out the "Seven Days of 1961" podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or find it wherever you listen. |
| 🏥 "It was like they cut my legs off": VA administrators are overruling doctors' judgments and preventing them from sending their patients outside the VA health care system, in some cases cutting off care. |
| 🔵 "We didn't speak": Hailey Bieber is getting candid about her relationship with her husband Justin Bieber — including a rough patch. |
| ✈️ What does "Let's Go Brandon" mean? The phrase is becoming a rallying cry for the Republican base, serving as a stand-in for insulting President Joe Biden. Southwest Airlines is investigating a pilot who used the term over the public address system. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze breaks down the high court's early comments on challenges to the Texas 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: |
Who will be Virginia's next governor? |
| The political playbook for the 2022 nationwide elections will likely be written based on the results of a single political race: Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial contest. Voting patterns in the election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin will provide clues on how to approach campaigns that will decide control of Congress and governor's offices in big states like Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. It's a tight race, too. While Virginia has become a more Democratic state over that past decade – McAuliffe himself won the governor's race in 2013 – the current contest is too close to call, according to a spate of recent polls. The Real Clear Politics website average of recent polls gives Youngkin a slight lead, well within the margins of error. |
| 🗳 New Jersey governor, Ohio special elections: Here are the other races to watch on Election Day. |
NYC heads to polls to vote for new mayor |
| Voters in New York City will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on who will be the city's next mayor . Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Silwa are both on the ballot, with Adams considered a heavy favorite to win. Adams, a former police captain and state senator, is generally considered a moderate Democrat compared to some of his primary challengers, though he has a history of pressing for reform in the New York Police Department. If elected, Adams would be the city's second Black mayor. While two recent mayors, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, won their first elections as Republican candidates, Democratic voters now outnumber Republicans 7-to-1 in the city. |
What else people are reading: |
| ⚖️ A majority of the Supreme Court appeared to be skeptical Monday of Texas' six-week abortion ban as justices questioned whether states could use similar laws to restrict gun ownership or the freedom of religion. |
| 🎤 "The Voice": With the live playoffs one week away, eliminations are getting harder. Or as Ariana Grande put it: "More knockouts … more decisions I'm not emotionally equipped to make." |
| ⚖️ Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, will not be forced to undergo a psychiatric examination as part of her lawsuit against Los Angeles County, according to a ruling in federal court. |
| 🍷 Jessica Simpson is giving fans a glimpse into her battle with alcoholism, by sharing an "unrecognizable" photo of herself from four years ago. |
| 📚 Huma Abedin, once the "invisible person behind the main person", opens up to USA TODAY's Susan Page on her life with Anthony Weiner and Hillary Clinton. |
CDC looks at COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 |
| One more regulatory hurdle remains before Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is available for kids ages 5-11: On Tuesday, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency's director expected shortly afterward. Last week, the FDA cleared kid-size doses – just a third of the amount given to teens and adults – for emergency use. CDC authorization means up to 28 million more American children could be eligible for vaccinations as early as this week. The vaccine is already fully approved for people 16 and older, and it's authorized under emergency use for children 12 to 15 years old. |
COP26: Biden to take action on forest protection, methane emissions |
| President Joe Biden will announce a set of new initiatives and actions Tuesday aimed at protecting forests globally, spurring clean-energy innovation and reducing methane emissions during his second day at the United Nations' COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Biden's plan to conserve forests includes a commitment of up to $9 billion of U.S international climate funding to the effort by 2030, according to one senior White House official. As part of Biden's plan to curb methane gas emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency will propose a new rule to regulate leak detection and repairs for the oil and gas industry. The rule follows through on an executive order Biden signed on his first day of office. |
Minneapolis voters may dramatically overhaul policing department |
| The pace of change in Minneapolis on policing could speed up dramatically Tuesday when its citizens will decide if they'd like to to erase their police department from the city's charter. Instead, Minnesota's biggest city would create a new Department of Public Safety focused on mental health, civilian wellbeing and social services. The police measure, known as as Question 2, is one of three ballot measures that would dramatically change government in Minneapolis. Question 1 would strip the mayor of some power over city matters — including policing — and hand more control to the city council. The third measure would allow the council to enact rent control. If passed, the new charter language would become effective 30 days following the election, or on Dec. 3. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Monday |
| 🐶 Why is your dog tilting its head? Man's best friend has a lot of adorable habits, but this is the pose we arguably all know and love. |
| ✈️ Flight woes continue: American Airlines passengers faced another day of travel trouble after a weekend of mass flight cancellations. |
| 🏈 "I got a funny story": Amari Cooper scored the Cowboys' game-winning touchdown, but a fellow receiver wanted to change his mind about the play before it was set. |
| ⏰ Daylight saving time: Some say the U.S. should eliminate it in favor of a year-round standard time. Here's why experts agree. |
| 🛍 Exclusive: It's officially time to start getting into the holiday spirit! Oprah Winfrey is back with her list of favorite things – and it's her largest one yet. |
Braves, Astros return to Houston for Game 6 of World Series |
| The Atlanta Braves will look to win their first championship since 1995 Tuesday when they take on the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park (8:09 p.m. ET, FOX). Tuesday's matchup comes after the Astros kept their season alive Sunday by rallying from an early 4-0 hole to beat the Braves 9-5 in Atlanta , sending the series back to Houston. Game 5 saw the vaunted Astros lineup return to form as they scored nine runs on 12 hits, after scoring just two runs on 10 hits in Games 3 and 4 combined. The Braves will turn to ace Max Fried in Game 6, while Houston will send Luis Garcia to the mound. Fried will try to rebound from a loss in Game 2 that saw him give up six runs in five innings. Garcia last pitched in Game 3, taking the tough-luck loss after surrendering one run in 3 2/3 innings in the Braves' 2-0 win. |
📸 Leaders, protesters gather in Glasgow for COP26 📸 |
 | | Pilgrimage groups who have walked to Glasgow are joined by members of Extinction Rebellion as they walk to raise awareness of the climate crisis on Oct. 30, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. | | Christopher Furlong, Getty Images | |
| World leaders, activists and protesters from around the globe have descended on Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. And it's been an epic journey for some: A number of pilgrims walked to the Scottish city from as far afield as Spain and Sweden. |
| Take a look at our gallery of some of the best photos from the event. |
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