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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**], the son of former ] ], is rescued in a joint operation by US and Pakistan forces three years after he was kidnapped by suspected ] militants. **], the son of former ] ], is rescued in a joint operation by U.S. and Afghan forces three years after he was kidnapped by suspected ] militants.
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** At least three are killed in a car bomb targeting a Turkish police vehicle in ], ].

;Business and economics
*] ] blocks the $6.3 billion merger of major office supply companies ] and ], finding it would result in ]. The companies announce they are abandoning the deal.

;Disasters
* At least 50 are killed in flooding and ] triggered by heavy rains in ].
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**] authorities update information about the fire. About 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed, but firefighters saved 25,000 others in the city, including the hospital, municipal buildings, and every functioning school. They expect most of the 88,000 evacuees will return to their homes within two weeks. The fire, which has merged with another blaze, is about 884 square miles (2,090 square kilometers) in size. The majority of ] ] industry, and a third of the country's total oil output, is offline, though ] has restarted its ] mining operations.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
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**One person is killed and several others injured in a knife attack at the ], a station of the ] ] system in ]. The alleged assailant has been arrested. Witnesses report this was an Islamist attack. **One person is killed and several others injured in a knife attack at the ], a station of the ] ] system in ].
*An assailant stabs four people, killing two, at a home and a mall in ]. A third victim is being treated for life-threatening injuries. The suspect was shot and killed by an off-duty deputy sheriff at the second scene.
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**Officer Edward Nero waives his ] to a ] on ] charges of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment.


;Politics and election ;Politics and election
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**] continues to lead in the presidential race, while ] leads ] by a small margin in the vice presidential race. **] continues to lead in the presidential race, while ] leads ] by a small margin in the vice presidential race.
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**Voters in the state of ] head to the polls to vote in the ] and ] presidential primaries. Voters in the state of ] vote in the ] presidential primary with ] just 169 delegates short of securing the nomination. **Voters in the state of ] head to the polls to vote in the ] and ] presidential primaries. Voters in the state of ] vote in the ] presidential primary with ] just 169 delegates short of securing the nomination.
**Trump is projected as the winner in the Republican primary in West Virginia while ] is projected to win the Democratic Primary.
**Trump is projected to win Nebraska.
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**Brazil's ] unanimously votes to strip ] of his senate seat. Amaral, one of Rousseff's biggest foes, was arrested last November for allegedly taking kickbacks from ].
**The ] rejects the government's request to rule on the merits of last month's ] impeachment vote.

;Science
*] confirms that 1,284 objects discovered by its ] spacecraft are in fact exoplanets.

;Sports
* In ], ] of the ] is named ] ] for the ]. Curry is the first player ever to receive all possible first-place votes.
*London football club ] play the final match of their 112-year stay at the ], before moving to the city's ].


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Latest revision as of 18:51, 19 July 2022

May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economics

Disasters
  • At least 50 are killed in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ethiopia. (FOX News)
  • 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
    • Alberta authorities update information about the fire. About 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed, but firefighters saved 25,000 others in the city, including the hospital, municipal buildings, and every functioning school. They expect most of the 88,000 evacuees will return to their homes within two weeks. The fire, which has merged with another blaze, is about 884 square miles (2,090 square kilometers) in size. The majority of Canada's oil sands industry, and a third of the country's total oil output, is offline, though Shell Canada has restarted its Albian Sands mining operations. (AP)

Law and crime

Politics and election

Science

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