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10 Things to Know for Today

photo United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s choice to become National Security Adviser, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, where the president made the announcement.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1) U.S. TRACKING TELEPHONE RECORDS OF MILLIONS

A top secret court order required one of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies to give the National Security Agency information on all telephone calls in its system.

2) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER RETURNING HOME TO PROTESTS

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been silent for days about the biggest anti-government rallies in decades.