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| π± Quick rundown: Five states including Georgia will hold primary elections today, testing the strength of former President Donald Trump's endorsement. President Joe Biden emphasized Russia's war in Ukraine is "a global issue" when meeting with '"Quad" members in Asia. The Kremlin is looking to set up a military base in Ukraine's Kherson region. Southern Baptist Convention leaders will meet to discuss a report of decades-long abuse. The Golden State Warriors are one step away from winning the NBA Finals tonight. |
| ππΌ♀️ I'm Nicole, and here's Tuesday's news. |
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Up first: People might first mistake monkeypox for a sexually transmitted disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Scientists have recorded more than 250 confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases, mainly in Europe, and are trying to see if the cases may be connected – such a large chain of person-to-person transmission has never been seen before. Public health officials want to be sure that Americans and their health care providers are aware of the possibility that a rash plus travel history might indicate monkeypox rather than a more common sexually transmitted disease, like herpes or syphilis, which it can resemble. |
 | | A monkeypox virion was obtained from a sample associated with a prairie dog outbreak in 2003. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities. | | Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP | |
More news to know now: |
| π§ Mandatory water restrictions may be imposed in California if residents don't use less on their own, Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened. |
| π Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appears to be safe and effective for children ages 6 months to 5 years, according to a company study. |
| ⚫ Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was intoxicated when a dump truck hit and killed him on a Florida interstate earlier this year. |
| ⚾ The mayor of Southern California city Anaheim is resigning today amid a swirling political scandal over the sale of Angel Stadium to the baseball team. |
| ☀ A punishing heat wave in India and Pakistan was about 30 times more likely to happen because of human-caused climate change, according to experts. |
 | | People sleep in the shade of a tree on a hot summer afternoon in Lucknow in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on April 28. Severe heat wave conditions swept north and western parts of India. | | Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP | |
| π Memorial Day is quickly approaching. For the ultimate barbecue setup, our product experts at Reviewed have assembled some incredible grill deals to help you make the most of the tastes of summer. |
| π§ On today's 5 Things podcast, we preview another busy primary election day in several states around the country. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
Georgia elections highlight primary day in five states |
| The Georgia primaries will headline a busy day in politics when four other states will also be holding elections. Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp faces Trump-backed David Perdue, a former Senator, for the state's GOP gubernatorial nomination. Many eyes will also be fixed on Georgia's GOP secretary of state primary, where Republican Rep. Jody Hice, another Trump acolyte, looks to unseat current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Both Kemp and Raffensperger have drawn opposition from former President Donald Trump after they refused to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. For Democrats, Stacey Abrams will win her party's gubernatorial primary after running unopposed. Abrams, who worked to help flip Georgia blue during the 2020 presidential election, would be the state's first Black governor if she wins the general election in the fall. |
| π΄ Trumpism is here to stay in Georgia no matter what happens during Tuesday's primaries. |
| π΄ Mike Pence says he could run for president in 2024 even if Trump also runs. |
 | | Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a Get Out the Vote Rally on the eve of gubernatorial and other primaries in the state, on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga. | | Brynn Anderson, AP | |
Biden wraps Asia trip with meeting of the 'Quad' |
| During one of the last stops on his five-day trip to Asia, President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders in Tokyo Tuesday they were navigating "a dark hour in our shared history" due to Russia's brutal war on Ukraine and he urged the group to make greater effort to stop President Vladimir Putin's aggression. "This is more than just a European issue. It's a global issue," Biden said as a summit with Japan, Australia and India began. While the president did not directly call out any countries, his message appeared to be pointed, at least in part, at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with whom differences persist over how to respond to the invasion. India has not imposed sanctions or even condemned Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware. The four nations comprise an informal alliance known as the "Quad" — short for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — that has met sporadically to discuss issues of mutual interest. One unspoken goal of the partnership is to check China's power. |
| π POTUS in Asia: Biden ends South Korea visit with emphasis on economic, security cooperation. |
| π ''That's the commitment we made'': U.S. would send military to defend Taiwan if China were to invade, Biden says. |
 | | From left to right, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce a scholarship program that will bring together American, Japanese, Australian and Indian masters and doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study in the United States. The announcement came at the Quad Leaders Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | | Saul Loeb, AFP via Getty Images | |
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| π΄ Here's why the Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary race may not be decided before June. |
| π Biden riles China with promise to defend Taiwan militarily. Here's what to know about the dispute. |
| π· Monkeypox is here and spreading – but the U.S. is prepared to handle the threat. |
| π Walmart, Target are foreshadowing more consumer stress and economic shifts. |
| πΊ American voter demographics are changing. No – that's not what Replacement Theory is. |
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Russia seeks base in Kherson region; Austin speaks out about West's help |
