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Union activists guard a traffic circle near the Normandie Bridge outside of Le Havre where a pile of burning tires gas thrown up a big cloud of smoke during a blockade action, Thursday, May 26, 2016. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he is open to “improvements and modifications” in a labor bill that has sparked intensifying strikes and protests, but will not abandon it. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)
Union activists guard a traffic circle near the Normandie Bridge outside of Le Havre where a pile of burning tires gas thrown up a big cloud of smoke during a blockade action, Thursday, May 26, 2016. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he is open to “improvements and modifications” in a labor bill that has sparked intensifying strikes and protests, but will not abandon it. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter) Union activists guard a traffic circle near the Normandie Bridge outside of Le Havre where a pile of burning tires gas thrown up a big cloud of smoke during a blockade action, Thursday, May 26, 2016. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he is open to “improvements and modifications” in a labor bill that has sparked intensifying strikes and protests, but will not abandon it. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

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

1. NUCLEAR REALITIES HOVER OVER OBAMA’S TRIP TO HIROSHIMA

The visit, coinciding with the G-7 summit in Japan, comes amid concern over North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile capabilities.

2. WHO’S LENDING UNLIKELY SUPPORT TO TRUMP

An increasingly vocal Hispanic minority is speaking out in favor of the billionaire businessman, even in the face of resentment and suspicion from friends and family.