10 things you need to know today: June 13, 2016

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1. ISIS claims responsibility for Orlando mass shooting
2. Florida nightclub shooter had been investigated by FBI twice
3. Trump says Orlando attack shows he was 'right on radical Islamic terrorism'
4. Sanders says he will meet with Clinton
5. Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
6. George Voinovich dies at 79
7. Police arrest armed man who was going to L.A. Pride festival
8. Bangladesh arrests 103 in crackdown on Islamist extremists
9. Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks to win Stanley Cup
10. Hamilton dominates the Tony Awards

published 13 June 2016

1. ISIS claims responsibility for Orlando mass shooting

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the murder of 49 people and wounding of 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning. "The armed attack that targeted a gay night club in the city of Orlando in the American state of Florida which left over 100 people dead or injured was carried out by an Islamic State fighter," the ISIS news agency, Amaq, said Sunday. U.S. officials caution that there's no evidence the apparent shooter, U.S.-born Omar Mateen, had any direct ties to ISIS or was in contact with the Islamist terrorist group. ISIS encourages "lone wolf" attacks in the West, and an ISIS spokesman recently encouraged such attacks before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. President Obama said the attack was "an act of terror and an act of hate."

The attacker in Sunday's mass casualty shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, had been investigated by the FBI twice in the past, authorities said. FBI assistant agent Ron Hopper said Omar Mateen came under investigation in 2013 when he made inflammatory comments to coworkers "alleging possible terrorist ties." He was interviewed, and then the case was closed. Then in 2014, Mateen was again investigated by the FBI due to possible ties to an American suicide bomber. However, he was not subject to an active investigation or under surveillance at the time of Sunday's shooting, which left 50 people dead and another 53 injured.

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Donald Trump on Sunday responded to the mass murder of 49 people at an Orlando gay night club by saying the terrorist attack showed that he was right to call for taking a tougher line against Islamist terrorism. "Appreciate the congrats on being right on radical Islamic terrorism," he tweeted. He later slammed President Obama, and said, "Our leadership is weak and ineffective." He faced an immediate backlash on social media. Actor George Takei tweeted: "Once again, Donald, you have shown why you cannot lead us. 50 people are dead, and you bask in congratulations."

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he would meet Tuesday with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to urge her to embrace some of the progressive policies he has pushed in his primary campaign against her. Sanders did not concede that the former secretary of state had locked up the nomination. He has come under growing pressure to rally behind her ahead of the party's July convention, but said he wants to discuss "if she wins, what kind of administration she will have."

Microsoft announced Monday that it will acquire professional social networking site LinkedIn for $26 billion in cash. "Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics as we seek to empower every person and organization on the planet," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. LinkedIn will become part of Microsoft's productivity and business processes segment but its site and branding will remain intact.

Former Ohio senator and governor George Voinovich died Sunday at his home in Cleveland. He was 79. Voinovich had been keeping an active schedule, delivering a speech at City Hall on Friday to mark Slovenian Independence Day. He was to be a delegate in the Republican National Convention in his home city next month. Political allies and relatives said he would be remembered for his commitment to fiscal responsibility and public service. "He genuinely cared about his fellow man," Voinovich's son, George, said.

Police in Santa Monica on Sunday arrested a heavily armed man who said he was in town for the L.A. Pride festival in West Hollywood. Patrol officers responding to a report of a suspected prowler found the man, who claimed to be waiting for a friend. Police inspected his car, which had Indiana plates, and found several weapons, ammunition, and tannerite, which can be used to make pipe bombs. Authorities said they did not know what the man's intentions were, and had found no evidence of a link to the deadly Sunday mass shooting at an Orlando gay club.

Bangladesh authorities have arrested 103 people in a crackdown on Islamists following a series of deadly attacks targeting minorities and liberal activists in the mostly Muslim nation, police said Monday. The suspects were charged with a variety of crimes, many of them relating to guns and drugs. "We will have to prevent the emergence of militancy collectively as a whole nation," national police chief A.K.M. Shahidul Hoque said. "It is not possible to eliminate it by police alone."

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the National Hockey League finals, winning their fourth Stanley Cup title. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named the Stanley Cup Finals MVP. The Penguins' three goals were scored by defensemen Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang, and forward Patric Hornqvist, while San Jose forward Logan Couture scored his team's only goal. It could have been worse for the Sharks — goaltender Martin Jones stopped 24 shots by the Penguins.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical Hamilton won 11 Tony awards on Sunday night — including Best Musical — falling one short of tying the record of 12 set by The Producers in 2001. All four musical acting winners were black — a first. British star Cynthia Erivo of The Color Purple beat out Hamilton's Phillipa Soo for Best Actress. Host James Corden dedicated the evening to Broadway's diversity and honoring the victims of the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub. "Hate will never win," he said. "Tonight's show stands as a symbol and a celebration of that principle."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.