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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

5 things you need to know Wednesday

25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Wednesday is the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The bloody crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy movement still defines China for many Americans. Authorities in Beijing are blanketing the city center with heavy security.
Paramilitary security force officers stand under a portrait of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City on June 2 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Twenty-five years ago on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops staged a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after the government ordered the square cleared.
Paramilitary security force officers stand under a portrait of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City on June 2 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Twenty-five years ago on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops staged a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after the government ordered the square cleared. (Photo: Kevin Frayer, Getty Images)
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  • Paramilitary security force officers stand under a portrait of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City on June 2 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Twenty-five years ago on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops staged a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after the government ordered the square cleared.
  • Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather around the Goddess of Democracy statue as they fill Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989. Hundreds of demonstrators were killed when Chinese troops cleared the square on June 3-4.
  • A photograph taken on June 5, 1989, top, shows a lone Chinese man blocking a line of tanks heading east on Changan Boulevard near Tiananmen Square. A May 27 photograph of the same spot shows a convoy of cars crossing the intersection.
  • A May 28, 1989, photograph shows students resting at Tiananmen Square. Twenty-five years years later, on May 31, Chinese tourists use their smartphones and digital cameras to take souvenir photos as slogans are displayed on electric screens.
  • People's Liberation Army troops and armored vehicles guard Tiananmen Gate on June 10, 1989. On May 28 Chinese paramilitary police clear tourists from the area for a flag-lowering ceremony on Tiananmen Square.
  • A May 26, 1989, photograph, top, shows a sanitation worker cleaning Tiananmen Square. On May 22 a sanitation worker, who is also a member of a group of civilian security informers, watches tourists while patrolling on her electric scooter.
  • In this combination of photos, a May 16, 1989, file photo, top, shows medics rushing a Beijing University student from Tiananmen Square after he collapsed on the third day of a hunger strike on May 16, 1989. In the bottom photo, on May 16, 2014, a group of high school students prepare to board a bus after they performed a ceremony around the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square.
  • People pass armored vehicles parked in front of Tiananmen Gate on June 13, 1989. A security guard watches an empty bicycle lane in a cordoned off area in front of Tiananmen Gate on May 24.
  • A student leader reads a list of demands during an April 18, 1989, sit-in at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A May 29 photograph shows People's Liberation Army soldiers marching to their positions before an honor guard performance.
  • The bodies of dead civilians lie among mangled bicycles near Tiananmen Square on  June 4, 1989, after government troops staged a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
Rangers and Kings meet at the Stanley Cup Final
The Los Angeles Kings will face the New York Rangers in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night at Staples Center. So as the teams prepare to open the Stanley Cup Final tonight at Staples Center, does the New York-Los Angelesrivalry matter when it's on ice? The answers, depending on who you ask, are "Hell yes;" "Yes;" "I hope so;" "Maybe," and "What exactly is 'icing' again?"
Exclusive excerpt: 'The Silkworm' by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)
Robert Galbraith is back. USA TODAY has an exclusive excerpt from The Silkworm, the new Galbraith mystery featuring British private detective Cormoran Strike. Galbraith is actually J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame. Her secret was revealed last year after publication of the first Galbraith book,The Cuckoo's Calling. It went on to become a No. 1 USA TODAY best seller. Now the shaggy, compelling Strike — a war veteran whose absentee dad is a famous rock star — has a new case in London. The Silkworm goes on sale June 19.
G7 leaders begin two-day summit in Brussels
The G-7 summit kicks off Wednesday in Brussels. Russia won't be at the table, but Russian activity in Ukraine will be a major topic.
Belmont Stakes post-position draw
The 2014 Belmont Stakes post-position draw is on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. The draw determines which gate each of the horses will start from on Saturday, when California Chrome tries to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. Here are13 reasons why this is the colt that could break the longest Triple Crown drought in the sport's history.
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