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| The mayor of besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol said Russian troops may have buried thousands of civilians killed in the war to cover up ''military crimes.'' A funeral will take place for Patrick Lyoya, a Black man fatally shot by a Michigan police officer. A federal judge temporarily paused a Kentucky abortion ban and a wildfire is expected to keep growing in Arizona. And this Earth Day, rallies and protests will draw attention to the immediate threat climate change poses to our planet. |
| I'm Nicole, with Friday's news. |
| ⚡ Weather weary: The central U.S. is bracing for severe storms, possible blizzards and wildfires. |
| 🚨 No charges were ordered for an off-duty North Carolina deputy who shot and killed a Black pedestrian. |
| 😷 Title 42 isn't the same thing as the federal mask mandate. Here's some clarification. |
| 🎤 The Latin American Music Awards offered a message of global unity. |
| 💜 Feel-good Friday: A two-year old received a college student's bone marrow. They couldn't meet, so they wrote letters. |
 | | One year after Shawen Christenson-Bueckers' bone marrow donation saved the life of 2-year-old Amelia Bellemore, the pair finally met at BYU in Utah. | | Be the Match | |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, personal finance and markets reporter Elisabeth Buchwald explains how Americans are increasingly leaning on credit cards. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| 📝 Did you pay attention to the news this week? Test your knowledge with our quiz. |
Russia's end of Mariupol pursuit may be bid to free up troops for other battles |
| Britain's defense ministry says Russia's decision to end its effort to take a steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol is an effort to free up troops for deployment in other parts of eastern Ukraine. In an update posted Friday, the ministry says that "a full ground assault by Russia on the plant would likely incur significant Russian casualties, further decreasing their overall combat effectiveness." Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted victory in the battle for Mariupol Thursday, even as hundreds of Ukrainian troops hold out in and around the Azovstal plant. President Joe Biden pushed back on Putin's claim, saying there isn't evidence yet of a Russian win. Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said in order to cover up "military crimes," Russian troops have buried as many as 9,000 civilians killed in the conflict in a nearby mass grave. "The greatest war crime of the 21st century has been committed in Mariupol," he said. |
| 👉 More news: Join our new Russia-Ukraine war Telegram channel. |
Funeral set for Patrick Lyoya, man killed by police in Michigan |
| The funeral for Patrick Lyoya, the Congolese immigrant fatally shot by a Michigan police officer April 4, will take place Friday in the city of Grand Rapids. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy, and Sharpton said his National Action Network is covering burial and funeral costs. Lyoya was fatally shot during a struggle with a Grand Rapids police officer following a traffic stop. Released video footage showed that Lyoya was shot while facedown on the ground, sparking protests. An independent autopsy report stated he was shot in the back of the head, family attorneys said. Police have not revealed the identity of the officer. |
 | | Patrick Lyoya's family demands justice | | AP | |
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On Earth Day, a call to 'Invest In Our Planet' |
| Friday is Earth Day, with rallies, protests and other events expected through the weekend. Earth Day's global organizer, EarthDay.org , has given this year's holiday the theme of "Invest In Our Planet," and it will present a livestream of the Earth Day Climate Action Summit Friday. The annual observance spotlighting environmental issues comes just weeks after the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report warning that rapid mitigation measures are needed to avoid unsustainable global warming. Although Earth Day is not a federal holiday in the United States, Americans have observed it for 52 years. More than 1 billion people worldwide mark the day by working to instigate climate policy change and shift everyday human behavior. President Joe Biden will spend Earth Day in Seattle, speaking about a need to bolster the nation's resilience in the face of threats like wildfires, and a need to rapidly deploy clean energy, the White House said. |
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 | | Young protesters carry placards as they take part in a Climate Strike march towards Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resource and Development to mark Earth Day in Bangkok on April 22, 2022. | | JACK TAYLOR, AFP via Getty Images | |
Abortions resume in Kentucky — for now |
| A federal judge in Kentucky granted a request from one of the state's two abortion providers for a temporary restraining order blocking a sweeping state abortion law . The move means Planned Parenthood and EMW Women's Surgical Center may resume offering abortions after they ceased services when the law took effect April 13. The law –House Bill 3, also known as HB 3 – was implemented after the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear. HB 3 bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and adds a slew of other restrictions that pro-abortion advocates say would force people to carry pregnancies against their will and adversely affect their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing if it stands. The judge's order comes as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case this June that could fundamentally alter Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established the right to abortion. |
 | | In this July 17, 2017, photo, escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville, Kentucky. | | Dylan Lovan, AP | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 📝 Vice President Kamala Harris' chief of staff is leaving the Biden administration. |
| ✈️ Mike Tyson punched a passenger who his spokesperson said was harassing him on an airplane. |
| 🟢 Florida lawmakers voted to revoke Disney's special self-governing status. |
| 👰 A Florida bride and caterer were arrested after wedding guests unknowingly ate marijuana-laced food. |
Crews brace for strong winds, explosive fire growth in West |
| More help is on the way to contain one of the biggest blazes near Flagstaff, Arizona, which is expected to keep growing Friday . Spirits were lifted Thursday as helicopters for the first time were able to start dropping water on the flames, but "there is high confidence that a widespread extreme and catastrophic fire weather event will occur on Friday," Santa Fe National Forest officials said. About 30 structures have been destroyed, but it's still unclear how many were homes, the county sheriff's office said. The 32-square-mile blaze is one of a half-dozen major wildfires that have raced across Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado over the past week. Forecasters have warned that warm weather, little to no precipitation and spring winds create a dangerous recipe for wildfires. The elements are "pretty much on steroids in the atmosphere" for Friday said Scott Overpeck with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
 | | Smoke from a wind-whipped wildfire rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona. | | Sean Golightly/Arizona Daily Sun | |
📷 Photo of the Day: Best photos from the 2022 NBA playoffs 📷 |
 | | First round: Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) tries to back down Nuggets defender Monte Morris (11) during the first half of Game 3. | | Isaiah J. Downing, USA TODAY Sports | |
| The path to the 2022 NBA Finals is now more rocky for the two teams who matched up in the 2021 NBA Finals. Last season's Western Conference champs and this season's No. 1 overall seed, the Phoenix Suns, lost leading scorer Devin Booker to a strained right hamstring against the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night. In the Eastern Conference, last season's NBA champs, the Milwaukee Bucks, lost their second-leading scorer Khris Middleton to a left-knee injury Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls. Both players won't play Friday and they both could be out for weeks. Making matters worse, both teams fell in their respective Game 2s and find themselves tied 1-1 seeking to win back home court advantage Friday night. |
| 🏀 "They're dumber than rocks": Charles Barkley tees off on Timberwolves after their collapse vs. Grizzlies |
| 🏀 Click here to see the best photos from the play-in tournament to the NBA Finals. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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