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Published 12:59 pm Thursday, June 9, 2016

The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News budget for Thursday, June 9, 2016. The editors are Tom Peterson and John Romero. All stories have moved unless otherwise noted. For questions about stories, photos or graphics, please call 202-334-7666.

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NOTE: Beginning today, the The Washington Post News Service is moving the editorial cartoons of Jeff Danziger. Danziger has been the recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. He has published eleven books of cartoons and one novel.

Politics

SANDERS (2NDLD) – WASHINGTON — President Obama will offer his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video to be released later on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the plans. 1,470 words, by John Wagner, Robert Costa and Juliet Eilperin (Post). Will be led.

TRUMP-RYAN – The Daily 202: What would it take for Paul Ryan to withdraw his endorsement of Donald Trump? 870 words, by James Hohmann (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.

TRUMP-NEVER – WASHINGTON – The latest ‘Stop Trump’ plans falter with GOP delegates. 1,480 words, by David Weigel and Ed O’Keefe (Post).

National

STANFORD-DEBATE – ‘Repugnant’ – or ‘fair’? Debate erupts over judge’s decision in Stanford sexual assault case. 1,635 words, by Susan Svrluga, Elahe Izadi and Sarah Larimer (Post). Video.

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.

SANFRANCISCO — Municipal officials are drafting an “economic resiliency plan” to ensure the city can better withstand a financial earthquake. 895 words, by Alison Vekshin (Bloomberg). One photo.

COLLEGES — The Obama administration is at risk of repeating the mistakes that led to the expensive collapse of for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges Inc. 860 words, by Shahien Nasiripour (Bloomberg).

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).

DEFENSE-SPENDING (1STLD) – WASHINGTON – The Senate rejects competing proposals to boost funding for defense and domestic programs, likely making it easier for the Senate to pass its annual defense policy bill. 550 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).

RAPE-PREVENT – You don’t need the muscle of two Swedish men at Stanford to stop a rape: prevention efforts at campuses. 1,170 words, by Danielle Paquette (Post).

NAVY — Navy admiral to plead guilty in ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption scandal. 600 words, by Craig Whitlock (Post).

SCOTUS-RECUSE – WASHINGTON — Supreme Court rules for Pa. death row inmate in judge recusal case. 575 words, by Robert Barnes (Post).

UMBRELLA-DEATH — Woman killed by umbrella at windy Virginia Beach. 180 words, by Dana Hedgpeth (Post).

POLICE-SHOOTING – Police shot homeowner after responding to wrong location, authorities say. 405 words, by Sarah Larimer (Post).

TSA-AIRMARSHALS – WASHINGTON – TSA could be smarter about the way it deploys air marshals, watchdog says. 480 words, by Fredrick Kunkle (Post).

PUERTORICO-QUICKTAKE Why Puerto Rico’s Debt Became a National Issue. Developing, by Laurence Arnold and Michelle Kaske (Bloomberg).

Foreign

ISRAEL (1STLD) – 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).

CHINA-SPEECH – BEIJING – China’s Communist Party wants to turn up the volume on propaganda. 460 words, by Simon Denyer (Post).

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).

BREXIT-NIRELAND — Former British Prime Ministers John Major and Tony Blair warn that Brexit could threaten peace in Northern Ireland. 825 words, by Svenja O’Donnell (Bloomberg).

FRANCE – Labor disputes beset France as it prepares for the month-long Euro Cup soccer tournament. 515 words, by Helene Fouquet and Gregory Viscusi (Bloomberg).

QATAR – U.S. ambassador of Qatar summoned in response to soldiers joking near flags. 315 words, by Dan Lamothe (Post).

Health, Science and Environment

GERM-SLEUTHING – Scientists go high-tech in the battle against drug-resistant germs. 1,100 words, by Jason Gale and John Lauerman (Bloomberg).

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

GREENLAND – Weird jet stream behavior could be making Greenland’s melting even worse, scientists say. 900 words, by Chris Mooney (Post). One photo.

CLIMATE — Climate change could force huge migrations for people, animals living near the equator. 1,500 words, by Chelsea Harvey

MARIJUANA — 25 states now call marijuana “medicine.” Why doesn’t the DEA? 525 words, by Christopher Ingraham (Post).

