10 things you need to know today: May 20, 2016

Egypt's military says debris found from missing airliner, Morley Safer dies, and more

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1. Egypt's military reports finding debris from missing jet

Search crews have found passenger belongings and debris from EgyptAir Flight 804 in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's military said Friday. The news came after a confusing day of searching, when officials reported wreckage had been spotted, then corrected themselves and said no debris had been spotted and the search was continuing. The Airbus A320 disappeared from radar en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board. It was too early to conclude why the plane crashed, but early suspicions focused on a terrorist bomb.

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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.