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| Happy Thursday, Daily Briefing readers! It's a busy day for President Joe Biden overseas as he'll meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following disagreements between the pair over Brexit and Biden once calling the British leader a "physical and emotional clone" of Donald Trump. Also today, Biden will announce a boost to the fight against the coronavirus – a donation of half a billion Pfizer vaccines to 92 lower income countries and the African Union at the G-7 summit in Cornwall, England. |
| Steve and Jane are here with Thursday's news. |
| 🌎 New this morning: Racism manifests in the tattoo industry in different ways, experts told USA TODAY. Artists of color point to discriminatory hiring practices, racist imagery in designs, wage disparity, and a lack of respect given to tattooers of color. |
| ✋ Canceled: TC Energy, the sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, said it's pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade Biden to reverse his cancellation of its permit. |
| ⚖ "I would have to follow up with you on that one": Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert asked an official with the National Forest System about altering Earth's orbit, or the moon's, to fight climate change. |
| 🏥 New ER policy called 'dangerous' by critics: Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on emergency room visits with a new policy that could see as many as 1 in 10 claims rejected. |
| 🎶 And the winners of the CMT Music Awards are ... Among them, Carrie Underwood, who took home the night's biggest honor, Video of the Year. The top moments of the night included the trailblazing Linda Martell finally getting her due. |
 | | Carrie Underwood at the 2021 CMT Awards | | Associated Press photo; USA TODAY graphic | |
| 🦈 "They're coming in!" A viral video shows several hammerhead sharks circling Florida beachgoers in shallow water. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear about a new U.S. plan to send hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines abroad. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Biden, Johnson say meeting will be about reaffirming ties |
| On his first stop before heading to the G-7 summit , President Joe Biden will meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday in Cornwall, western England. Both sides have stressed, publicly, the meeting would be about reaffirming ties between longtime allies. But tensions may simmer beneath the surface as Biden staunchly opposed the Brexit movement – the British exodus from the European Union that Johnson championed – and Biden once called the British leader a "physical and emotional clone" of Trump. One issue they are expected to agree on is the opening of travel between the two nations "as soon as possible" through a new Atlantic Charter. |
US will share COVID-19 vaccines with the world |
| In remarks at the G-7 summit in Britain on Thursday, Biden will announce that the U.S. will purchase and donate 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to 92 low and lower middle-income countries and the African Union. The shots will be distributed through the global vaccine alliance known as COVAX, with 200 million to be shared this year and the remaining 300 million to be donated through the first half of 2022. "We have to end COVID-19 not just at home — which we're doing — but everywhere," Biden told the U.S. military at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in England on Wednesday. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔵 Setting the record straight: Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan issued a rare statement insisting – contrary to a BBC report – they did discuss their second child's name with Queen Elizabeth II before the name was announced. |
| 🔵 "Completely and totally exonerating me": Police in Washington did not clear protesters from Lafayette Park for a Trump photo opportunity, the inspector general reported. |
| 🔵 Where do infrastructure talks go now that Biden's negotiations with Republicans collapsed? The president has turned to the bipartisan group of senators that started gathering to explore their own infrastructure proposals. |
| 🔵 "Identified and isolated": Two passengers on board MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside ship tested positive for COVID-19, disembarking during a scheduled call in Sicily, Italy. |
| 🔵 Longtime actor dies: Ernie Lively, the star of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and the father of actress Blake Lively, died at the age of 74 last week. |
 | | Actress Blake Lively, center, poses with her parents Elaine and Ernie Lively at a Godiva press event on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in New York. | | Evan Agostini, AP | |
El Chapo's wife expected to plead guilty to US charges |
| Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is expected to plead guilty Thursday after she was charged in the U.S. with helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Coronel is due in court in Washington for a plea agreement hearing, according to court records. Coronel, 31, was arrested at a suburban Washington, D.C. airport on Feb. 22 for her alleged role in the distribution of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana. Prosecutors have alleged Coronel, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, "worked closely with the command-and-control structure" of the Sinaloa cartel. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Matt Schembechler discusses abuse he faced |
 | | The University of Michigan logo seen on a big screen in 2013 | | USA TODAY photo and graphic | |
| On Thursday, Matt Schembechler, son of legendary Michigan head football coach Bo Schembechler, and two former Michigan football players will hold a news conference to detail their allegations of sexual abuse against Dr. Robert Anderson, who was involved in various aspects of the athletic department for years. |
| Matt Schembechler said he told his father about the abuse in 1969 and nothing happened to Anderson. The doctor left the university in 2002 and died in 2008. |
So long, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' – clan's reality TV show comes to an end |
| "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," a reality TV mainstay that led to international superstardom, a family empire worth billions of dollars and 11 spin-offs, will end its 15-year and 20-season run on the E! network with its series finale Thursday night (8 p.m. ET). The series hit the ground running in its 2006 premiere when Kim Kardashian's sex tape with Brandy's brother, Ray J, was referenced. The show has followed the family's ups and downs since, including in last week's penultimate episode when Kim was seen breaking down over her crumbling marriage to Kanye West. The E! series may be ending, but the family will develop new shows for Hulu in the near future. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories published Wednesday |
| 🏥 "I feel betrayed a little bit": Close to 180 health care workers were suspended from Houston Methodist hospital system for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccination. |
| 🌎 They "don't expect everybody to be perfect": Former President Barack Obama is praising his daughters' take on "cancel culture." |
| 💉 "This is good news": The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine protects people against virus variants, a new study shows. |
📸 Photo of the day: Emotion at the French Open in Paris 📸 |
 | | June 9: Maria Sakkari reacts during her match against Iga Swiatek on Day 11 of the French Open. | | Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports | |
| Greece's Maria Sakkari, the No. 17 seed, defeated defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarterfinals Wednesday and the first-time semifinalist had no problem showing emotion during the match. Sakkari plays unseeded Barbora Krejcikova in the semifinals Thursday. |
| Tap here to see more action photos from the 2021 French Open. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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