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| We've made it through another work week, Daily Briefing readers! Happy Friday! States are loosening their mask mandates after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidelines. And House Republicans are expected to choose a replacement for Liz Cheney after she was removed from her leadership post. |
| Steve and Jane are here with Friday's news. |
| New this morning: In India, even those negative for COVID-19 are teetering on the brink. Families say the afflicted are left "to fend for themselves." |
| 🔴 The Department of Homeland Security will watch social media posts to track terrorist narratives in an effort to stop incidents like the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. |
| 🔵 In public, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu like to tout their relationship as warm and friendly. But it's no geopolitical bromance. |
| 🍔 The lack of diversity among restaurant executives is striking and advocates say there's a new opening to make diverse leadership a priority. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, we have the latest on new mask guidelines for vaccinated Americans. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's going on today: |
More states begin lifting mask mandates after updated CDC guidance |
| Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he would sign executive orders Friday ending the mask mandate he enacted by emergency authority last July. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new masking guidelines that carry welcome words: Fully vaccinated Americans, with just a few exceptions, no longer need to wear masks indoors. The agency also said fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks outdoors, even in crowded spaces. The announcement represents a quantum shift in recommendations and a major loosening of the mask restrictions that Americans have had to live with since early 2020. |
House Republicans to decide Rep. Cheney replacement |
| Several lawmakers are expected to reconvene Friday to decide who will replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the chair of the House Republican Conference. The overwhelming expectation is Rep. Elise Stefanik will be voted in. The New York congresswoman has already been endorsed by party leaders like Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and former President Donald Trump, who called her the "superior" choice to Cheney, who was removed from her leadership position Wednesday amid her outspoken criticism of Trump. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔴 A 41-year-old woman solicited Ohio State football players and engaged in sex with some of them after offering massages, the university revealed. |
| 🔵 A Marine Corps officer became the first service member on active duty charged for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the DOJ said. |
| 🔵 A Black homeowner had a white friend stand in for a third home appraisal. The property's value suddenly shot up. A lot. |
| 🔵 The Colonial Pipeline Co. reportedly paid a $5 million ransom to cyberattackers, allowing the system to restart after the firm lost control. |
| 🔵 For national barbecue month, a food magazine released its best and worst cities. Some people weren't happy with the rankings. |
| 🔵 In a podcast, Prince Harry compared his life as a full-time British royal as "a mix between 'The Truman Show' and being in a zoo." |
 | | Prince Harry at the Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World | | Getty Images photo for Global Citizen VAX LIVE; USA TODAY graphic | |
Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible incursion |
| Israeli artillery pounded Gaza early Friday as part of a large operation to attempt to destroy a vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza City used by militants to evade surveillance and airstrikes, the military said. The operation has brought the front lines closer to dense civilian areas and paves the way for a potential ground invasion . Israel has troops along the border and called up 9,000 reservists following days of fighting with the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza. Palestinian militants have fired some 1,800 rockets and the military has launched more than 600 airstrikes, toppling at least three apartment blocks. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Disney's CEO reacts to the CDC |
 | | Disneyland in Anaheim, California | | USA TODAY photo and graphic | |
| Revenue from Disney theme parks dropped 44% year over year. But they're starting to show signs of life after being shuttered during most of the pandemic. The lifting of mask mandates based on the CDC's guidance can only help the business' recovery. |
| Disney CEO Bob Chapek noted there's "going to be a lot more comfortable people this summer in Orlando" as the Florida city where Disney World is gets hot and humid. |
Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad' streams on Amazon |
| The Oscar-winning director of "Moonlight" brings Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad" to TV in a hard-to-watch adaptation that's a huge achievement, our critic Kelly Lawler writes. In Barry Jenkins' new miniseries, which streams on Amazon Friday, the metaphorical Underground Railroad in the antebellum South becomes a literal one. "As a kid, when I first heard the words 'Underground Railroad,' I imagined something like this show, trains with conductors. It made my ancestors seem super-heroic to me, but in a very grounded way," Jenkins said. |
In theaters and also streaming Friday: |
| 🎥 In "Those Who Wish Me Dead," Angelina Jolie stars as an elite firefighter who gets a chance for redemption. Brian Truitt's review: ★★ out of four (in theaters and on HBO Max). |
| 🎥 In the thriller "The Woman in the Window," Amy Adams plays an agoraphobic individual struggling to figure out what's real and what's not. Brian's review: ★★ out of four (streaming on Netflix). |
| 🎥 "Spiral: From the Book of Saw" stars Chris Rock as a detective who, with his father (Samuel L. Jackson), investigates a series of murders bearing a familiar symbol. (in theaters). |
WNBA's 25th season tips off |
| The 2021 WNBA season — the league's 25th — gets started Friday with eight of the league's 12 teams in action. The first game of the night will see the Indiana Fever take on the New York Liberty in Brooklyn, New York (7 p.m. ET on NBA TV). However, the game of the night appears to be the Phoenix Mercury traveling to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx, a matchup of two teams that made the playoffs last season. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories published Thursday |
| ⚖ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House ethics committee should 'probably' investigate Marjorie Taylor Greene over a confrontation with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
| 🏈 Tim Tebow playing tight end? Four ex-NFL tight ends, including three Hall of Famers, weigh in on whether it could work. |
| 📺 On NBC's "Today," Ellen DeGeneres elaborated on the controversy surrounding allegations of a toxic workplace at her talk show. |
📸 Photo of the day: Two NBA veterans have a spirited chat 📸 |
 | | May 13: Heat forward Udonis Haslem (40) exchanges words with Sixers center Dwight Howard (39) during the first half in Miami. Haslem received two technical fouls and was ejected after just three minutes. | | Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports | |
| Udonis Haslem has now officially played in 18 seasons for the NBA's Miami Heat. |
| Unfortunately for the 40-year-old, his 2021 season debut lasted less than three minutes after an altercation with the Philadelphia 76ers' Dwight Howard. Head here to see more of the best photos from the NBA season. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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