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| Authorities are adding to the list of amended details surrounding the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, including that a door police previously said a teacher left open prior to the shooting had actually been closed but left unlocked, according to state officials. President Joe Biden will send advanced, long-range rockets to Ukraine to help fight Russian forces. The Atlantic hurricane season begins and is expected to be flooded with extreme weather events. California must make "comprehensive reparations" for slavery, a first-in-the-nation task force says. And it's the start of Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ voices and experiences. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's Wednesday's news. |
| 🌅 Up first: The Biden administration admitted it was wrong to downplay the threat of rising inflation last year as the White House works to combat rising prices that have hampered Joe Biden's presidency. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in March 2021 that inflation posed a ''small risk.'' Now, Yellen said in an interview with CNN she thinks she was ''wrong'' about the sky-rocketing trajectory inflation would take. With inflation at a 40-year high, Biden met Tuesday with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and promised to give him the space to tackle surging consumer prices. |
| ⛽️ U.S. gas prices continue to rise to record highs. Expect a ''cruel summer'' ahead. |
 | | Prices are displayed for the various grades of gasoline available from a pump at a Shell station, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Commerce City, Colorado. | | David Zalubowski, AP | |
More news to know now: |
| ⚫ One woman was killed and two men injured in a shooting following a high school graduation on a college campus in New Orleans, authorities said. |
| 💻 The Supreme Court blocked Texas from enforcing a law banning social media giants like Facebook and Twitter from moderating content – an outcome critics said would have forced ''extremist'' material onto the platforms. |
| ⭕ Kevin Spacey has agree to ''voluntarily appear'' in U.K. courts over sexual assault charges. |
| 🔔 A verdict in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's libel trial is stalled, with the jury to return today. |
| ✔ BTS talked inclusion at the White House: ''It's not wrong to be different.'' |
 | | Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing of the White House in Washington, DC, May 31, 2022, as they visit to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. | | SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images | |
| 🌳 Here are 13 cool tech gadgets sure to liven up your next backyard party. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast reporter Bill Keveney talks about the conversation surrounding reparations in California. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
More revised accounts from authorities on Uvalde school shooting |
| The teacher who police said left a door propped open minutes before a gunman entered Robb Elementary School and murdered 19 children and two teachers had actually closed the door, though it did not lock, state authorities now say. The new development adds to a list of revised accounts from authorities of the May 24 school shooting, including the amount of time before law enforcement officials entered the classrooms where the gunman was shooting and details about officers' interactions with the gunman. State police initially said the teacher, who has not been identified, propped the door open with a rock and did not remove it before the gunman entered. Travis Considine, chief communications officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that officials verified she closed the door and investigators are looking into why it did not lock. |
| ⚫ Funeral services for the 19 students and two teachers killed last week began Tuesday and will continue through the next two weeks. |
 | | Crosses adorn a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 31, 2022. | | CHANDAN KHANNA, AFP via Getty Images | |
| ⚫ Ohio Republicans want to mandate self-defense training for high school students. |
| ⚫ Have to be 21 to buy a semi-automatic rifle? Uvalde has House pushing a minimum age increase from 18. |
📷 Photo of the day: National protests demand stronger gun control after shootings 📷 |
 | | Demonstrators gather around the stage as they listen to speakers Friday in front of the NRA convention on May 27, 2022 in Houston. | | Ronald Erdrich, Abiliene Reporter News via USA TODAY NETWORK | |
| Teachers, children and other concerned community members across the country are turning to public protest to demand safer gun laws following the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas that killed 19 kids and two teachers. |
| Click here to see more photos of the demonstrations across the nation. |
Biden administration to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine |
| President Joe Biden said his administration would send advanced, long-range rocket systems to Ukraine to combat Russian forces. The weapons would be part of a new $700 million security package that will be formally announced Wednesday. In perhaps the clearest statement yet of America's role in the war, Biden promised more advanced weaponry and financial assistance for Ukraine and deeper isolation for Russia. But in a New York Times op-ed , Biden also spelled out what the U.S. will not do: try to oust Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senior administration officials said Tuesday the United States would be sending HIMARS (High Mobility Rocket Systems) to Ukraine. The officials said in a call with reporters that Ukrainian officials assured the U.S. the rockets would only be used to repel Russian forces in Ukraine and not to attack Russian territory. The officials said the Pentagon would also provide air surveillance radars, additional javelins and anti-armor weapons. |
