The 5 things you need to know this May 26: what we know about Salvador Ramos, the alleged attacker from Texas

The US offers vaccines to certain people exposed to monkeypox.

Six takeaways from primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas.

What do the Colombian candidates propose about Venezuela? 

1. What we know about Salvador Ramos

The suspected perpetrator of the attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was a local high school student with few or no friends who authorities say legally purchased two assault rifles and dozens of rounds of ammunition. last week for his 18th birthday. On Tuesday, Ramos first shot his grandmother in her home and then fled the scene, authorities said.

This is what we know about him.

• Suspect in Uvalde attack sent chilling messages to teen he met online

• These are the victims of the massacre in a Texas elementary school

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  Gun control laws are stalled in the US Congress and that won't change anytime soon.

2. The US offers vaccines to certain people exposed to monkeypox

As world health leaders investigate an unusual outbreak of monkeypox in more than a dozen countries, discussions in the United States have focused on vaccination against the disease, with certain people exposed to the virus now being could offer a vaccine.

The Jynneos vaccine, given in two doses four weeks apart, is licensed to prevent smallpox and monkeypox in adults.

3. New findings help explain the conundrum of prolonged covid

Vaccines, variants, natural immunity and better treatment options mean that getting sick from covid-19 is not the same now as it was a year or two ago.

But for millions of people who contracted the virus even in the first months of the pandemic, the impact of the disease lingers.

4. Six takeaways from the primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas

Election deniers backed by former President Donald Trump were defeated in a series of primaries against Republican officials who had rejected the former president's lies but otherwise enacted conservative policies popular with GOP voters.

The results could have party-wide implications, forcing Trump to recalculate his role in internal races.

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5. What do the Colombian candidates propose about Venezuela?

On May 29, around 39 million voters will return to the polls to elect the next president and vice president of Colombia.

The elected president, who will hold the reins of the country in the 2022-2026 period, could also change the landscape for the thousands of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the country.

Here we explain what the main candidates propose.

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Earlier, Moderna had also posted encouraging results.

CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains what parents need to know.

Kate Moss' testimony about her relationship with Johnny Depp 

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The number of the day

72.7%

According to census data, as of July 2021, Uvalde County — where the school massacre occurred — had an estimated population of 72.7% Hispanic or Latino.

quote of the day

"My sweetheart now fly high with the angels above. Please don't take a second for granted. Hug your family. Tell them you love them."

Angel Garza, the father of a 10-year-old girl who was the victim of the deadly shooting in Uvalde, posted an emotional message on Facebook after his daughter's death.

This is what we know about the students and adults who died in the massacre.

And to finish...

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