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Matthew McConaughey on guns, police in schools, adoptions via social media and more must reads from USA TODAY. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

The Short List   Saturday, June 11 Good morning, friends of The Short List! It's John, and here are the week's must reads to get your day off on the right foot: 🔵'This moment is different': Actor Matthew McConaughey used his star power this week to urge leaders in Washington to address gun violence in honor of the children slain in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. After meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, McConaughey choked up as he said he believes there's "a window where it seems like real change – real change – can happen." He also gave his thoughts on "gun responsibility" in a column for the USA TODAY Network's Austin American-Statesman: "There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility. Keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people is not only the responsible thing to do, it is also the best way to protect the Second Amendment. We can do both." 🔵Police in schools: The Uvalde shooting has rekindled a long-simmering debate: Do police do more harm than good in schools? The killing of George Floyd fueled a movement to end policing in schools, which critics said targeted Black children for arrest and criminalized childhood misdeeds. After Uvalde, though, school leaders and lawmakers around the country are looking to boost, not cut, the ranks of school resource officers. 🔵Instagram adoptions: Social media platforms are a relatively new frontier for those seeking to adopt – particularly now that the demand for newborns exceeds the supply. Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter all are taking on the liaison role traditionally played by adoption agencies. They also live outside the bounds of most oversight and regulation, which can lead to financial scams, emotional damage and a lack of support services for birth mothers and adoptive families alike. Check out other stories in USA TODAY's "Broken adoptions" series: • Far from the fairy tale: Broken adoptions shatter promises to 66,000 US kids • What the numbers tell us: How many adoptions fail, and why? • Buried records: Adopted children get new ID numbers that hide their histories • 'You don't give up on family': Adoptive parents' quest to help foster daughter meets tragic end Don't miss the other great reads below.👇 Have a great weekend! Can falling lumber prices help improve the housing supply in the US? U.S. lumber prices are falling dramatically, but that doesn't mean manufacturers can get their hands on enough lumber to offset supply shortages. When is the next Jan. 6 congressional hearing and what can we expect? Should I leave my partner if I have feelings for someone else? Another summer, another COVID-19 wave. Here's what makes this one... How the longtime marriage between Dell and Sonya Curry crumbled Powerful images: Ukrainians take kids, pets to visit rusted Russian... Missing California college student's case was cold. Then came a... They're some of the few people driving Ford F-150 Lightnings J. Lo calls co-headlining Super Bowl 'the worst idea' in new... New app allows Spotify users to see their top music genres and artists Exclusive e-Edition: Read today's newspaper online, and access hundreds of newspapers across the USA TODAY Network.   Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2022 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102