Five things to know Wednesday, June 1:

1. The survivor from a crash that killed four University of Georgia students is no longer in a coma, her friends said late Tuesday. [For more on her condition | 4 fellow UGA students dies in the crash in April]

2. As Qatar Airways prepares to launch its first flights to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the mayor of Atlanta has already heralded its coming arrival — and defended his decision to do so. [What is behind the tension?]

3. An owner of a popular food truck was killed while racing on his motorcycle over Memorial Day weekend in Fairburn.  [How the community is rallying around his family]

4. Braves pitcher Jason Grilli has been traded to the Blue Jays for a minor league pitcher.  [More on the trade]

5. The clouds are coming in with the heat today. [Will it rain?]

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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