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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Around 30 people have been killed and 100 others injured in a rocket strike on a train station in eastern Ukraine, officials say. President Joe Biden will hold a celebration at the White House for newly-confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to head to the nation's highest court. And legendary band Pink Floyd is releasing its first new music in nearly 30 years – to raise money for Ukrainians. |
| It's Jane, Steve and Nicole, with Friday's news. |
| 🍓 Strawberries, spinach and kale are the fruits and vegetables with the most residues of pesticides you can find at a grocery store, according to a new report. The cleanest? Avocados. |
| 🏥 Serena Williams revealed the harrowing experience she had after giving birth to her daughter Olympia in 2017 that put her perilously close to death. |
 | | Serena Williams holds her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and the championship trophy after winning the 2020 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. | | Chris Symes, AP | |
| ✈ Spirit Airlines said it would "engage in discussions" about JetBlue Airways' $3.6 billion offer for the New York-based budget airline. |
| 🏈 Two of the 22 plaintiffs who have sued NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson and accused him of sexual misconduct have added negligence claims to lawsuits over massages. |
| 🐶 Two penises, six legs: A dog with a unique body wasn't expected to survive -- but now he's healthy and has a new home. |
| 📰 What happened this week? Test your knowledge with the USA TODAY news quiz! |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, national correspondent Bill Keveney looks at Oklahoma's new abortion law and its potential repercussions nationwide. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
Dozens killed in rocket attack on Eastern Ukraine train station, officials say |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about 30 people have been killed and around 100 injured following a rocket strike on a railway station in Kramatorsk in the east of the country. Kramatorsk is a city in part of the Donetsk region that is controlled by the Ukrainian government, and its railway station was being used to evacuate civilians. Zelenskyy lashed out at Russian forces, saying they were "cynically destroying the civilian population" and called it "an evil without limits." Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk have claimed that Ukrainian forces were responsible. Spurred by recent reports that Russian forces committed atrocities in areas surrounding Kyiv, NATO nations agreed to increase their supply of arms. The first of 20 Australian-manufactured Bushmaster armored vehicles Ukraine specifically requested left Australia Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. In the U.S., Congress was trying to resurrect the World War II-era program to make it easier to provide Ukraine with the desperately needed firepower to repel the Russian invasion. |
Biden to host celebration for Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson |
| President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Friday afternoon at a ceremony marking the Senate's historic confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving the White House and Democratic allies an opportunity to celebrate the first Black woman headed to the Supreme Court. Vice President Kamala Harris and Jackson will also speak at the event on the South Lawn of the White House. The Senate voted 53-47 Thursday to confirm Jackson, a U.S. appeals court judge for the D.C. district. Three Republican senators – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah – joined all 50 Democratic senators to confirm the 116th justice. She will replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. |
 | | President Joe Biden holds hands with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the Senate vote on her confirmation from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 7, 2022. | | Susan Walsh, AP | |
Privately funded Axiom-1 mission set to launch into space |
| The SpaceX Axiom-1 mission, the first completely privately funded and crewed mission to the International Space Station , is expected to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Thursday morning after being delayed by two days. According to the Space Force, weather conditions should be about 80% favorable for the launch. Under a deal between NASA and commercial partners SpaceX and Axiom Space, a Houston-based private company that is building its own space station, Axiom-1 will be a first-of-its-kind mission. Former NASA astronaut and current Axiom executive Michael López-Alegría will command the mission and three paying customers – who reportedly shelled out $55 million each – will travel to the ISS for a nine-day stay. The crew is expected to spend about 20 hours in orbit before docking with the ISS on Saturday morning. |
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| ✋ "Cancel culture" targets Russian history amid the war in Ukraine, but to what effect? |
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Tiger Woods returns for Day 2 of Masters after an encouraging start |
