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British political and fathers' rights activist, Bobby Smith stands alongside a person wearing a costume of childrens' TV character Elmo, outside a polling station in Maidenhead, England, where Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is due to arrive to vote in the general election Thursday, June 8, 2017. Smith is the founder and leader of the Give Me Back Elmo party. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
British political and fathers' rights activist, Bobby Smith stands alongside a person wearing a costume of childrens' TV character Elmo, outside a polling station in Maidenhead, England, where Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is due to arrive to vote in the general election Thursday, June 8, 2017. Smith is the founder and leader of the Give Me Back Elmo party. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) British political and fathers' rights activist, Bobby Smith stands alongside a person wearing a costume of childrens' TV character Elmo, outside a polling station in Maidenhead, England, where Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is due to arrive to vote in the general election Thursday, June 8, 2017. Smith is the founder and leader of the Give Me Back Elmo party. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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

1. IT’S COMEY TESTIMONY DAY

The fired FBI director will recount conversations with Trump that he says made him uneasy and concerned about the blurring of boundaries between the White House and the agency.

2. IRAN: 5 ATTACKERS FOUGHT FOR ISLAMIC STATE GROUP

A ministry statement says the men had left Iran to fight for the extremist group in Mosul, Iraq, as well as Raqqa, Syria – the group’s de facto capital.