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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. People have begun fleeing besieged Ukrainian cities via safe corridors, as the number of refugees reached 2 million. While you were (probably) sleeping, gas prices hit their highest level in U.S. history. President Joe Biden will travel to Texas to meet with veterans and discuss the effects of exposure to burn pits. And it's International Women's Day! How will you be celebrating? |
| It's Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| ⚖️ In a victory for Democrats, the Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans. |
| 🚨 "A punch in the gut": One teenager was killed and two others were in critical condition after a shooting outside an Iowa high school on Monday. |
| 🦠 "Very high" COVID-19 levels: Federal health officials are advising U.S. travelers to avoid New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong. |
| 📺 The most appalling allegations (so far) in A&E's Hugh Hefner docuseries "Secrets of Playboy." |
| 🚚 The absurd trucker convoy jamming up the Capital Beltway has me rooting for higher gas prices, writes USA TODAY Opinion columnist Rex Huppke. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, economics reporter Paul Davidson tells us whether we can expect a recession this year. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
People flee Ukrainian cities as refugees reach 2 million |
| Evacuations of people fleeing embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors began Tuesday, while U.N. officials said the exodus of refugees from Russia's invasion reached 2 million. The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II. Previous attempts to lead civilians to safety have crumbled with renewed attacks. But on Tuesday, video posted by Ukrainian officials showed buses with people moving along a snowy road from the eastern city of Sumy and yellow buses with a red cross on them heading toward the southern port of Mariupol. With the invasion well into its second week, Russian troops have made significant advances in southern Ukraine but stalled in some other regions. Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers fortified the capital, Kyiv, with hundreds of checkpoints and barricades designed to thwart a takeover. |
 | | A woman is assisted by a member of the Ukrainian military as she flees heavy fighting in Irpin via a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the city on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. | | Chris McGrath, Getty Images | |
| 📩 Get Ukraine updates: We'll email you the latest news once a day. |
Gas prices in U.S. break record from 2008 |
| After days of dramatically rising gas prices in wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the national average for a gallon of gas is now the highest in United States history, breaking the record that stood for nearly 14 years. As of Tuesday morning, the cost of regular gas in the U.S. is $4.17, according to AAA, up from $4.06 on Monday. Last week, the average cost was $3.60. The previous national average high was $4.11, set on July 17, 2008, according to AAA. The cost for diesel is also nearing the record of $4.84, which was also set in July 2008. The current price for a gallon of diesel is $4.75, over double what it was in October 2020. One of the main components of the rising costs is the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces. |
| ⛽️ Why are gas prices rising so quickly? And how high are they expected to get? |
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| 💉 Many young people of color aren't getting the COVID booster. Biden aims to change that. |
| 🧳 More than 1.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Here is where they're going. |
| 🚨 A Florida teacher abused students, but the school district didn't investigate. Here's why experts say Title IX probes are so important. |
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MLB gives the players union a Tuesday deadline to accept a new deal |
| Major League Baseball gave the players union a Tuesday night deadline to accept one of their options in a new proposal that would reinstate the 162-game season , with full pay, following negotiations in New York. There was no formal written offer, but MLB provided several hypotheticals that would give the union a choice of options in exchange for other tradeoffs. If no deal is reached by Tuesday night, or at least by early Wednesday, MLB officials said another week of regular-season games would be cancelled with players forfeiting pay. |
Biden traveling to Texas to address burn pit exposure |
| President Joe Biden on Tuesday will try to pivot away from the domestic and foreign crises he currently faces to tackle a more personal issue: expanding health care for veterans who were exposed to toxins while serving abroad. Biden will travel to Texas to visit a Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Worth, where he'll meet with veteran health care providers and survivors and deliver remarks on the enduring health effects from exposure to burn pits, or massive, open-air ditches used to dispose of wartime waste that the president has linked to the death of his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. Advocates say the president, who campaigned on a promise to help soldiers exposed to toxic burn pits, is long overdue on elevating the issue. |
Apple expected to unveil new iPhone, iPad during online event |
| Tech giant Apple will host an online event Tuesday, where it is expected the company will unveil new hardware. The event will be broadcast on Apple's website at 1 p.m. ET. It has been widely reported Apple will likely unveil a new model of the iPhone SE, its budget-friendly smartphone. According to Bloomberg, Apple will also show off an updated iPad Air. and a new Mac model during the event. Despite supply shortages, Apple turned in another set of blockbuster quarterly results, reporting iPhone sales of $71.6 billion. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🍸 The Stoli Group announced it was ending "the use of the Stolichnaya name" because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| 🎮 Nintendo Switch games are on mega sale ahead of Mario Day 2022 — here's what to buy. |
| 🤸🏼♂️ A Russian gymnast is being called out for his "shocking behavior" after wearing a symbol in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on a medals podium. |
| 🎤 "American Idol": A formerly homeless singer blew Katy Perry away with the judge's own song. |
International Women's Day calls on people to #BreaktheBias |
| International Women's Day is observed Tuesday, celebrating the global "social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women," according to the International Women's Day website. The day also calls for action to advance gender equality. This year's campaign theme — #BreaktheBias — spotlights the individual and collective biases against women that fuel gender inequality and asks the world to call out instances of bias against women in the workplace, at school and at home. The campaign asks that people show their support for this year's theme by posting selfies to social media posing with their arms crossed along with the hashtags #BreaktheBias and #IWD2022. |
| 💰 International Women's Day and small business: What's changed in the last 30 years? |
| 👊 Celebrating International Women's Day: How dressing as a boy helped me survive war. |
📸 ACM Awards 2022: See Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and more 📸 |
 | | Dolly Parton | | Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean-USA TODAY NETWORK | |
| Country music heavyweights stepped into the award show ring for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Monday night. |
| Music legend Dolly Parton co-hosted the ceremony with hitmaking newcomers Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. For the first time in ACM Awards history, the show was livestreamed exclusively via Amazon Prime Video. |
| Parton, the "Queen of Country," dedicated the night at the top of the show to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. |
| "Before we get started with all of our fun … I want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine … and pray for peace around this crazy ole world," she said. |
| Scroll through the gallery of the best photos from the night. |
| Contributing: Associated Press |
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