Today’s edition of quick hits:
* I generally have no use for celebrity culture, but these were memorable comments: “Actor Matthew McConaughey joined the White House briefing on Tuesday to pay tribute to the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting — and to urge Congress to take action on gun legislation. ‘Make the loss of these lives matter,’ the Uvalde native pleaded in emotional remarks.”
* If the coalition splinters, it fails: “More than 100 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the anti-Moscow alliance may be confronting the limits of its unity.”
* It’s going to be a while before Uvalde can heal: “Embattled school police chief and newly sworn-in City Councilman Pete Arredondo on Tuesday missed what would have been his first meeting as a town lawmaker.”
* Vaccine news: “An independent advisory group to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of authorizing the Covid vaccine made by drugmaker Novavax for adults ages 18 and older. Twenty-one members of the committee voted yes, and none voted no, though one person abstained.”









