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Friday, June 10

A child covers her face as she waits for her turn to receive the vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 2, 2021.

Kids born during or just before the pandemic are trailing behind developmental benchmarks and more news to start your Friday.

Key takeaways from the first night of the public hearing by the House Jan. 6 committee. A mass shooting at a Maryland manufacturing facility leaves at least three dead. Russian-backed separatists have sentenced POWs to death. A generation of children born during or just before the pandemic are facing developmental and behavioral challenges. The latest in the LIV Golf saga.

🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and we're closing out the week with Friday's news.

🌅 Up first: Ohio 13-year-old Johnny Stone pulled out a seemingly ordinary football card of New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones. But, for a collector like Johnny, he knew the card was life-changing. "As soon as I pulled it, I couldn't breathe," he said. "It is the only one of its kind. I couldn't believe it." Stone sold it for for $100,000 in cash to a private collector in Michigan. Since then, the card has been sold again for $175,000. Read more

Johnny Stone talks about scoring a rare card of New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in Cuyahoga Falls, at Triple Play Vintage.

PHIL MASTURZO, AKRON BEACON JOURNAL

More news to know now:

🔔 A Michigan officer was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot.

🔒 The House will consider a bill on Supreme Court security after a threat was made to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home.

💵 Did inflation ease more in May? Food and gas prices probably surged but other increases are slowing.

🎥 The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing. And yes, Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox are present.

💍 Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are officially wed! Everything we know about the ceremony.

FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019.

Jordan Strauss, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

🌈 From our product experts at Reviewed: Here's 25 queer-owned businesses to support this Pride Month.

🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Congress reporter Ledge King recaps the Jan. 6 hearing. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker.

📝 Did you follow the news this week? Test your knowledge with our news quiz.

Jan. 6 Committee builds case Trump "knew" he lost 2020 election

Members of a House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol began Thursday outlining their case that the insurrection was the final act of an intricate scheme orchestrated by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election. After months of closed-door depositions, interviews and subpoenas, the made-for-television public hearing gave committee members their first chance to show Americans what they found. Whether their findings will produce a criminal case against Trump remains unclear, but at the core of the committee's case is that Trump and his advisers "knew" he lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, but he coordinated a "false and fraudulent" information campaign to convince people that a victory had been stolen from him. The committee's second hearing is set for Monday. Read more

🔴 Video: ''It was carnage, it was chaos." Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards recounts Jan. 6.

🔴 Who were the witnesses at the Jan. 6 committee hearing? Here's who testified about the Capitol riot.

🔴 Tears, tissues, t-shirts: What it was like in the hearing room during the Jan. 6 committee hearing.

🔴 FBI arrests GOP candidate for Michigan governor, Ryan Kelley, on charges tied to Jan. 6.

🔴 Missed night one of the hearing? Watch it here.

A video showing former White House Advisor Ivanka Trump speaking during an interview with the Jan. 6 Committee is shown at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, hearing Thursday, June 9, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Andrew Harnik, AP

At least 3 killed in mass shooting at Maryland manufacturing facility

At least three people were killed and three others injured – including the suspected gunman and a Maryland State Police trooper – in a mass shooting Thursday at a manufacturing facility north of Smithsburg, authorities said. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a shooting at about 2:30 p.m. When deputies arrived at Columbia Machine, they found four gunshot victims, three of whom were dead. The suspect, a male, fled before the sheriff's office arrived, Hose said. A state trooper encountered the suspect and they exchanged gunfire. Both were hit and taken to the hospital. Read more

⚫ Thousands are expected to rally against gun violence in nationwide March for Our Lives protests.

⚫ CEOs from more than 200 companies including Levi Strauss, Lululemon urge Senate to pass gun safety legislation.

A Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy talks to bystanders following a shooting at Columbia Smithsburg manufacturing Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Smithsburg, Maryland.

Colleen McGrath, AP

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🖼 This is the saga of Arizona's famous stolen Willem de Kooning painting.

May 23, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, US; Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of paintings at the Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, does conservation work on "Woman-Ochre," an oil-on-canvas painting by Willem de Kooning. Mandatory Credit: Cheryl Evans-Arizona Republic

Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of paintings at the Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, does conservation work on "Woman-Ochre," an oil-on-canvas painting by Willem de Kooning.

Cheryl Evans/The Republic

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The pandemic babies are behind

Emerging evidence reveals an uptick in developmental delays and challenging behaviors in children belonging to the so-called "COVID generation." Born during or shortly before the pandemic, many of these children are talking, walking and interacting later and less frequently. They're also more prone to certain behaviors, like outbursts, physical aggression and separation anxiety. It's unclear how much the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic fallout are to blame. But experts note many young children in recent years have had uneven access to health and child care and relatively little exposure to the outside world. Read more

🟧 Here's the potential plan for distributing vaccines to the country's youngest children.

Dominique Spencer looks at various works on display that are part of an art installation produced by ParentsTogether on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Jemal Countess, Getty Images for ParentsTogether

ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday

🚩 A tourist helicopter carrying 6 people crashed in a Hawaii lava field, leaving 2 in serious condition.

📰 5 Marines were killed after an Osprey aircraft crashed in the California desert.

🟣 Abortion rights activists look to VP Kamala Harris for help in the midterm election fight.

🏀 Another former ABA player died waiting on his pension from the NBA. He left behind a chilling photo.

❓ ''I didn't throw the game'': ''Jeopardy!'' champ Ryan Long on his final match.

Ryan Long's winnings from 16 consecutive "Jeopardy!" games total $299,400.

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Russian-backed separatists sentence POWs to death

Two Britons and a Moroccan were sentenced to death by firing squad Thursday by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine for fighting on Ukraine's side. Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim have a month to appeal. The Supreme Court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic found the men guilty of working toward a violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death in the republic recognized only by Russia – and only days before the invasion in February. They men were also convicted of mercenary activities and terrorism. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called the decision a "sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy." Read more

🟡 Ukrainians take kids, pets, stuffed animals to visit abandoned Russian tanks, photos show.

🟡 Hacked Russian radio station broadcasts Ukraine's national anthem and anti-war songs.

Two British citizens Aiden Aslin, left, and Shaun Pinner, right, and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim, center, sit behind bars in a courtroom in Donetsk, in the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, June 9, 2022.

PGA Tour suspends 17 members, minutes after LIV Golf tees off

About 30 minutes after LIV Golf teed off in its first event in London, the PGA Tour announced seventeen golfers participating in LIV's event would be suspended for an unspecified period. Anyone who chooses to participate in future LIV events will also be suspended. The LIV Golf tour was formed in 2020, backed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, a nation accused of wide-ranging human rights abuses. The PGA tour said players made their choice to participate in the Saudi-backed league for "financial-based reasons." LIV Golf Series responded Thursday with a statement saying the suspensions were "vindictive" and that it "deepens the divide between the Tour and its members." Read more

🏌️‍♂️ Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy support PGA Tour suspensions of LIV Golf players.

🏌️‍♂️ Opinion: The PGA Tour is right to suspend Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, LIV golfers.

📷 Photo of the day: The inaugural LIV Golf tournament in London 📷

The inaugural event for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series is officially underway. Four dozen golfers split into 12 teams and teed off at the Centurion Club in St. Albans outside of London Thursday. Golfers will play 54 holes over the course of three days, competing a total of $25 million in prize purses. Read more

🏌️‍♂️Click here to see photos of LIV Golf's first-ever event.