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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! President Joe Biden is expected to question his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping about where he stands in the Russia-Ukraine conflict amid Xi's "rhetorical support" of Vladimir Putin. The United Kingdom has dropped COVID measures for travelers entering the country, despite a rise in cases. And powerhouses South Carolina and Louisville will take the court in the women's NCAA Tournament. |
| It's Jane, with Friday's news. |
| 💉 Moderna requested emergency use authorization from the FDA for a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for people 18 and over. |
| 🚨 A 13-year-old boy was driving the pickup truck involved in the Texas crash that killed nine people and left two others injured, the National Transportation Safety Board said. |
| 🚨 "Came out of nowhere": "The Boys" star Karen Fukuhara says she was assaulted in an apparent hate crime attack. |
| 🏀 March Madness: Winners and losers from Thursday's NCAA Tournament games. |
 | | The Richmond Spiders react after their win against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KeyBank. | | Elsa, Getty Images | |
| 🎸 "We are in awe of Dolly": The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's request to pull her nomination. |
| 🛳 When do we leave? This Norwegian cruise was canceled mid-sailing. That didn't mean passengers could leave immediately. |
| 🏀 Sportskind: A college basketball star gave up his starting spot to honor a freshman's late father. |
| 📰 How well have you followed the news this week? Take our quiz to test your knowledge! |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, national correspondent Marc Ramirez reports on youths looking beyond church for spiritual fulfillment. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Biden will try to determine where China's Xi stands on Russia war |
| President Joe Biden will speak by phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance for Russia's invasion of Ukraine will trigger severe consequences. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would question Xi about Beijing's "rhetorical support" of Russian President Vladimir Putin and an "absence of denunciation" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "This is an opportunity to assess where President Xi stands," Psaki said. The U.S.-China relationship may have reached a new low with the Russian invasion. In the days after Putin deployed Russian forces in Ukraine, Xi's government tried to distance itself from Russia's offensive but avoided criticizing Moscow. At other moments, Beijing's actions have have included amplifying unverified Russian claims that Ukraine ran chemical and biological weapons labs with U.S. support. |
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UK drops COVID-19 travel measures, despite a rise in cases |
| The United Kingdom is dropping all remaining COVID-19 travel measures Friday, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The new measures allow all travelers – regardless of vaccination status – to enter without a passenger locator form or negative coronavirus test. Currently, adult travelers from the U.S. who are not fully vaccinated must show a negative coronavirus test taken no more than two days before travel and purchase a PCR test to be taken within the first two days after arrival. All passengers must also fill out a passenger locator form no more than three days before their arrival. The updated measures come even as COVID-19 case counts are rising. More than 444,000 people in the U.K. tested positive in the seven days leading up to March 14, up 48% from the week prior, according to government data. |
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| 🔵 As Russian troops close in on major cities in Ukraine, U.S. anti-tank weapons can make a major difference. |
| 🧳 "Travesty": Immigration advocates accuse Biden administration of TPS double standard on immigrants of color. |
Pair of powerhouses take the court in women's NCAA Tournament |
| Two No. 1 seeds are in action Friday in the women's NCAA Tournament, with South Carolina and Louisville playing games. South Carolina, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, will take on Howard (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET) in their home stadium, Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks are hoping to make their fourth Final Four appearance and win their second national championship under head coach Dawn Staley. The other No. 1 seed starting their tournament run Friday is Louisville, in the Wichita region. The Cardinals will also compete in their home arena, the KFC Yum! Center, when they take on 16-seeded Albany (ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET). Like South Carolina, Louisville is also hoping to reach the fourth Final Four under its current coach, Jeff Walz. |
Cleanup efforts continue in Japan after earthquake |
| Cleanup efforts in Fukushima and Miyagi continue Friday after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coasts , killing four people, injuring 107 others and knocking out power. The region is part of an area devastated by a deadly magnitude 9 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear reactor meltdowns, spewing massive radiation that still makes some parts uninhabitable. Early Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted its low-risk advisory for a tsunami along the coasts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. Tsunami waves as high as 11 inches reached shore in Ishinomaki, about 240 miles northeast of Tokyo. |
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| 🏀 March Madness 2022: Kentucky stunned by St. Peter's, No. 12 seeds pull pair of upsets: NCAA Tournament recap. |
| 🦥 "Clocked it straight in the face": A child crashed into a sloth while zip-lining in a viral video. |
'WeCrashed' premieres on AppleTV+, latest series on tech flameouts |
| The latest streaming series about big-business flameouts, "WeCrashed," will premiere on AppleTV+ Friday. The series chronicles of the rise and fall of commercial real estate startup WeWork, based on the Wondery podcast. Jared Leto plays that oddball CEO, Adam Neumann, a role seemingly tailor-made for the notoriously method and committed actor. Anne Hathaway is cast as Neumann's wife, Rebekah. The premiere of "WeCrashed" comes weeks after a pair of series also centered around leaders of formerly unicorn startups. "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber," features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Uber founder Travis Kalanick. In "The Dropout," Amanda Seyfried portrays disgraced Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. |
📸 Colorful celebrations back on for the Hindu festival of Holi 📸 |
 | | People celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Holi also heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ORG XMIT: HYD107 | | Mahesh Kumar A, AP | |
| Millions of people in India and beyond are celebrating Holi, also known as the festival of colors, that marks the advent of spring. |
| In Hindu-majority India, millions of people usually throw colored powder at each other in outdoor celebrations. But in 2020 and 2021, people were encouraged to stay at home to avoid turning the festivities into COVID superspreader events. |
| This year's celebrations are back on across the nation, amid a steep drop in COVID-19 cases. |
| Scroll through the gallery to see just some of the festivities. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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