A peek inside Beijing’s ‘closed loop,’ plus the latest from the Games

To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.nbcnews.com to your contacts Today's Top Stories from NBC News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Good morning, NBC News readers.     Today we take a closer look at a bipartisan group of senators' determination to protect the integrity of the presidential electoral process. Plus, we get a peek inside the "closed loop" at the Beijing Winter Olympics and have the latest results from the Games.    Here's what we're watching this Monday morning.     Ignoring Trump's attacks, Congress persists in trying to prevent stolen elections  More than a year after he tried to exploit the system, former President Donald Trump has continued to claim that Vice President Mike Pence could have overturned his election defeat. The effort culminated on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob stormed the Capitol, disrupting what had traditionally been a rote and uneventful procedure.   While Pence had previously resisted calling out his former boss by name, he took direct aim at Trump's interpretation of the law on Friday. "Trump said I had the right to overturn the election. President Trump is wrong," Pence said during a speech in Orlando, Florida.    Despite ongoing attacks from Trump, a bipartisan group of senators are busy working away on a plan to update the Electoral Count Act, the 1887 federal law that established the convoluted process by which Congress certifies the presidential election result. Read the full story here.  2022 Winter Olympics Enter the 'closed loop': What life is like for Olympians in Beijing amid Covid concern The athletes have arrived, competition has begun and Friday's spectacular ceremony opened the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.   But for the athletes and the others attending, this year's Games are like no other.   Participants and foreign visitors are being kept inside what organizers call the "closed loop."   Designed to prevent Covid from spreading, it keeps residents far apart from visitors, so China can host the Olympics and still pursue its "zero-Covid" strategy, which has been in place since the pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2019.   The strategy presents unique challenges for teams and athletes, as they navigate all the Covid-related rules and regulations on top of the usual stress of international competition.    "This year, it's been an absolute nightmare," American snowboarder Jamie Anderson told a news conference Wednesday. "It's definitely a more complicated Olympics."  Read the full story here.    More headlines from the Games: Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out on first run of giant slalom   Russian figure skater becomes first woman to land a 'quad' at the Olympics, helping her team earn gold Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai again denies making sexual assault allegation U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou tests positive for Covid Monday's Top Stories Russia has massed 70 percent of forces needed to invade Ukraine, source says "There are fewer and fewer doubts that Russia could mount a major escalation if it wished to, and Ukraine and its Western partners have no option but to prepare," one expert said. READ MORE Spotify CEO apologizes but backs Rogan after racial slur episodes are removed Daniel Ek sent a letter to company employees Sunday apologizing for the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan but also backing the podcaster, saying he did "not believe that silencing Joe is the answer." 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A strange day is coming to America

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It's Not To Late! You Can Still Join NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club Meeting Tonight!

Didn't have a chance to to read the selection for this month's NOAA Planet Stewards book club meeting? That's OK! You can still join us tonight, Monday February 7, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. You can just listen in, or participate in the conversation, and even hear directly from the authors who will be joining us for the event. We'll be discussing:   Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need by Michael Hoffmann, Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, and Danielle Eiseman. The meeting discussion questions are now posted on our site just below the book club selection. This meeting is the third in a series of events focused on climate change, our food choices, and agricultural sustainability.   The Omnivore's Dilemma and Sustainable were the other two titles discussed in this series. If you haven't had a chance to read the book or see the movie you can watch a recent short Op-Ed video from the New York Times: Big Agriculture Companies are Killing the Planet    Find out more about the Planet Stewards Book Club and see our entire lineup for the 2021-2022 academic year. The discussion is open to all. To join us, dial 866-662-7513 (toll free)  Then, use the pass code: 1170791# Please share this invitation with all interested colleagues and networks Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need unpacks the increasingly complex relationships between food and climate change. Whether you're a chef, baker, distiller, restaurateur, or someone who simply enjoys a good pizza or drink, it's time to come to terms with how climate change is affecting our diverse and interwoven food system. The Authors an eye-opening journey through a complete menu of before-dinner drinks and salads; main courses and sides; and coffee and dessert. Along the way they examine the escalating changes occurring to the flavors of spices and teas, the yields of wheat, the vitamins in rice, and the price of vanilla. Their story is rounded out with a primer on the global food system, the causes and impacts of climate change, and what we can all do. Our Changing Menu is a celebration of food and a call to action―encouraging readers to join with others from the common ground of food to help tackle the greatest challenge of our time. If you'd like to see the books and discussion questions from previous NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club meetings, check out out our  Book Club Archives Page! Sign up to the NOAA Planet Stewards email list to receive our bimonthly newsletter The Watch. It's the best way to keep up with all NOAA Planet Stewards happenings, and get the latest information on upcoming educator and student opportunities, meetings, workshops and much more! NOAA Planet Stewards Education Program Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Stay Connected with NOAA's National Ocean Service Manage Subscriptions   This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: NOAA's National Ocean Service · SSMC4, Room 9601 · 1305 East-West Hwy · Silver Spring, MD 20910