Start your week smart: Roe v. Wade, G7 summit, Ukraine, Gun laws, Oslo shooting

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Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.

The weekend that was

• Abortion-rights protesters continued to voice their fury and anguish nationwide this weekend following the seismic ruling by the US Supreme Court to eliminate the federal constitutional right to an abortion.

• The G7 summit is underway in the Bavarian Alps, where President Joe Biden and his fellow leaders will discuss ways to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine while still managing an unsteady global economy.

• Russia targeted the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with a series of missile attacks earlier today. The chief of Ukraine’s national police force said one person died and five were wounded in a strike that hit a residential apartment block.

• President Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in decades, marking a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of Washington’s most contentious policy issues.

• Oslo’s annual Pride parade was canceled on Saturday following a deadly shooting at a gay bar that Norwegian police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack. Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in the shooting.

The week ahead

Monday

The G7 summit that began over the weekend in Germany will continue, with the war in Ukraine and rising prices the big focus for the leaders of some of the world’s biggest economies.

Tuesday

President Biden will travel to Madrid, Spain, for the 2022 NATO Summit – another alliance that has been aiding Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to virtually address both the G7 and NATO summits.

There will also be primary elections in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah, as well as primary runoffs in Mississippi and South Carolina, and a special election for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District.

Friday

Friday is the traditional getaway day for many people heading into the July 4 holiday weekend. And if you’re planning to hit the highway, you won’t be alone. AAA is predicting that 42 million Americans – more than ever – will take a road trip of 50 miles or more.

July 1 is also Canada Day, which commemorates the joining of Canada’s original three provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Canada province, which is now Ontario and Quebec) as one nation in 1867.

Want more 5 Things?

This week on a special extended Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, we take a look at a momentous week at the Supreme Court and the far-reaching impacts of two major rulings. First, CNN Supreme Court reporter Ariane de Vogue examines why the court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and what it means for women across the country. Then, in the wake of a major ruling on gun rights, CNN’s Elle Reeve examines an Oklahoma group that is actively trying to loosen weapon laws in the state despite a spate of recent mass shootings and the passage of new federal gun legislation. Listen here. 

Photos of the week

Afghans evacuate after a deadly magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more on Wednesday, June 22. See photos from the earthquake

Swim coach Andrea Fuentes, right, rescues American swimmer Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool after she lost consciousness during the finals at the FINA world Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday, June 22. Alvarez, who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, received medical attention beside the pool and was subsequently carried off on a stretcher.

Quinn, a Chow Chow, is photographed at the Westminster Dog Show in Tarrytown, New York, on Monday, June 20. See more photos from the show

An image obtained by the Austin-American Statesman shows at least three officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary at 11:52 a.m, 19 minutes after a gunman entered the school, killing 19 children and two teachers. One officer has what appears to be a tactical shield, and two of the officers hold rifles. The Uvalde mayor has criticized the current investigations and claims the elementary school will be demolished.

A man approaches the body of his son, who was reportedly killed by a cluster rocket in the city of Lysychansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 18.

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother, Ruby Freeman, at a House select committee hearing investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, June 21. She told the committee about "hateful" and "racist" threats she received via Facebook.

Beachgoers enjoy the hot weather in Bournemouth, England on Friday, June 17.

US President Joe Biden is helped by Secret Service agents after he fell trying to get off his bike to greet a crowd in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Saturday, June 18. Biden did not require any medical attention at the scene. The Bidens spent the long weekend at their home in Rehoboth Beach, in part to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary.

Matt Fitzpatrick of England plays a shot from a fairway bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the US Open in Brookline, Massachusetts on Sunday, June 19. Fitzpatrick won his first career major and became the first non-American to win both the US Amateur and US Open at the same venue.

Brian Wentzel holds the hand of his 2-year-old son, Bodhi, while he receives his Covid-19 vaccination at Dayton Children's Hospital in Ohio on Tuesday, June 21. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5 on Saturday.

People gather for the sunrise for the summer solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England on Tuesday, June 21. It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

An ostrich looks over her eggs at the Jaipur Zoo in Rajasthan, India on Wednesday, June 22.

Indigenous demonstrators drive past burning road blockades in Machachi, Ecuador on Monday, June 20 while heading toward the capital, Quito, after a week of protests against the economic and social policies of President Guillermo Lasso.

A street artist blows bubbles during a performance in Paris on Friday, June 17. A heatwave is sweeping across much of France and Europe.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, at Windsor Castle in England on Wednesday, June 22.

