| Good morning. It's Thursday, April 7, and we're in awe reading about this carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages and understands more than a dozen more. Now let's catch up on the news. |
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 | Ukraine is bracing for Russian attacks in its east and south. | |
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 | The Minneapolis officer who killed Amir Locke won't face charges. | - What happened? Mark Hanneman fatally shot Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, during a no-knock raid in February.
- Prosecutors couldn't prove Hanneman violated the law that lets officers use deadly force, they said yesterday, but criticized the use of a no-knock warrant.
- What are no-knocks? A dangerous and controversial police tactic that lets officers force their way into homes unannounced.
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 | Student loan payments will remain paused through August. | - The details: The extension, announced yesterday, applies to federal student loans and nearly 41 million people. Payments and interest on the loans, suspended at the start of the pandemic, were set to resume next month.
- What this means: People get a few more months of financial breathing room as record inflation makes almost everything more expensive.
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 | Donald Trump said he wanted to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. | - The quote: In an interview yesterday with The Post, Trump claimed the Secret Service stopped him from joining his supporters, adding: "I would have gone there in a minute."
- The former president repeatedly deflected blame for the attack on the Capitol. When asked about a gap in White House call logs that day, he said he didn't remember "getting very many" calls.
- Other news: Two former Trump advisers were held in contempt of Congress yesterday for refusing to comply with the House's Jan. 6 investigation.
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 | Cubans are arriving in record numbers along the U.S.-Mexico border. | - The latest: More than 32,000 Cubans were taken into U.S. custody at the border last month, according to official data, with more expected in the coming months.
- What's driving this? Cuba's economy has been shocked by the pandemic and a tightening of U.S. sanctions.
- The big picture: This comes amid an already record-breaking increase in migrants at the southern border.
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 | Researchers have discovered a genetic link to schizophrenia. | - The finding: Some people with mutations in 10 specific genes are as much as 50 times more likely to develop the disease, a new study found.
- Why this matters: It could lead to improved diagnosis and treatments for the severe brain disorder, which causes hallucinations, delusion and an inability to function.
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 | It's baseball's Opening Day. | - What to know: We almost didn't get here. MLB owners locked out players over a labor dispute for more than three months, which delayed the start of the season.
- The schedule: There are seven games set for today and 13 tomorrow. The Atlanta Braves, last year's World Series champions, host Cincinnati tonight.
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow. But before you go … try adding a breath of fresh air to your home with this expert guide: 11 houseplants that work well in small spaces.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Prefer push notifications? Download The Post's app to get one when The 7 publishes. |
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