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Today’s Top Stories from NBC News MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 Good morning, NBC News readers.
A fourth round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were set to take place on Monday after deadly attacks moved closer to Poland, a NATO member, over the weekend.
Plus, Tom Brady sent shock waves through the football world Sunday with an announcement that he'd be returning to the gridiron — just weeks after retiring. And we say goodbye to Oscar-winning actor William Hurt. Here's what's happening this Monday morning. 
Rescuers work to get a woman out of a residential building that was struck by Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service / Reuters)
Beijing has pushed back on reports that Russia had asked China for military equipment and other support following the start of its invasion of Ukraine, saying on Monday that “the U.S. has been spreading disinformation and this is very dangerous.”
“We need to advance a diplomatic solution of the situation instead of further escalating the situation,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press briefing.
Three American officials said on Sunday that the U.S. government had reason to believe that Russia had asked China for the help.
News of the requests came amid intensifying Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities and residential areas, and was expected to be a key topic of discussion between President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan and China’s senior diplomat, Yang Jiechi, during a meeting scheduled for later on Monday in Rome.
On Sunday, a Russian attack on a military base in western Ukraine killed at least 35 people, Ukrainian officials said.
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Monday's Top Stories
Tom Brady, the legendary NFL quarterback, announced Sunday that he couldn't bear to be a spectator — just barely 40 days into his retirement. He will return to Tampa for his 23rd season. 
The GOP governor wants a court fight aimed at provisions in the federal Voting Rights Act and Florida’s constitution, sources said, as he runs for re-election and eyes 2024. 
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Americans just sprung ahead to daylight saving time on Sunday, but not every one is on board with the switchero.
There's growing momentum to stop changing the clocks twice a year, with most Americans in favor of a national, fixed, year-round time.
Congress even held its first hearing on the issue in decades on March 9.
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