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NEED TO KNOW

More Charges in Floyd Death

The three other Minneapolis police officers present during the death of George Floyd will be charged with crimes including aiding and abetting murder, officials announced yesterday. The charge against former officer Derek Chauvin—shown on video kneeling on Floyd's neck and back for almost nine minutes—was upgraded from third- to second-degree murder. See the difference here.

Protests continued but were calmer than previous nights, with sporadic violence and looting seen in cities across the country. Three police officers suffered injuries when a man ambushed an anti-looting patrol in New York City. More than 10,000 people have been arrested thus far during the demonstrations. 

Separately, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday he opposed using active-duty troops to help quell protests. The comments follow President Trump's consideration of the idea, which would require invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807. See background on the law here. 

In a rare public rebuke, former Trump administration defense secretary General James Mattis directly criticized the president's response to the protests. Read his full statement here. Trump responded overnight, tweeting that Mattis was "overrated" and saying he was glad to have fired him.  

Finally, the protests have sparked demonstrations in a number of cities across the world, many tying in local grievances against police and security enforcement (see photos).

A memorial for Floyd will be held today in Minneapolis, with private burial services planned Tuesday in Houston, where Floyd was raised. 

Cristobal Meanders Over Mexico

Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in Mexico yesterday, bringing 60 mph winds and up to 20 inches of rain to the country's Gulf Coast region. The system is expected to move slowly (currently at 3 mph) up the western Yucatán Peninsula before heading into the Gulf of Mexico late Friday. It is currently projected to move northward (see cone), hitting New Orleans late Sunday or early Monday. 

Cristobal is the third named storm—meaning sustained surface winds of at least 39 mph—of the young Atlantic hurricane season, which officially started Monday. It is the earliest that three named storms have formed this soon into the year. Forecasts suggest a busy season with 19 named storms projected, seven more than seen on average. Models predict three to six of the systems will turn into Category 3 storms or higher.

The NBA Heads to Disneyland

NBA officials are expected to approve today a unique proposal that would see play return by August, with all games being held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The plan calls for 22 teams—13 from the Western Conference and nine from the Eastern Conference—to play a truncated regular-season, followed by playoffs. 

Under the proposal, the 16 top teams in the league will be joined by six teams currently competing for eighth place in each conference, the usual cutoff for the playoffs. Eight teams with poor records will not be invited, effectively ending their 2019-20 season. Games will be played at the resort's Wide World of Sports Complex, which includes three arenas, but will reportedly be held without fans.

When play was suspended March 11, the Milwaukee Bucks (53-12) and Los Angeles Lakers (49-14) led the East and West, respectively. See the full standings here.

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IN THE KNOW

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Cannes Film Festival reveals its 2020 lineup which includes films by Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, and Pixar; selections come in lieu of an in-person festival (More)

> Major League Soccer players approve plan to restart 2020 season including a tournament at Disney World in Orlando (More) | Johnny Majors, College Football Hall of Fame player and coach, dies at 85 (More)

> NYC Pride, along with GLAAD and the National LGBTQ Task Force, announce a virtual rally to protest against police brutality; will be held Friday, June 26 (More)

Science & Technology

> Damage to cells lining blood vessels may be responsible for cases where COVID-19 patients quickly deteriorate days after hospitalization (More) | Large-scale study finds no preventative benefit of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 (More) | ... but questions raised about Lancet study of its effectiveness as a treatment (More)

> Early Mayan sites revealed by airborne light detection and ranging sensors found to be much larger and older than previously thought (More) | How LiDAR, a precise method to aid 3D mapping, is revolutionizing archaeology (More, $$, NatGeo)

> Scientists recreate hair follicles from pluripotent human stem cells, pointing toward a treatment for baldness and potentially disfiguration from scars, injuries, and disorders (More)

Business & Markets

> US stock markets up (S&P 500 +1.4%, Dow +2.1%, Nasdaq +0.8%) as economic recovery optimism continues; S&P 500 experiencing its best 50-day rally of all time (More)

> Japanese tech giant SoftBank launching $100M fund to invest in companies led by entrepreneurs of color (More)

> Third-largest record label Warner Music soars 20% in first day trading as public company (More) | Business intelligence platform ZoomInfo prices IPO above range, will start trading today (More)

Politics & World Affairs

> US reports 1.85 million coronavirus cases, with 107,175 deaths, as of this morning, a 1% rise in deaths since yesterday; see a comparison of daily cases with each state's reopening status (More)

> Former President Barack Obama holds virtual town hall on police violence; watch here (More) | Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to order the removal of Richmond's statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee (More)

> ​US to block Chinese airlines from flying in or out of the US beginning June 16, citing Chinese restrictions on US carriers limiting passenger air travel (More) | Hong Kong passes law banning mockery of Chinese national anthem (More)

IN-DEPTH

Inside the Boogaloo Movement

Bellingcat | Robert Evans, Jason Wilson. Rumors have swirled around the influence of outside groups—many with conflicting ideologies, unrelated to George Floyd—leveraging protests around the country to foment violence. Take a look at the Boogaloo Bois, a loosely organized anti-government group matriculating into the mainstream via social media. (Read)

Something in the Air

Verge | James Vincent. One of the more difficult to swallow conspiracy theories that emerged during the pandemic is that 5G, a new global standard for wireless telecommunications, is fueling the spread of the coronavirus. Now, its adherents have moved from destroying wireless stations to harassing and attacking telecom engineers. (Read)

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Historybook: US Congress passes 19th Amendment, granting suffrage to women (1919); Battle of Midway starts (1942); HBD Angelina Jolie (1975); Hundreds killed at Tiananmen Square protests (1989); RIP basketball coaching legend John Wooden (2010).

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