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| After losing a key warship, Russia promised Friday to escalate missile attacks on Ukraine's capital city. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his country's civilians for surviving 50 days under Russian attack – beating the Kremlin's odds. It's Good Friday, Passover begins and Ramadan continues. Baseball honors legend Jackie Robinson on the 75th anniversary of his breaking of the sport's color barrier. And get your flower crown – it's Coachella day one and yes, Harry Styles will be present. |
| It's Nicole and Steve with Friday's news. |
| 🟠The Brooklyn subway shooting suspect "carefully planned" the attack and will be held without bail. |
| 💊COVID omicron subvariants are spreading across New York. |
| 🔵 Federal regulators will review the count of COVID-19 deaths at one of the nation's largest nursing home chains after the company undercut its reported death toll. |
| ⚫An Army specialist accused a superior of rape. She was discharged. Then, her family found her dead. |
| 🐥 This is what it might look like if SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter. |
| 🔴 "Downright creepy": Celine Dion's new unauthorized biopic "Aline" has an unsettling effect. |
 | | Valérie Lemercier plays a version of Celine Dion in new film "Aline." | | Jean-Marie Leroy | |
| 🎧 Despite all the anti-vaccine noise, Kizzmekia Corbett (who led the team that developed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine) has made it her mission to teach and empathize. Hear her voice on the Women of the Year podcast, hosted by USA TODAY's Connie Schultz. Available wherever you get your podcasts: find it here. |
| 🎧On today's 5 Things podcast, reporter Jordan Mendoza tells us what to expect as food prices rise. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| 📝 What happened this week? Test your knowledge with the USA TODAY news quiz. |
After losing warship, Russia promises to ramp up missile attacks in Kyiv |
| Russia's Defense Ministry on Friday promised to ramp up "the scale of missile attacks" on Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv in response to the nation's "diversions on the Russian territory." The statement comes a day after Russian authorities accused Ukrainian forces of launching airstrikes on residential buildings in one of the country's regions on the border with Ukraine. Meanwhile, the storied Russian warship Moskva, whose history goes back to the Cold War, sank into the Black Sea Thursday in the latest blow to Moscow's war effort. Losing the vessel represents a military setback and symbolic defeat for Russia. A Ukrainian official said on Telegram that Ukraine's forces struck the Moskva with two missiles. Russia has acknowledged the ship sank, but blamed other factors. In a video address late Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his nation's bravery and said Ukraine should be proud of having survived 50 days under Russian attack when the Russians "gave us a maximum of five." |
| 🔵 US military aid to Ukraine now has surpassed $3 billion under Biden. This is what has been provided. |
Passover and Good Friday are here, and they're historically late |
| Friday marks the beginning of Passover , a Jewish holiday that celebrates the Exodus, the liberation of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Also known as Pesach, the holiday happens every year during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, which typically falls around March or April. It's celebrated for eight days, except in Israel where it's celebrated for seven. This year's Passover starts Friday and ends April 23. Friday is also Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday. The two holidays are later than usual this year — Easter Sunday is uncommonly late, falling on April 17 for the first time in 62 years. Both holidays are linked to the moon: Easter occurs after the Paschal Moon, and the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles. |
| 🔴 Passover suggestions from the Reviewed team: 6 Seder plates | 8 kosher wines |
| 🔴 Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, is a time to cultivate appreciation and gratitude. |
 | | While there are many aspects of Passover, at the focal point of this holiday is the Seder plate. | | Reviewed/Betsey Goldwasser | |
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| 👉 "Backed into a corner": Why the lawsuits against Deshaun Watson are putting the NFL quarterback under increasing pressure. |
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Jackie Robinson Day honors the trailblazer and baseball legend |
| Players and organizations across Major League Baseball will honor Jackie Robinson Friday, the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the major league color barrier. Robinson made history – and helped usher in the civil rights movement – in 1947 when he made his Brooklyn Dodgers debut against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. As part of Jackie Robinson Day, all major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Robinson's No. 42 in Dodger blue for the first time. MLB retired Robinson's number in 1997 and all uniformed personnel have worn 42 on Jackie Robinson Day since 2009. The Dodgers will play at home in Los Angeles Friday night, facing the Cincinnati Reds (10:10 p.m. ET, Apple TV+). They will be joined by Robinson's 99-year-old widow, Rachel, and her son David. Earlier in the day, several Dodgers players will take part in events in Pasadena, California, where Robinson grew up. |
