10 things you need to know today: June 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton at a rally in California

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1. Clinton closes in on nomination with Puerto Rico win
2. NPR photographer and translator killed in Afghanistan
3. Trump says a Muslim judge might not be fair to him
4. Louisville mourns Muhammad Ali
5. Taliban kills 7 in attack on Afghan court
6. 5 Jordanian intelligence workers killed in 'terrorist attack'
7. Navy bans drinking for personnel in Japan after sailor's drunken driving arrest
8. Florida under storm watch as Tropical Storm Colin heads for Gulf Coast
9. Golden State Warriors trounce Cleveland Cavs to go up 2-0 in NBA Finals
10. Djokovic wins French Open to complete career Grand Slam

last updated 6 June 2016

1. Clinton closes in on nomination with Puerto Rico win

Hillary Clinton won decisive victories over Bernie Sanders in Sunday's Puerto Rico Democratic primary and Saturday's Virgin Islands caucus, putting her within 26 delegates of clinching the party's presidential nomination. Clinton is expected to declare victory on Tuesday when nominating contests in California and five other states put her over the 2,383 delegates needed to secure the nomination. Sanders said he "absolutely" plans to keep fighting to the party's July convention because Clinton will need unpledged superdelegates to put her over the top.

NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter, Zabihullah Tamanna, on assignment in southern Afghanistan. Gilkey and Tamanna were traveling with an Afghan army unit when their convoy was attacked by the Taliban. Two other NPR journalists who were with them were not hurt. Gilkey won many awards, including the prestigious George Polk Award and a national Emmy for his coverage of global conflicts. "He let us see the world and each other through his eyes," said Michael Oreskes, NPR's editorial director.

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Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that a Muslim judge might have a hard time being fair to him. The comments to John Dickerson on CBS' Face the Nation came as Trump was still taking heat for saying last week that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding in a lawsuit against Trump's now-defunct Trump University, had a conflict of interest because he is Mexican-American, and Trump has proposed building a wall on the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants. Top Republicans called on Trump lay off Curiel's heritage.

Residents of Louisville, Kentucky, gathered Sunday for several events honoring the city's most famous son, three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at age 74. Ali's younger brother, Rahman Ali, attended an emotional service at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church, where their late father, Cassius Clay Sr., worshipped. The pastor, Charles Elliott III, praised Ali for supporting local causes, such as a church program to feed the hungry. "He'd go anywhere he thought his presence would be a help to people in this city, especially children." he said.

Taliban militants attacked an Afghan court on Sunday and killed seven people. The dead included prosecutors and judges, the Islamist terror group said. "This was in retaliation for the execution of six martyred Taliban fighters," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a tweet. The Afghan government executed six Taliban fighters last month. Since then, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for three attacks against judges, prosecutors, and other court employees.

Five people were killed early Monday in a rare attack on the security office of a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan. The dead included three intelligence officers, a guard, and a telephone operator, the government said. "Security forces are chasing these culprits and investigating the circumstances of the terrorist attack," government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said. The Baqaa camp outside the capital of Amman is the largest in Jordan, housing 70,000 refugees.

The U.S. Navy banned drinking for its personnel in Japan on Monday following the arrest of a sailor on suspicion of drunken driving on the island of Okinawa. The incident was the latest in a series of suspected lawbreaking by U.S. service personnel that has triggered public anger. In Okinawa, activists cite crimes as a reason for closing U.S. bases on the island. In the latest case, Petty Officer 2nd Class Aimee Mejia, 21, was arrested Sunday after driving the wrong way down a highway and crashing head-on into two vehicles. Two people were slightly injured.

Florida's Gulf Coast braced for damaging winds and torrential rains on Monday as Tropical Storm Colin plowed across the Gulf of Mexico toward the state. The storm's top sustained winds strengthened to nearly 50 miles per hour early Monday, up from 35 miles per hour a day earlier. Early Monday, the storm was centered 360 miles west-southwest of Tampa, traveling toward Florida at 14 miles per hour. The 2016 hurricane season is just days old.

The Golden State Warriors demolished the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-77 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Draymond Green led the Warriors with 28 points, including five three-pointers, while back-to-back league MVP Steph Curry sat out part of the game in foul trouble, scoring just 19. It was the Warriors' most one-sided win ever in a finals game. "They just beat us," said Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. The series moves from California to Cleveland for Game 3 on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic, 29, became the first man since 1969 to hold all four major tennis titles when he captured the French Open for the first time in his career on Sunday. The world No. 1 came from behind to beat No. 2-ranked Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. The Serbian star joined the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, and Andre Agassi as the only men to claim career Grand Slams in the Open era. Djokovic is also halfway to the calendar Grand Slam, which has not been achieved in his sport since Laver in 1969.

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