memeorandum: ‘Van hits pedestrians’ on London Bridge in ‘major incident’ (BBC)

7:25 PM ET, June 3, 2017

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BBC:

‘Van hits pedestrians’ on London Bridge in ‘major incident’ — Police are responding to reports that a van has hit a number of pedestrians on London Bridge in central London. — Witnesses have said that armed officers are understood to be at the scene after a white van mounted the pavement before driving into people.

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Ekin Karasin / Daily Mail:

BREAKING NEWS: Fears of new terror attack after a white van ‘mows down 20 people’ on London Bridge amid unconfirmed reports of gunfire and stabbing — A white van has reportedly ploughed into 20 people in a suspected ‘terror attack’ on London Bridge station, amid unconfirmed reports of gunfire and stabbing.

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CNN:

London Bridge: Van mows down pedestrians, witness says — (CNN)A van mowed down pedestrians as it sped down London Bridge in the British capital Saturday night, leaving bodies lying in the roadway, a witness to the incident told CNN. — Also Saturday, two men entered a restaurant at Borough Market …

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The Guardian:
London attacks: armed police respond at London Bridge, Vauxhall and Borough Market - live

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The Sun:
Eye witnesses report that victims were receiving CPR after being ‘stabbed’

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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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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Bill Maher Apologizes for Using N-Word on HBO's ‘Real Time’ … Bill Maher has issued an apology for using the N-word on Friday's edition of HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher.” — Maher said in a statement: “Friday nights are always my worst night of sleep because I'm up reflecting on the things …

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Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Bill Maher apologizes for using racial slur during ‘Real Time’ interview

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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Bill Maher Apologizes for Use of Racial Slur on ‘Real Time’

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Monique Judge / The Root:
Bill Maher Apologizes For Calling Himself ‘House Nigger’ on Live TV

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John Wagner / Washington Post:

Trump plans week-long focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic control — President Trump will seek to put a spotlight on his vows to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and spur $1 trillion in new investment in roads, waterways and other infrastructure …

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New York Times:

Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States and Business — WASHINGTON — President Trump will lay out a vision this coming week for sharply curtailing the federal government's funding of the nation's infrastructure and calling upon states, cities and corporations to shoulder …

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.

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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Protestors spell out ‘investigate Trump’ on National Mall

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Max Greenwood / The Hill: March for Truth protests calling for independent Russia probe kick off

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

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Ben Chapman / The Independent:
Michael Bloomberg offers to pay $15m that UN stands to lose after Donald Trump quits Paris Agreement

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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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Miranda Green / CNN:

Haley: ‘President Trump believes the climate is changing’ — Watch Jake Tapper's full interview with Nikki Haley on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday at 9 a.m. ET. — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump does believe in climate change and that humans have a role in it …

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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com: Kerry says Trump's decision was ‘a day of craven ignorance’

Wall Street Journal:

Connecticut's Tax Comeuppance — With the rich tapped out, the state may resort to Puerto Rico bonds.

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New York Times:

‘Last Secret’ of 1967 War: Israel's Doomsday Plan for Nuclear Display — On the eve of the Arab-Israeli war, 50 years ago this week, Israeli officials raced to assemble an atomic device and developed a plan to detonate it atop a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula as a warning to Egyptian and other Arab forces …

Discussion: The Times of Israel

Anna North / New York Times:

The Hottest Body Part? For a Sapiosexual, It's the Brain — In a society obsessed with physical appearance, sexual attraction for some people is based on intellect, and not necessarily on looks. — Aboubacar Okeke-Diagne finds internet pornography a little disappointing.

Carl Hulse / New York Times:

Obama Unwittingly Handed Trump a Weapon to Cripple the Health Law — WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials knew they were on shaky ground in spending billions of dollars on health insurance subsidies without clear authority. But they did not think a long-shot court challenge by House Republicans was cause for deep concern.

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 …

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