Kmart Data Breach; Uber's In Trouble; Trump On Climate Deal: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Thursday and the first day of June. Here's what you need to know this morning.

Kmart Confirms Credit Card Data Breach

Kmart's parent company is investigating a recent data breach that exposed customer credit card data to criminal hackers, Patch has confirmed. While the company did not say which of Kmart's hundreds of locations were affected by the breach, it said that online purchases at kmart.com were not targeted. Here's what you need to know if you think you might have been affected. (Patch)

President Trump And The Climate Deal

President Trump will make an announcement in the next few days about his next moves on the Paris climate deal. Multiple sources reported that he has decided to withdraw the United States from the the landmark 2015 agreement President Obama entered into in an effort to reduce carbon emissions in concert with allies across the planet. However, Politico cautions that the president's mind may not be made up yet. (Patch)

James Comey To Testify Publicly In Russia Probe

Former FBI Director James Comey will publicly testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week in its ongoing investigation into the ties between President Trump's campaign and Russian espionage, according to multiple outlets. Comey's testimony has the potential to be explosive. If he were to say he believed the president has tried to obstruct the FBI investigation, it would cause a massive disruption in Washington politics. (Patch)

Quick Hits

NASA To Launch Mission To 'Touch The Sun' (Patch)

Boating Fatalities Up 12 Percent Across US (Patch)

Activists Burn, ‘De-Zombify’ Confederate Flag In Detroit (Patch)

LeBron James' West L.A. Home Spray-Painted With Racial Slur (Patch)

One Of The Deadliest Bombings Shakes Kabul

More than 80 people were killed in the Afghanistan blast, "one of the deadliest strikes in the long Afghan war and a reminder of how the capital itself has become a lethal battlefield." (New York Times)

Ohio Sues 5 Opioid Drug Producers

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said the companies engaged in fraudulent marketing, contributing to the state's opioid crisis. (Patch)

Obamacare's Contraception Mandate May Be On Its Last Legs

Vox reports on a leaked draft of regulation that would significantly water down the rule that requires insurers to cover contraception for free. (Vox)

Fear Of Robots Taking Jobs Is Not New

While it may seem like the quintessential modern problem, the idea that robots and automation are threats to our jobs is not new. Back in the 1950s, economists and activists had very similar worries. (Politico)

Could A New Law Send Sexting Teens To Prison For 15 Years?

The folks at Reason magazine worry that a bill targeting sex offenders may have some unintended consequences. (Reason)

This Day In History

Famous Birthdays

1937 — Morgan Freeman, American actor famous for roles in "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Million Dollar Baby"

1981 — Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress known for the show "Inside Amy Schumer" and the movie "Trainwreck"

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