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Welcome back, let’s take a look at what’s in the news today: Teenage gunmen open fire at a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves; Trump says he’s called off an Iran strike; and thousands of people are ordered to evacuate as a wildfire spreads in Southern California’s Simi Valley. Also, researchers uncover a medieval book in Rome with the oldest surviving English poem.
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People embrace near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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What to know about the deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque
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Two teenage shooters opened fire at the largest mosque in San Diego County on Monday, killing three men. The shooters then killed themselves a few blocks away. Read more.
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Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
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President Donald Trump said America’s allies in the Gulf asked him to wait for two to three days because they feel they are close to a deal with Iran. Read more.
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Trump said the current pause for negotiations was a “very positive development.” However there is no evidence Iran is set to meet Trump’s demands — many of which it has long rejected.
Crucially, Iran still has a big bargaining chip — its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, even as the U.S. military has enforced its own blockade on Iranian ports. Trump’s stated top objectives are still unrealized: Iran has yet to agree to abandon its nuclear program or its ballistic missile development, or cease support for its proxies in the region, including those in Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.
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Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
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The Sandy Fire was reported in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Read more.
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By mid-afternoon the wind-driven wildfire consumed more than 500 acres of dry brush. Evacuation orders and warnings were issued for several neighborhoods in Simi Valley, a city of more than 125,000 people. The cause is under investigation.
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Caedmon’s Hymn is visible in the five lines above the final line of the left page from a centuries-old manuscript copy of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, at Rome’s National Library, May 8. (AP Photo/Andrea Rosa)
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Rare, long-lost copy of the oldest English poem uncovered
“Nupue. sciulun. herga. hefunricaes. puard. metudaes. maechti. and his.” If you’re wondering why we’re wrapping up today’s Morning Wire with what sounds like gibberish — it’s actually Old English. It translates to: “Now we must praise the guardian of the heavenly kingdom.” It’s from “Caedmon’s Hymn”, the oldest surviving English poem. Researchers were “speechless” following the recent discovery of a copy in a Roman library. See it for yourself and hear experts explain why it’s so important.
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