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2:40 PM ET, June 3, 2017

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Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit  —  As news that President Trump was pulling out of the Paris climate accord hit at a luncheon for small-business owners in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, an already happy crowd suddenly turned euphoric.
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Editorials / New York Daily News:
Trump to World: Drop Dead!  Donald's jobs con won't bring back the economy of the past  —  President Trump withdrew America from the Paris Climate Accord on the premise that liberating the U.S. economy from carbon-reduction targets will unleash economic growth and create jobs …
New York Times:
How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science  —  WASHINGTON — The campaign ad appeared during the presidential contest of 2008.  Rapid-fire images of belching smokestacks and melting ice sheets were followed by a soothing narrator who praised a candidate who had stood …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Does Donald Trump Still Think Climate Change Is a Hoax? No One Can Say
Annie Karni / Politico:
America's CEOs fall out of love with Trump  —  NEW YORK - The relationship between corporate America and Donald Trump's White House has chilled.  —  The regular parades of business titans into the West Wing are gone.  A gathering of executives led by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman initially planned …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Appears Unlikely to Hinder Comey's Testimony About Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to prevent James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president …
Wall Street Journal:
Connecticut's Tax Comeuppance  —  With the rich tapped out, the state may resort to Puerto Rico bonds.
Discussion: Instapundit
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Says Bill Maher's Use of the N-Word “Completely Inexcusable”  —  The comment will be removed from future episode airings.  —  HBO officials on Saturday morning said Bill Maher's use of the N-word on Friday night's show was “completely inexcusable.”  —  The network also said in a statement …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
'I'm A House N*gga': Did Bill Maher Cross a Line During Ben Sasse Interview?
Discussion: Hot Air
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
‘Pittsburgh Not Paris’ rally at White House thanks Trump  —  Republicans and Republican supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday for a “Pittsburgh Not Paris” rally supporting President Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
Discussion: The Week and TheBlaze
New York Times:
First Rule of Far-Right Fight Clubs: Be White and Proud  —  Kyle Chapman expected he might find a fight.  And he did — with a teenage girl.  —  The girl was waving an anti-fascist placard last week at a protest against Shariah law in Midtown Manhattan when a scuffle broke out and she knocked an older woman to the ground.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Smoking Gun
Keith Edwardsstaff / Kennebec Journal & …:
Augusta City Center closes after angry man unleashes 100 live bedbugs  —  A man upset that he didn't qualify for General Assistance reportedly slammed a cup of 100 or so bugs on a counter, prompting City Hall's closure and pest control measures.  —  AUGUSTA — A reportedly disgruntled man slammed …
Discussion: The Guardian and CBS Pittsburgh
The Intercept:
STANDING ROCK DOCUMENTS EXPOSE INNER WORKINGS OF “SURVEILLANCE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX”  —  Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”  —  On a freezing night in November, as police sprayed nonviolent Dakota Access Pipeline opponents …
Robert Burns / Star Tribune:
Mattis: North Korea a ‘clear and present danger’ to world  —  SINGAPORE — North Korea is accelerating its push to acquire a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States and other nations, and the U.S. regards this as a “clear and present danger,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:   PENTAGON CHIEF SAYS NKOREA'S NUCLEAR PURSUITS A ‘DANGER’
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
To Be Great, America Must Be Good
Discussion: twitchy.com
Associated Press:
THE LATEST: SPECIAL COUNSEL'S TRUMP PROBE ADDS MANAFORT CASE  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on ongoing investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election (all times local):  —  The Associated Press has learned that the special counsel running the U.S. investigation …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Ted Cruz crushes bizarre attack on Paris withdrawal  —  It is beyond my power of discernment to identify the most over-the-top comment criticizing President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.  But this tweet by a Harvard professor named Joyce Chaplin is surely a contender:
New York Times:
The Problem With Jared Kushner  —  What are we supposed to make of the news that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser, met with the Russian ambassador in December to discuss establishing a back channel between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities?
Holly K. Michels / Missoulian:
Gianforte gives 1st interview since election-eve assault, does not address campaign statement  —  Greg Gianforte thanks his supporters during a poll-watching event May 25.  Just 24 hours after being charged with assaulting a reporter, Gianforte defeated Democrat Rob Quist …
Discussion: IJR
Bloomberg:
Fed Officials Sharpen Concerns Over Trump's Immigration Policy  —  Shortages no longer limited to skilled labor, companies report  —  Kaplan says ‘sensible immigration reform’ can help boost GDP  —  Federal Reserve officials are beginning to worry out loud that President Donald Trump's immigration policies …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump needs quick wins, but Congress not poised to deliver  —  In a conference room near his office last Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan gave conservative activists some unwelcome news: He wanted the Senate, House and White House on the same page before a tax reform bill was introduced …
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Stocks close at all-time highs as Street shrugs off jobs report
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Kerry says Trump's decision was ‘a day of craven ignorance’
Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Minnesota measles outbreak exceeds last year's nationwide numbers
Discussion: The Verge and Refinery29
Brendan Meyer / Dallas Morning News:
At age 111, America's oldest veteran is still smoking cigars, drinking whiskey and loving life
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump's tangle with Europe leads the continent to find partners elsewhere
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Former Penn State President Spanier gets jail time in Sandusky case
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump to nominate Richard Spencer for Navy secretary
Discussion: Mediaite
Ed O'Loughlin / New York Times:
Gay Lawmaker, Leo Varadkar, Is in Line to Be Ireland's Prime Minister
Discussion: The Guardian and Mediaite
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Pelosi Goes Full Theocrat
Robert Charles / Fox News:
Donald Trump - miracle worker
 

 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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