Post-Bloomberg morning briefing

Published 8:05 am Thursday, June 9, 2016

Good morning, editors. Here are the top morning and overnight offerings in news, analysis and commentary from The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News. All stories have moved unless otherwise noted. For questions about stories, photos or graphics, please call 202-334-7666.

Foreign

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ISRAEL – JERUSALEM – Israel sends troops into a West Bank village and freezes permits allowing Palestinians to enter Israel after a a late night shooting in Tel Aviv that killed four Israelis. 640 words, by Ruth Eglash and William Booth (Post).

CHINASEA-BG – A string of incidents in and over the East China Sea points to renewed tensions between Japan and China over territory. 750 words, by Isabel Reynolds (Bloomberg).

BRAZIL-CRIME – RIO DE JANEIRO – A much-vaunted “pacification” program in Rio’s slums appears to be crumbling just months before Brazil hosts the Olympics. 1,240 words, by Dom Phillips (Post). One photo, one video.

RUSSIA – President Vladimir Putin’s core support is beginning to waver as Russia embarks on an almost two-year-long election season. 1,610 words, by Leonid Ragozin (Bloomberg). One photo.

SPAIN – Spain’s political leaders are returning to the campaign trail for the second time in six months. 780 words, by Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg). One photo.

BREXIT – Labour’s low profile in the Brexit debate leaves Prime Minister Cameron exposed. 860 words, by Thomas Penny (Bloomberg).

IRAQ-SAUDI – Iraq’s offensive in Fallujah is spurring fundraising in Saudi Arabia, but concerns are that it is a cover. 870 words, by Karen DeYoung (Post). Moved Wednesday.

National

KHWEIS – American ISIS fighter Mohamed Kweis is returning to the U.S. to face criminal charges. 875 words, by Matt Zapatosky (Post).

CITIES – PITTSBURGH – Cities across the country, with a nudge from Washington, are trying to remake themselves by taking an expansive view of the role of transportation in their civic lives. 2,400 words, by Michael Laris (Post). Three photos.

NEWJERSEY _ In the state with the highest property taxes, Gov. Christie identified 31 towns — home to one in nine residents — that have shirked their fair-taxing duties for as long as 44 years. 1,020 words, by Elise Young (Bloomberg). Two photos.

HOUSE-LGBT – WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul D. Ryan takes the first steps to prevent Democrats from forcing votes on protections for LGBT individuals. 715 words, by Kelsey Snell (Post).

SPENDING-DEFENSE – WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are threatening to blow through bipartisan budget caps in a late-breaking fight that could hamper progress over the Senate’s defense policy bill. 545 words, by Karoun Demirjian (Post).

RYAN-GOP-PLANS – Paul Ryan lays out the GOP’s national security agenda, softening Donald Trump’s edges. 1,000 words, by Karoun Demirjian (Post). Moved Wednesday.

RYAN-POVERTY – WASHINGTON – Philosophical divisions among Republicans could complicate Paul Ryan’s hope to advance poverty legislation. 1,395 words, by Max Ehrenfreund (Post).

CANTOR – WASHINGTON – The reverberations of Eric Cantor’s 2014 defeat in his Republican primary continue to rattle through Capitol Hill. 975 words, by Paul Kane (Post). One photo.

YELLOWSTONE – A man dies after falling into the hot springs at Yellowstone. 925 words, by Katie Mettler (Post).

CHICAGO – Minutes after announcing a $15 million lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two police officers for a shooting , a 25-year-old man was taken into custody on a murder warrant. 1,045 words, by Peter Holley (Post).

Politics

SANDERS – WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to meet with President Obama during a whirlwind day in the nation’s capital. Developing (Post).

WARREN – WASHINGTON – Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans Thursday to uncork a new attack on Donald Trump. 595 words, by Philip Rucker (Post).

CLINTON-FUNDRAISE – Hillary Clinton’s campaign summoned its major fundraisers on a conference call Wednesday to quickly mobilize their networks for general-election cash. Developing, by Bill Allison (Bloomberg).

CLINTON-SUPERPAC – A pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC is set to launch a ‘Trump Lies’ campaign. 515 words, by Philip Rucker (Post). Moved Wednesday.

CLINTON-TRANSCRIPT – The full interview with the Democrat’s presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. 2,010 words, by Anne Gearan (Post). Moved Wednesday.

Financial

JOBS – Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly decline. 410 words, by Shobhana Chandra (Bloomberg).

MARKETS-GLOBAL – Weeklong rallies for global stocks and commodities end as the outlook for economic growth rekindles investor caution. 860 words, by Neil Denslow and Sofia Horta e Costa (Bloomberg).

AMAZON-BRITAIN – Amazon.com is joining the fray in the U.K., one of the world’s most cutthroat grocery markets. 735 words, by Adam Satariano and Sam Chambers (Bloomberg).

Health and Science

ROBOTS – Computer experts at Google and the University of Oxford are worried about what happens when robots with boring jobs go rogue. 885 words, by Ben Guarino (Post).

Also: editorials from The Post, Bloomberg View and The Japan News.

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Editors: A features budget will move at 12:30 p.m. ET. The daily budget for tomorrow’s editions will move at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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