JBS meat production, Duke's Coach K to retire, vaccination prizes: 5 things to know Thursday

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Meat producer JBS expects to resume production at all plants after cyberattack

JBS, the world's largest meat processing company that fell victim to a weekend cyberattack, said it expects to resume production at all its plants Thursday and will be running at "close to full capacity" across its global operations. In a statement late Wednesday, the FBI attributed the attack to REvil, a Russian-speaking gang that has made some of the largest ransomware demands on record in recent months. The attack was the second in a month on critical U.S. infrastructure. In May, hackers shut down operation of the Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, for nearly a week. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday the U.S. is considering all options in dealing with the attack on JBS and that President Joe Biden intends to confront Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, about his nation's harboring of ransomware criminals when the two meet in Europe in two weeks.

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Duke basketball coach Krzyzewski to speak after announcing retirement

Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will retire after this coming season, ending a wildly successful run that began more than 40 years ago and included more than 1,000 wins and five national championships. Krzyzewski, 74, is the winningest coach in college basketball history with 1,170 wins. Krzyzewski released a statement Wednesday night that said, in part, "My family and I view today as a celebration. Our time at both West Point and Duke has been beyond amazing and we are thankful and honored to have led two college programs at world-class institutions for more than four decades." The Hall of Fame coach will hold a news conference Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Jon Scheyer, a former Duke player who has served on Krzyzewski's bench since 2013, is set to succeed Krzyzewski starting in the 2022-23 season and will speak publicly Friday.

Kroger to offer $1M prizes, a year of free groceries to boost vaccinations

Kroger is offering people who get their COVID-19 vaccine shot the chance to win $1 million or free groceries for a year. Starting Thursday, the grocery giant is offering five weekly drawings, ultimately awarding five $1 million prizes and a free year's groceries to 50 other winners. "The Community Immunity Giveaway" is being done in collaboration with the Biden administration as part of President Joe Biden's push to have at least 70% of Americans get at least one vaccine shot by July 4, the company said. On Wednesday, Biden unveiled plans to partner with 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and salons to provide "Shots at the Shop" to promote the nationwide vaccination effort.

Michelle Wie West makes return to U.S. Women's Open

Michelle Wie West's road back to the U.S. Women's Open was a long one with detours for marriage, motherhood and injuries. The 2014 champion is set to play her first Open in three years starting Thursday at the Olympic Club, just a short drive from her new home base in the Bay Area. In her last U.S. Open in 2018, Wie West tied for 10th place at Shoal Creek, and her lack of recent success makes her a long shot at this weekend's Open. The U.S. Women's Open will air on Golf Channel on Thursday (7-11 p.m. ET) and Friday (7-11 p.m. ET), on NBC (2-5 p.m. ET) and Golf Channel (5-10 p.m. ET) on Saturday, and on NBC (3-7 p.m. ET) Sunday.

Congress to introduce legislation to protect travelers from scams

On Thursday, lawmakers will introduce legislation to protect travelers from online and airline scams. The Protecting Consumers from Travel Fraud Act will be introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Steven Daines, R-Mont. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost more than $74.2 million from travel scams since the start of 2020. The legislation aims to deter online travel booking scams by requiring the FTC to update its website with information on how to identify and avoid them, as well as offer policy recommendations for their prevention. The FTC would also need to report fraud targeting travelers during the pandemic to Congress.

Contributing: The Associated Press

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JBS, Coach K, Michelle Wie, travel scams: 5 things to know Thursday