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AXIOS (Ben Berkowitz) - Gunfire reported near White House Saturday night

Gunshots rang out near the White House Saturday night, per multiple reporters who were on the grounds at the time. The big picture: Local and national TV correspondents who were at the White House reported hearing multiple shots, and being told by the Secret Service to take shelter. This is breaking news.

NYTIMES (Manohla Dargis) - Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The film, from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, explores the tension between religious conservatism and social liberalism. The award closed a festival that felt comparatively muted to many.

NYTIMES (Nate Schweber and Claire Fahy) - Shipyard Worker Killed and Dozens Injured in Staten Island Blasts

The explosions at May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, which erupted after a fire on a dock, killed one of the company’s subcontractors, a representative said.

NYTIMES (Hamed Aleaziz) - Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S., Iran close to a deal to end war, official says

The Trump administration and Iran are close to a deal to end the war , with remaining gaps focused on "wording" of several points, a U.S. official briefed on the negotiations said Saturday. Why it matters: It's one of the strongest signals yet that the nearly three-month-old war could be nearing an end. - The official stressed no final decision has been made by President Trump. Reality check: Trump and his advisers thought they were close to a deal several times at earlier stages in the war, but none materialized. The latest: Trump held a call on Saturday with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan. - According to a source briefed on the call, several of the leaders urged Trump to take the deal. - Trump…