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Up First briefing: Trump trial date expected; Jacksonville shooting; Maui surf lessons

A federal judge will set a date for Trump's election obstruction case. Crowds mourn three Black people killed at a Dollar General in Florida. Pro surfers give kids in Maui a surf lesson.
Driver Ryan Preece is introduced on stage on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. His car flipped over in a terrifying wreck in the race's final laps.

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is expected to announce today a tentative start date for the Justice Department's election conspiracy trial against former President Donald Trump. His lawyers have asked for an April 2026 trial so far.

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