Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 7 June 2017 and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
ISIS has initiated two attacks against targets in Iran. It was reportedly ISIS’ first attack against Iran.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly offered to resign amid the Comey/Russian Hacking furor. Wonder if that offer is still on the table with Comey due to testify tomorrow in Congress?
James Clapper, former head of national intelligence, said in a speech this morning that the current crisis in Washington pales in comparison to Watergate, the political crisis that resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon.
Qatar has been put in a state of diplomatic isolation by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates for accusations that the country supports terrorist and extremest factions.
Adnan Khashoggi, at one time one of the world’s richest men and a prominent international arms trader, has died at the age of 81. If you click through to read the New York Times obituary on Khashoggi, you will find some interesting personality similarities beween him and other high profile personalities of our age.
The third game of the Warriors/Cavs NBA playoffs takes place tonight in Cleveland.
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The Nightshift: 7 June 2017
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