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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.N. Security Council, after shocking images of dead civilians caused global outrage. The suspect in the Sacramento shooting that left six people dead and a dozen injured is scheduled to appear in court. And former President Barack Obama will return to the White House for the first time since he left office – to promote the Affordable Care Act. |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🦠 Lawmakers in Congress reached a deal for an additional $10 billion in COVID funding, after nearly a month of contentious back-and-forth negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. |
| ⚖️ Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court moved one step closer. |
| 🔵 Is the state you're living in stressing you out? If you live in Louisiana, Nevada or New Mexico, it might be, according to a new report. |
| 🎤 Brutally honest reviews of every Grammys 2022 performance, including Justin Bieber and BTS: Here are the best and worst musical moments from the show. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, White House reporter Rebecca Morin breaks down President Joe Biden's latest war crime accusations against Russian President Vladimir Putin. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Zelenskyy set to talk to UN Security Council as Russia preps offensive |
| Russian forces on Tuesday were preparing for an offensive in Ukraine's southeast, the Ukrainian military said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to talk to the U.N. Security Council amid outrage over evidence Moscow's soldiers deliberately killed civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin's government is pouring soldiers into Ukraine's east to gain control of the industrial heartland known as the Donbas. That follows a Russian withdrawal from towns around the capital, Kyiv, which led to the discovery of corpses, prompting accusations of war crimes and demands for tougher sanctions on Moscow. President Joe Biden joined a growing chorus of world leaders on Monday who condemned Russia after Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian forces. In Bucha, 280 people were buried in mass graves, according to Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Zelenskyy, who visited the city Monday. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the world has been shocked by "the horrifying images of the Kremlin's brutality" in Bucha and other cities near Kyiv. Civilians, many with their hands tied, were apparently executed in the streets. |
Kansas Jayhawks have won the 2021-22 men's national championship! |
 | | Remy Martin (11) and the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the final of the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament to win the national championship. | | USA TODAY Sports photo and graphic | |
| Trailing by 15 at halftime, Kansas stormed back to escape North Carolina 72-69 in a thrilling game to win the national championship game late Monday night at the Superdome in New Orleans. The comeback was one of the biggest ever in a national title game. |
| The Jayhawks (34-6) won their fourth national championship – their first since 2008 – and second under coach Bill Self. More from the Big Easy: |
| 🏀 Flipping the script: Kansas stages a historic rally in the second half and defeats North Carolina for national title. |
| 🏀 Column from Dan Wolken: Bill Self and Kansas go from a certain choke job to a stunning recovery in the blink of an eye. |
| 🏀 "We're legendary": Scott Gleeson of USA TODAY Sports goes behind the scenes of the Jayhawks' wild national championship win. |
| 🏀 NCAA title game winners and losers: Coach Bill Self has rewritten his postseason story. Wait ...Who are the "Kansas City Jayhawks"? |
| 🏀 Hard shot: North Carolina guard Donovan "Puff" Johnson vomited, recovered and then returned after taking a blow to the stomach late in the title game. |
| 🏀 An NCAA tradition: The "One Shining Moment" video caps the 2022 men's NCAA Tournament. You can watch it here. |
| 🏀 Looking more at North Carolina's tournament run: Despite the pain of defeat, the Tar Heels' achievement should be savored, Erick Smith writes. | Analysis: UNC's loss stings less as head coach Hubert Davis proves the Tar Heels have a bright future. |
| 🏀 Celebrating the big men who played in the title game: David McCormack and Jalen Wilson help lead Kansas' comeback. | Column: North Carolina's Armando Bacot should be celebrated for his gutsy national title game performance. |
📸 Photo of the day: Ecstasy and agony at the NCAA Tournament 📸 |
 | | North Carolina Tar Heels guard R.J. Davis (4) reacts after losing the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament championship game to the Kansas Jayhawks at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Monday, April 4, 2022. | | Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports | |
| On one side, Kansas completed one of the biggest comebacks in national championship history and felt ecstasy. On the other, North Carolina felt extreme agony as it lost a huge lead and missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love's desperation three-point shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime. |
