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8:55 AM ET, June 4, 2017

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The Guardian:
London Bridge attack: Theresa May warns terror breeds terror after seven killed - live updates  —  Reports suggest Southwark Bridge is re-opening. … Irene Smith, who lives near London Bridge, said she heard gunshots several hours after the area had been cleared.
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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.
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.
Washington Post:
London attack toll rises to 7 dead as Theresa May insists ‘things need to change’  —  LONDON — The death toll rose to seven Sunday, following the latest terrorist attack to strike Britain, with Prime Minister Theresa May blaming the “evil ideology of Islamist extremism” …
BBC:
London attack: Theresa May says enough is enough after seven die  —  The prime minister has said “it is time to say enough is enough” as she condemned a terror attack on “innocent and unarmed civilians” which left seven people dead and 48 injured in London.  —  A white van hit pedestrians …
Discussion: The Week
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Significant terrorist attacks have sprung up across the globe since the beginning of Muslim holy month of Ramadan May 26, with current counts confirming three attacks and 149 dead, and a reported Saturday incident on London Bridge still developing.  —  Islamist terrorist groups usually use …
Nicola Harley / Telegraph:
Live London terror attack: London Bridge, Borough Market and Vauxhall latest - at least two dead amid van attack, stabbings and gunfire  —  Live: London Bridge  — ‘Multiple’ casualties following major incident in London  — Police say they are responding to three incidents in London Bridge, Borough Market and Vauxhall
CNN:
London terror attack: Live updates  —  London terror attacks: How they unfolded  —  (CNN)Six people have been killed in a terror strike in central London, which started when a van rammed into pedestrians on London Bridge and ended with multiple stabbings at restaurants nearby.
Discussion: The Guardian
Peter Walker / The Guardian:
London attack: Theresa May says ‘enough is enough’ after seven killed  —  Prime minister says there is ‘far too much tolerance of extremism’ in UK and suggests increased prison terms for terror offences … Theresa May has warned that there has been “far too much tolerance of extremism” …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
MSNBC Anchor's Response to London Terror Attack: Could Police Be ‘Overreacting?’
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Terrorist Attacks in the Heart of London Hit a Nation Still Reeling
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Sun:   Eye witnesses report that victims were receiving CPR after being ‘stabbed’
Kim Weaver:
Over the last several weeks, I have been evaluating personal circumstances along with the political climate regarding this campaign.  After much deliberation, I have determined that the best decision for me is to withdraw my candidacy for the US House race in Iowa's 4th Congressional District.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop  —  Racism pervades our country.  Students who have roiled college campuses from coast to coast have that exactly right.  —  But we're never going to make the progress that we need to if they hurl the word “racist” as reflexively and indiscriminately as some of them do …
Discussion: Simple Justice and Blazing Cat Fur
Michael Crowley / Politico:
The bottleneck in Rex Tillerson's State Department  —  When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who successfully promoted Rex Tillerson for her old job during the presidential transition, tried to reach him last month, it was an aide to his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin who called back, asking what Rice wanted to discuss.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Alec Baldwin defends Griffin: ‘F—k them all’  —  Alec Baldwin on Friday defended comedian Kathy Griffin for the photograph she posed for with a severed head resembling President Trump.  —  In a series of tweets, Baldwin, who frequently impersonates Trump on Saturday Night Live …
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
New York Times:
The Single-Payer Party?  Democrats Shift Left on Health Care  —  For years, Republicans savaged Democrats for supporting the Affordable Care Act, branding the law — with some rhetorical license — as a government takeover of health care.  —  Now, cast out of power in Washington and most state capitals …
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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Says Bill Maher's Use of the N-Word “Completely Inexcusable”
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Bill Maher Apologizes for Use of Racial Slur on ‘Real Time’
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:   Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States and Business
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Tucker Carlson: Kathy Griffin Is the ‘Perfect Embodiment of What the Modern Left Believes’  —  During the opening monologue of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson offered his thoughts on last week's controversy involving Kathy Griffin holding up a severed bloodied mannequin head of President Donald Trump.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Protestors spell out ‘investigate Trump’ on National Mall  —  Protestors in Washington, D.C. at Saturday's “#MarchForTruth” rally gathered for an aerial photo spelling out “INVESTIGATE TRUMP.” … The protestors were demanding an independent investigation into possible collusion between President Trump's election campaign and Russia.
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
‘Pittsburgh Not Paris’ rally at White House thanks Trump
Discussion: NPR, Politico and The Week
 
 
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