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Ten things to know for today, June 6

FILE - In this May 3, 2017 file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey, ousted last month amid a federal investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, is set to testify before Congress next week in a highly anticipated hearing that could shed new light on his private conversations with the president in the weeks before the firing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - In this May 3, 2017 file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey, ousted last month amid a federal investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, is set to testify before Congress next week in a highly anticipated hearing that could shed new light on his private conversations with the president in the weeks before the firing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) FILE - In this May 3, 2017 file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey, ousted last month amid a federal investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, is set to testify before Congress next week in a highly anticipated hearing that could shed new light on his private conversations with the president in the weeks before the firing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today, June 6:

1. TRUMP WILL NOT ASSERT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN EX-FBI CHIEF’S TESTIMONY

The White House says President Trump wants to allow a “swift and thorough” investigation into James Comey’s ouster and his campaign’s possible ties to Russia.

2. ONE LONDON BRIDGE ATTACKER WAS KNOWN TO AUTHORITIES

Khuram Shazad Butt had once appeared in a documentary about Islamic State group supporters in the UK, and neighbors had reported him for trying to lure local youngsters into his jihadist campaign.