| Kirill Stremousov, a Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Kherson region, has been quoted by Russian state media as saying the region's pro-Kremlin administration will ask Moscow to set up a military base there. Russian forces took control of the region in southeastern Ukraine early on in the war and installed its own administration. Ukrainian officials have speculated that Russia plans to stage a referendum in the region to declare its independence, similar to the ones that took place in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014. Vladimir Saldo, installed by Russia as governor of the Kherson region, already has stated the area will have dual currency — Russian rubles and Ukrainian hryvnyas. As the fighting in Ukraine rages on, western allies have promised new, sophisticated weaponry to support Ukraine as it resists Russia's invasion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday. However, Austin also stated he thinks that "this is Ukraine's fight. "It's not the United States' fight." |
| π‘ M-TAC gear: Zelenskyy's fleece jacket is in high demand but won't be restocked until Ukraine ''victory''. |
| π‘ From USA TODAY Opinion: Zelenskyy beats Putin on military calculus, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Stavridis says. |
 | | This fleece jacket sometimes worn by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in high demand. | | AP | |
π° From the USA TODAY newsroom: Inside China's secret Uyghur detention system |
| Beijing's incarceration of ethnic minorities is creating a slow-motion genocide, experts say. An exclusive new report offers an insight after thousands of secret files were obtained from computer systems of two local police agencies in China, according to a U.S.-based China researcher, Adrian Zenz. A hacker extracted the files and gave them to Zenz, who then launched an extensive effort to authenticate the records and provided them to an international media consortium, including USA TODAY. Journalists independently reviewed the massive trove of records and verified portions of the contents, which experts say offer an unprecedented look inside China's detention and internment of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities. |
| ⚫ A look inside the files: Hacked data and photos offer unprecedented evidence of China's Uyghur detention system. |
 | | Hacked data and photos offer unprecedented evidence of China's secret Uyghur detention system. | | Adrian Zenz/Victims of Communism, Veronica Bravo | |
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Southern Baptist executive committee meets to discuss sexual abuse report |
| Southern Baptist Convention leaders perpetuated a cycle of abuse for two decades by ignoring reports of sexual abuse and dismissing recommendations for reform, investigators found in a historic report released Sunday. The nearly 300-page document from Guidepost Solutions contains explosive details about how the nation's largest Protestant denomination responded to a growing sexual abuse crisis within its ranks. Since then, several top leaders have resigned, and the body — under interim leadership — will meet Tuesday to discuss the report. Thirty employees and an 86-member board of elected officials lead the executive committee, which manages denomination business when the SBC isn't gathered at its annual meeting. Guidepost urges the SBC to establish an offender database, formally apologize to survivors, and clarify standards for churches and clergy, among its 17 recommendations. |
| π Criticisms about overstepping boundaries: How a series of top committee resignations could further tensions within the SBC. |
 | | Southern Baptist Convention Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, is one of the largest Southern Baptist congregation. | | Courtesy Saddleback Church / Facebook | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| π₯ Some Jif peanut butter products have been recalled over salmonella outbreak concerns. |
| π’ Myths and stereotypes about domestic abuse have influenced people's reactions to the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, experts say. |
| π€ Fans called out John Mulaney's reaction after Dave Chapelle appeared at Mulaney's show and made jokes they say targeted the LGBTQ community. |
| π― The annual Time 100 list is here and includes Oprah Winfrey, Mila Kunis, Quinta Brunson and Kris Jenner. |
| π₯ As U.S. wildfires intensify, here's why controlled burns are an essential component of forestland management. |
 | | Firefighter Vadix Armendarez looks for hot spots along State Highway 434 north of Mora after a late night on the line as firefighters from all over the country converge on Northern New Mexico to battle the Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon fires on May 13, 2022. | | Jim Weber, AP | |
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Golden State Warriors are one win away from NBA Finals berth |
| The Golden State Warriors can clinch a spot in the NBA Finals with a win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday night in Dallas (9 p.m. ET, TNT). The Warriors enter the game with a commanding 3-0 lead series after securing a 109-100 victory on the road Sunday . Hoping to prevent – or at least delay – a sixth NBA Finals appearance for Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, is Mavericks All-Star guard Luka DonΔiΔ. The 23-year-old is averaging 34 points per game against the Warriors in this series, including back-to-back games with more than 40 points. However, history is not in DonΔiΔ or the Mavericks' favor, as no NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series. |
| π In the Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics pull even with Miami Heat in lopsided Eastern Conference finals Game 4 win. |
| π NBA playoff schedule: Conference final matchups, dates, game times and TV info. |
 | | West finals: Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives and shoots over Mavericks defender Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of Game 2. | | Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports | |
π· Photo of the day: Crowds return to Roland Garros for the 2022 French Open π· |
 | | Naomi Osaka reacts after losing against Amanda Anisimova during the first-round match at the French Open. | | Ryan Pierse, Getty Images | |
| The French Open tennis tournament is in full swing at Roland Garros in paris. The crowds are back to no-mask, full-capacity pre-pandemic levels for this year's Grand Slam competition on the red clay. Among the leading women in action on Tuesday are two-time major champion Simona Halep and No. 3 seed Paula Badosa. In a major upset Monday, Naomi Osaka departed Roland Garros against her will — via a 7-5, 6-4 loss in the first round to 20-year-old American Amanda Anisimova, who is seeded 27th and also won their contest at the Australian Open in January. The first round of the French Open is scheduled to conclude on Day 3 and the top two men on the bottom half of the draw finally get started : second-seeded Daniil Medvedev and fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. |
| Click here to see photos of the 2022 French Open. |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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