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Today’s Top Stories from NBC News MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 Good morning, NBC News readers.
President Joe Biden is considering deploying troops to Eastern Europe and the United States ordered family members of embassy to staff to leave Ukraine as fears grow that Russia may be about to invade. Scientists clear up confusion about "flurona." Plus, Adele finds a way to cheer up fans disappointed by another Covid setback.
Here's what we're watching this Monday morning. 
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin briefed President Joe Biden on Saturday about U.S. options for responding if Russia invades Ukraine, as well as options for U.S. military movements in advance of an invasion, according to a defense official and a senior administration official.
The Russian military has not stopped building up forces around Ukraine, according to the latest intelligence in Biden's briefing, the officials said.
NATO said Monday that it was sending ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe and that the U.S. "has also made clear that it is considering increasing its military presence in the eastern part of the Alliance."
As Biden weighs his options, the State Department ordered family members of embassy employees in Kyiv to leave Sunday and authorized nonemergency diplomatic employees in Ukraine to depart.
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'I just FaceTimed with Adele!': Singer reaches out to disappointed fans after postponing Las Vegas shows Singer Adele has been FaceTiming with fans who flew out to see her Las Vegas residency before it was announced the show would be postponed.
The residency was scheduled to begin Friday at the Colosseum of Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace Hotel.
As disappointed fans began posting that they were now in Las Vegas for a show that wouldn't go on, several posted videos of themselves FaceTiming with the singer.
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