Financial

SUNEDISON _ As SunEdison navigates bankruptcy, 11 days in November continue to haunt the world’s largest renewable-energy company. 1100 words, by Tiffany Kary and Brian Eckhouse (Bloomberg). One photo.

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

VIACOM — Golden parachutes put a tangible price on the tumult rocking Viacom’s executive suite. 815 words, by Lucas Shaw and Caleb Melby (Bloomberg).

MARKETS-SIGNALS — At a time when risky assets are rallying to multi-month highs, so are the havens. 850 words, by Ye Xie, Natasha Doff and Dani Burger (Bloomberg).

JAPAN-BANKS – Risk-averse Japanese banks have quietly grown into some of the world’s largest energy lenders. 910 words, by Asjylyn Loder and Gareth Allan (Bloomberg).

CHINA-ECON — Economic data for May in China are forecast to show a stable pace of growth. 590 words, by Malcolm Scott (Bloomberg). One photo.

EUROPE-ECB — ECB is said to buy VW securities in second day of purchases. 570 words, by Alastair Marsh, Katie Linsell and Sally Bakewell (Bloomberg).

SKOREA-BOK — South Korea’s central bank unexpectedly cuts the benchmark interest rate to a record low.730 words, by Jiyeun Lee and Cynthia Kim (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).

SMARTPHONE – How to reclaim your smartphone storage space in time for those summer vacations. 1,540 words, by Hayley Tsukayama (Post).

TESLA-CRASH — Tesla just showed us the future of car crashes as cars are beginning to tattle on their owners. 370 words, by Brian Fung (Post).

DRIVERLESS-INSURE — Finally, an insurance policy for self-driving vehicles. 635 words, by Brian Fung (Post).

NET-PRIVATIZE– The U.S. just took one step closer to privatizing a core part of the internet. And GOP lawmakers are trying to stop it. 865 words, by Brian Fung (Post).

Features

TV-BRAINDEAD – NEW YORK – “The Good Wife” creators’ new series is a political horror comedy – but don’t call it a zombie show. 1,125 words, by Karen Heller (Post). Two photos.

TENANT-ASSURED – Creepy startup will help landlords, employers and online dates strip-mine intimate data from your Facebook page. 770 words, by Caitlin Dewey (Post). One photo.

CIVILITIES – Jim Obergefell: The “accidental activist” one year later. 835 words, by Steven Petrow (Post special). One video.

STAGE-TONYS – Tony Award predictions: Will “Hamilton” win them all? 1,260 words, by Peter Marks (Post).

Commentary

DECLASSIFIED _ How U.S. taxpayers are funding Iran’s military expansion. 680 words, by Eli Lake (Bloomberg).

CLINTON-WOMEN-COMMENT _ In Clinton’s historic achievement, a chance to wave gender card proudly. 800 words, by Sally Kohn (Bloomberg).

GOP-CHAMBERLAIN-COMMENT _ With the rise of Trump, the party obsessed with the lessons of appeasement is now replicating the British prime minister’s mistakes. 1370 words, by James Kirchick (Bloomberg). One video.

SANDERS-GROUPTHINK-COMMENT _ The Sanders campaign has become a classic example of the phenomenon of “group polarization.” 600 words, by Cass Sunstein (Bloomberg).

TRUMP-STAR-COMMENT _ Mr. Trump, long enamored of the movies, is always ready for his close-up. 1220 words, by Timothy O’Brien (Bloomberg).

STAGE-TONYS – Tony Award predictions: Will “Hamilton” win them all? 1,260 words, by Peter Marks (Post).

PUTIN-COMMENT _ Putin’s European allies don’t need his money. 1060 words, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg).

EMPLOYEES-COMMENT _ The employee review system can always use improvement. 1040 words, by Stephen Mihm (Bloomberg).

CARTOON-DANZIGER – The problem of coal mine pollution. Cartoon by Jeff Danziger (Post special).

TRUMP-RACE-COMMENT – WASHINGTON – No matter how many Republicans denounce Trump, the racism charge sticks. 720 words, by Jennifer Rubin (Post).

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