People attend a Juneteenth celebration at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, June 19. Juneteenth became a federal holiday last year.

A staff member holds the painting 'Cloud Study' by John Constable in front of a painting titled 'Study for Clouds' by Gerhard Richter at Sotheby's in London on Wednesday, June 22.

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo is hit in the neck by a pitch during a Major League Baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, June 19.

Residents follow an ambulance containing the dead body of a Congolese soldier in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, June 17.

A bird flies over Britain's Ryan Peniston while he competes in a tennis match against Spain's Pedro Martinez in Eastbourne, England on Wednesday, June 22.

A girl carries her brother as she wades through a flooded road on the outskirts of Agartala, India on Saturday, June 18. Northeastern India and northern Bangladesh have been particularly badly hit by severe weather, which has prompted some of the worst flooding in the region in years. At least 84 people have died in landslides, lightning strikes and flash floods across the two countries in the past week, according to officials.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera, Spain on Saturday, June 18. This is just one of the multiple fires in Spain after an extreme heat wave hit the country.

From left, Tampa Bay left wing Pat Maroon and Colorado defenseman Josh Manson scuffle during Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Florida on Monday, June 20.

Workers stand next to a giant hole in a road caused by the collapse of a drain network due to heavy rains in Villa Nueva, Guatemala on Monday, June 20.

Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at Downing Street, sits in London, on Tuesday, June 21.

Gustavo Petro celebrates in Bogotá after winning Colombia's presidential election on Sunday, June 19. Petro will become the country's first leftist leader.

Firefighters and police officers salute as the body of Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson is unloaded from an ambulance in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 18. Williamson and four other firefighters were trapped when a building they were in collapsed soon after a fire there was extinguished. The other four firefighters and a city worker were pulled alive from the rubble.

Britain's Prince Charles is shown skulls of victims during a visit to the Nyamata Church Genocide Memorial in Nyamata, Rwanda on Wednesday, June 22. In 1994, Hutu extremists targeted minority ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in a three-month killing spree that left an estimated 800,000 people dead, though local estimates are higher.

France's Marie Wattel competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly semifinal at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday June 18.

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers is hugged by US Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, after his testimony on Tuesday, June 21. Bowers, a Republican, defied a scheme to overturn the election results in his state, and he gave emotional testimony about the impact that had. He described "disturbing" protests outside his home, and he read a passage from his personal journal about friends who had turned on him.

Swiss freeride snowboarder, base jumper and wingsuit pilot Géraldine Fasnacht prepares to jump out of SolarStratos, a solar-powered aircraft prototype, in Verbier, Switzerland on Saturday, June 18.

Bloodhound Trumpet kisses his handler Heather Helmer at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Tarrytown, New York on Wednesday, June 22. Trumpet made history by becoming the first bloodhound to win "Best in Show".

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge looks on from the Royal Box on the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse-racing meeting in Ascot, England on June 17.

Yogis take part in the 'Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga' event marking the summer solstice, in Times Square, New York on Tuesday, June 21.

French far-right National Rally leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen walks away after being escorted by French President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the presidential Élysée Palace on Tuesday, June 21.

Gary Hunt of France competes during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Paris, on Saturday, June 18. See last week in 32 photos.

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What’s happening in entertainment

‘Citizen Ashe’

The new CNN film “Citizen Ashe” premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The film explores the enduring legacy of Arthur Ashe, the only Black man to win singles titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In addition to being one of the greatest American tennis players of all time, Ashe was also a social activist, role model and advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness after revealing his own diagnosis to the public in 1992.

‘Westworld’

Season four of the series set in a futuristic Wild West fantasy park returns to HBO tonight at 9 p.m. ET after a two-year break. (Like CNN, HBO is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.)

And on Friday…

“Minions: The Rise of Gru” hits theaters, and Netflix will drop the last two super-sized episodes of season four of “Stranger Things.” 

What’s happening in sports

Wimbledon

Tennis fans will flock to the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London beginning Monday as the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament gets underway. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will face South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in the men’s opening round. In the women’s draw, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play Croatian qualifier Jana Fett.

Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup finals continue later today with the Colorado Avalanche leading the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2. The puck drops at 8 p.m. ET.

Quiz time!

Take CNN’s weekly news quiz to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 55% of fellow quiz fans have gotten an 8 out of 10 or better this week. How well can you do?

Play me off

‘Heatwave’

Spend part of your summer Sunday with this 1960s classic from Martha and the Vandellas.(Click here to view)