| ⚾ The first trip to spring training: A Jackie Robinson story you may not know from 75 years ago |
| ⚾ Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking moment didn't start in the US; it began in Cuba |
 | | Brooklyn Dodgers star player Jackie Robinson in Vero Beach, Florida, in March 1956 | | The Associated Press | |
Final two NBA playoff spots up for grabs with play-in tournament games |
| After two solid nights of action earlier this week, the NBA's play-in tournament will conclude Friday night with two more win-or-go-home matchups as the last teams to take part in the playoffs will be decided. First, in an Eastern Conference matchup, Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Cavaliers may have injured center and second leading scorer Jarrett Allen for the game. Allen fractured his left middle finger on March 6 and has missed 19 consecutive games. The winner of the game will be the East's No. 8 seed and face the Miami Heat in the first round. Later in the Western Conference, CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans visit Los Angeles to play Paul George and the Clippers (10 p.m. ET, TNT). The winner of that matchup will be the No. 8 seed in the West and earn a best-of-seven clash with the Phoenix Suns, who finished the regular season 64-18, the NBA's best record. |
| 🏀 'The hope is that light breaks through the darkness': After mother's death, Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns having fun on the court again |
| 🏀 Western Conference playoffs: Ja Morant says the Memphis Grizzlies 'ducking no smoke' to the Patrick Beverley challenge |
| 🏀 No excuses: Phoenix Suns have everything to win NBA championship this season |
 | | Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, right, drives to the basket past Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington during the Hawks' win in the NBA play-in tournament in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. | | The Associated Press | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 👉 What we know about Patrick Lyoya, the Black man fatally shot by a Michigan police officer. |
| 💉 Booster vaccines were nearly 68% percent effective in protecting against the omicron wave, a CDC study shows. |
| 🔵 STD rates were likely underreported or potentially increased in the first year of the pandemic. |
| 🛥The world's largest yacht was seized by German officials for its ties to a Russian oligarch. |
| 💵When are tax returns due? Here's what you need to know about tax season deadlines. |
Coachella returns to kick of festival season |
| Music festival season begins Friday as the Coachella Music and Arts Festival gets underway in Indio, California. The festival is making its post-COVID return after being canceled in 2020 and 2021, but has already had to replace one of its top headliners after Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) dropped out earlier this month. Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd will fill the Sunday headlining spot in his place. Coachella runs April 15-17 and April 22-24 this year, with Harry Styles and Billie Eilish as the other major headliners. |
| 🌄Festivals forced to adapt: How climate change is disrupting many beloved seasonal events |
| 🎶More music postponements: COVID-related 'production challenges' delay J Balvin's José tour |
 | | The Weeknd performs during the Super Bowl Halftime Show at Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 7, 2021. | | Mark J. Rebilas, Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports | |
Jamaica to ease COVID-19 restrictions for travelers |
| The Jamaica Tourist Board announced that the Caribbean island will drop its indoor mask mandate starting Friday and its pre-departure PCR COVID-19 testing requirement starting Saturday. The change comes as other Caribbean destinations – including Puerto Rico and Aruba – ease their own entry requirements for tourists ahead of the summer travel season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Jamaica a destination with "low" COVID-19 risk but says travelers should make sure they are fully vaccinated before visiting. |
📸Photo of the day: 2022 MLB season is in full swing 📸 |
 | | The Detroit Tigers' Austin Meadows gets tagged out at home plate by Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | | Peter Aiken, USA TODAY Sports | |
| Victor Reyes and Austin Meadows had RBI singles in the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Thursday night. With the game tied 2-2, pinch-hitter Eric Haase hit the first of three straight two-out singles off reliever Jake Brentz (0-2), followed by Reyes and Meadows. The series between the two AL Central rivals resumes Friday night. |
| Click here to see some of the best photos of the 2022 MLB season so far. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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