| Head here to see more photos from the 2022 NCAA men's tournament championship game and click here to see more images of players and coaches dealing with the pain of losing on the biggest stage. |
Suspect arrested in connection with Sacramento shooting to appear in court |
| A suspect who was arrested in connection with the shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead and 12 others injured is set to appear in court Tuesday. Dandrae Martin, 26, is scheduled to appear in Sacramento Superior Court, according to jail records. Martin was taken into custody Monday in connection with the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and illegal firearms possession, Sacramento police said. Martin is the lone suspect arrested thus far and is being held without bail, jail records show. More than 100 rounds were fired early Sunday in downtown Sacramento amid a chaotic altercation outside the city's entertainment district, which was packed with people leaving bars. |
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| 🏠 "I lost everything": Black women get evicted more than anyone else. A looming eviction crisis will make it worse. |
| 🔴 An Alaskan army base is the epicenter of military suicides. Soldiers know why. |
| 🎠 Opinion: DeSantis is right. Thanks to 'Woke' Disney, my son won't wear his Dalmatian-fur coat. |
| 🦠 What is 'medium COVID' and is it really a thing? Health experts aren't convinced. |
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Obama heads back to the White House to promote the Affordable Care Act |
| Former President Barack Obama is set to return to the White House on Tuesday to promote improvements to the Affordable Care Act, his signature health care legislation. The visit by Obama would be his first at the White House since leaving office in 2017, and comes as President Joe Biden is expected to announce new actions to enhance the ACA. Democrat-backed efforts to expand health insurance subsidies and close the Medicaid coverage gap as part of Biden's Build Back Better legislation has stalled in the Senate. |
| 🔵 Memoirs, media, charity: How former President Barack Obama has spent his post-presidency |
 | | Former President Barack Obama speaks during a session at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 8, 2021. | | PAUL ELLIS, AFP via Getty Images | |
Tiger Woods to speak as anticipation builds for possible Masters return |
| Tiger Woods will speak to the media on Tuesday, as he determines if he will be fit enough to play in the 86th Masters . Woods, who is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. ET Tuesday, could withdraw from the tournament right up until his tee time on Thursday. "It will be a game-time decision on whether I compete," wrote Woods in a tweet Sunday. Woods has not competed in an official event since the 84th edition of the Masters in November 2020. He was involved in a horrific, single-car crash north of Los Angeles in February 2021. The crash left Woods with multiple, serious injuries to his right leg and foot, and he was bed-ridden for months before slowly building back his body. |
 | | Tiger Woods tees off on the seventh hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. | | Matt Slocum, AP | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🌍 The following gallery contains graphic images: Photos from Bucha, Ukraine show civilians dead in the street after Russia withdraws its forces. |
| 🏈 Blockbuster pre-draft trade in the NFL: The Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints swapped multiple first-round picks in a huge trade for both teams. |
| 📺 "The most compelling American character of the 18th century": Ken Burns explores the virtues, vices of Benjamin Franklin in his latest PBS documentary. (Part one of the film aired Monday. The conclusion premieres Tuesday night.) |
| ⛳ Who wears the pants at Augusta National? Masters rookie Talor Gooch eventually realized everyone wears pants at the famed golf course and put on a pair. |
| 🎶 "We need musical justice": Reggae band Soja's win at the Grammys sparks online criticism. |
 | | Soja accepts the award for best reggae album for "Beauty In The Silence". | | Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY | |
California election to fill House seat left by Trump ally Nunes |
| Voters in California's sprawling farm belt will fill a congressional seat Tuesday left vacant after Republican Rep. Devin Nunes resigned in the middle of his term to lead former President Donald Trump's fledgling media company, Truth Social . The seat in the state's Central Valley – sometimes called the nation's salad bowl because of its agricultural production – is expected to stay in Republican hands. There are six candidates on the ballot – four Republicans and two Democrats. Nunes' unexpected departure in January created an unusual situation for his former constituents: the winner of the election will serve only months in Congress, and the district will vanish next year because of redrawn boundaries. Early returns point to a sparse turnout. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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