| Tiger Woods will return Friday for the second round of the Masters after a promising start in Round 1 Thursday. Woods finished with a 1-under 71 in his first competitive round of golf since he nearly lost his right leg after a near-fatal car crash less than 14 months ago. Woods looked comfortable through 18 holes, despite nursing a small limp. Heading into Day 2 of the tournament, Woods is tied for 10th place, four strokes behind Sungjae Im at the top of the leaderboard sitting at 5-under. Cam Smith is currently in second place after he shot 4-under 68. Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson is among those tied for third after he shot a 3-under 69 in Round 1. Woods is scheduled to tee off for Round 2 at 1:41 p.m. ET Friday. . |
 | | Tiger Woods reacts to his putt on the 15th green during the first round of the Masters on Thursday, April 7, 2022. | | Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 😷 COVID-19 rages through Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and other D.C. officials are the latest to test positive in a spur of cases on Capitol Hill. |
| 🚚 New truck drivers for Walmart will now be offered an increased starting pay range between $95,000 and $110,000, a move that follows severe trucker shortages during the pandemic as freight demand soars. |
| 🔴 Set to be executed for the murder of her daughter, Melissa Lucio has received support from state lawmakers and even jurors who convicted her amid new evidence her lawyers say shows her child's death was an accident. |
| 💼 Secret Service members have been placed on leave because of their association with two men and a scheme to provide federal officers with rent-free apartments and other gratuities. |
| 🥚 Easter egg prices are expected to keep climbing as more states are hit by H5N1 bird flu. Because it's standard to eliminate infected and exposed birds to curb the virus, there are fewer egg-laying hens to meet the upcoming demand. |
 | | Because it's standard to eliminate infected and exposed birds to stop bird flu, there are fewer egg-laying hens to meet the upcoming demand for festive holiday eggs. | | Reviewed.com | |
Friday film fun: What to watch this weekend |
| 📽 A guide to the notable new movies: Video-game speedster Sonic the Hedgehog races back into theaters with another big-screen adventure. Ben Schwartz (providing the voice of Sonic) and Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik) return and Idris Elba voices adorable antagonist Knuckles. |
| 📽 Review: Michelle Yeoh's reluctant heroine powers the dazzling and dizzying "Everything Everywhere." |
| 📽 Ranking Michael Bay's movies: "Ambulance" stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal and premieres today in theaters. Where does it fall on the list of Bay films? |
 | | Knuckles (Idris Elba, voiced by left) and Sonic (Ben Schwartz) throw down in "Sonic the Hedgehog 2." | | PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND SEGA OF AMERICA | |
Pink Floyd releases first new song in decades to raise money for Ukraine |
| Pink Floyd released its first new music in almost three decades early Friday with the goal to raise money for the Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Fund. "Hey Hey Rise Up" features Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason, with vocals from Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the band BoomBox. The track features Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song from a clip he recorded in front of St. Sophia Cathedral in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv and posted on social media. After Russia's invasion, Khlyvnyuk cut short a tour of the U.S. to return to Ukraine and join a territorial defense unit. As The Guardian notes, Pink Floyd last released original new music in 1994 with "The Division Bell." Gilmour and Mason did reconvene to turn outtakes from "The Division Bell" into 2014's predominantly instrumental "The Endless River" as a tribute to the band's keyboard player Rick Wright, who died from cancer in 2008. |
📸 Photo of the day: MLB's Opening Day begins the 2022 season📸 |
 | | Fireworks go off at Nationals Park in Washington before the Nationals' home opener against the New York Mets on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The visiting Mets defeated the Nationals 5-1 in the first game of the 2022 season. | | Brad Mills, USA TODAY Sports | |
| It was Opening Day in Major League Baseball Thursday and seven games kicked off the 2022 season, a week later than originally anticipated. |
| The league introduced some new looks as the team in Cleveland took the field for the first time as the rechristened Guardians. Also, the National League moved full-time into the realm of the designated hitter. |
| Baseball fans also got to see some familiar sights as stars Nolan Arenado, Juan Soto and Alex Bregman were among those who slugged home runs. Also, reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani took the loss in his first appearance as a starting pitcher, but struck out nine. |
| Click here to see more of the best photos from Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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