| 🟡 Earlier Ukraine updates: EU leaders agree to partial ban of Russian oil. |
| 🟡 2022 World Cup: Scotland vs. Ukraine odds, picks and predictions. |
 | | An elderly woman sits on a bench in a yard of destroyed residential buildings in Mariupol on May 31, 2022, amid the ongoing military action in Ukraine. | | STRINGER, AFP via Getty Images | |
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Atlantic hurricane season begins |
| The Atlantic hurricane season begins Wednesday, and forecasters expect yet another busy stretch in 2022. As many as 10 hurricanes could form, meteorologists said. An average season typically spawns seven hurricanes and peaks in August and September. If predictions hold true, it will be a record seventh consecutive year of above-normal activity. Overall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said 14 to 21 named storms will develop. These numbers includes tropical storms, which contain wind speeds of 39 mph or higher. Of the predicted hurricanes, three to six could be major hurricanes, packing wind speeds of 111 mph or higher. The National Hurricane Center ran out of names for Atlantic storms in the past two years; there were a record-setting 30 named storms in 2020 and 21 last year. At least 11 people died and 20 were missing after Hurricane Agatha touched down in southern Mexico on Monday. |
| 💧 Hurricane Agatha kills 11, leaves 20 missing in Mexico: Storm may drench South Florida by week's end. |
 | | Palm trees blow in the wind before Hurricane Agatha makes landfall in Huatulco, Oaxaca State, Mexico on May 30, 2022. | | GIL OBED, AFP via Getty Images | |
California says slavery legacy requires 'comprehensive reparations' |
| The harm to African Americans that started with slavery persists to this day through systemic discrimination that requires California to make "comprehensive reparations" and extensive reforms in housing, education and the justice system, according to a sweeping report scheduled for release Wednesday by a first-in-the-nation state reparations task force. The panel, whose recommendations pertain to California, also urged the creation of a special office charged with providing a pathway for financial reparations for Black residents, according to a draft version of the report examined by USA TODAY. The report, which runs 500 pages, will be the first government-commissioned study on harms against the African American community since the 1968 Kerner Commission report ordered by then-President Lyndon Johnson, task force Chair Kamilah Moore said. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating the task force in 2020, making California the only state to move ahead with a study and plan. |
| ✍ Repairing America: Reparations and the fight for racial justice across the country, from USA TODAY Opinion. |
 | | FILE - People line up to speak during a reparations task force meeting at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 13, 2022. | | Janie Har, AP | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 🍁 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed a ''national freeze'' on handgun sales. |
| 🚨 A multi-agency operation recovered 70 missing children in recent weeks from west Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. |
| 🔱 A $2 million gold relic was stolen from a NYC church in a ''brazen crime.'' |
| 💼 Will I burn bridges by accepting a counteroffer and turning down a new job? |
| ☕ With or without sugar, coffee continues to pour possible health benefits, a study suggests. |
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June ushers in Pride Month across the US |
| Wednesday marks the first day of June, and with it the start of Pride Month, a celebration of LGTBQ voices and experiences. Pride Month's roots go back to June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided The Stonewall Inn, a gay club, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. Frequent raids of gay bars had escalated frustration toward police and led patrons to fight back, sparking days of protests. Since then, cities around the world mark Pride Month as a celebration of the history and visibility of the LGBTQ community. This year, Pride will return to in-person events after being sidelined during the pandemic. It also returns amid a time of challenges for LGBTQ people, including hostile legislation such as Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill." |
| 🌈 Going beyond a rainbow flag at your desk: Here's the business impact of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. |
| 🌈 From GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis for USA TODAY Opinion: Americans see more LGBTQ people on TV these days. That's absolutely crucial for our cause. |
| 🌈 The Supreme Court will decide if a website designer may decline to build sites for same-sex weddings in the latest test of LGBTQ vs. religious rights. |
| 🌈 Bitcoin meant equity for Black, LGBTQ+ investors. Where does the Crypto Crash leave things? |
 | | Tampa Pride Parade on March 26, 2022, two days before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Don't Say Gay" law. | | Octavio Jones/Getty Images, Octavio Jones/Getty Images | |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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