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12:40 AM ET, June 7, 2015

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Brandon Darby / BREITBART.COM:
UPDATES** BREAKING: US CBP Chopper Down at Texas Border, Fired on from Mexico  —  Breitbart Texas has learned that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter was shot down or forced to initiate an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas due to receiving gunfire from the Mexican side of the border.
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Laredo Morning News:
CBP helicopter comes under fire  —  A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter was shot at Friday evening near La Bota Ranch, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar said.  —  Cuellar said that out of the five shots, two were confirmed to have hit the helicopter.
Joe Drape / New York Times:
American Pharoah Wins Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown  —  As American Pharoah came out of the far turn and squared his shoulders to let his rider, Victor Espinoza, stare down the long withering stretch of Belmont Park, a sense of inevitably surged through this mammoth old grandstand.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week
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NBCSports.com:
AMERICAN PHAROAH BECOMES FIRST TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SINCE '78  —  American Pharoah became the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown when he won the 147th Belmont Stakes on Saturday.  —  Jockey Victor Espinoza pushed Pharoah to the front soon after the race started …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Give Chase  —  When Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin throws his leg across his beloved Harley-Davidson Road King for a celebration of motorcycles and Iowa pork on Saturday, the political symbolism will be as thick as the smoke from the roasting pits.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
2016 field descends on Iowa for Joni Ernst shindig
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Dennis Hastert Hid His Skeletons As He Helped Push GOP's Anti-Gay Agenda  —  WASHINGTON — During the 2004 elections, George W. Bush's campaign, managed by a closeted gay man, pushed a series of anti-gay ballot initiatives across the country.  The House of Representatives …
New York Times:
The Secret History of SEAL Team 6: Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines  —  During a chaotic battle in March 2002 on the Takur Ghar mountaintop close to the Pakistan border, Petty Officer First Class Neil C. Roberts, an assault specialist in SEAL Team 6, fell from a helicopter onto terrain held by Qaeda forces.
Discussion: The Agonist
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Judge Rules Second Version of New York Teachers' Exam Is Also Racially Biased  —  A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle …
BostonGlobe.com:
After injury, woman was wheeled away  —  This story was reported by Peter Abraham, Michael Vega, Alex Speier, and Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff and Globe Correspondents Matthew MacCormack and Wayne Epps Jr. It was written by Andersen.  —  A woman suffered serious injuries after she was struck …
CNN:
‘A man of character’: Obama delivers emotional eulogy for Beau Biden  —  Wilmington, Delaware (CNN)President Barack Obama eulogized Beau Biden Saturday as a good man of character “who loved deeply and was loved in return,” hailing the compassion and public service of his family …
Kellie Woodhouse / Inside Higher Ed:
Does Harvard Need Your Money?  —  It didn't take long for the criticisms to begin rolling in after Harvard University announced a $400 million donation to its engineering college.  —  The gift was proudly touted by the university as its largest-ever gift, and a significant step toward reaching …
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
A Manhattan Fortuneteller Cost Him Fortune After Fortune  —  Everyone knows that when a man loves a woman, he can't keep his mind on nothing else.  He'll spend his very last dime.  Give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain.  —  But for a 32-year-old man from Brooklyn …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Raw Story and Gothamist
 
 
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Fox News:
Hawaii abandons troubled state ObamaCare exchange
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Daily Mail:
Sepp Blatter named as former lover of Cristiano Ronaldo's ex Irina Shayk by Spanish media
Ken Palmer / USA Today:
Woman who killed cyclist can't use cellphone for 2 years
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Clinton Support Has Nowhere to Go But Down
New York Times:
A Detainee Describes More C.I.A. Torture
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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