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May 2016

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May 31st
- Global Slavery Index reports nearly 46 million people are enslaved in 2016
May 27th
- Largest strike in U.S. history ends as Verizon, unions reach deal
May 26th
- Baylor University removes head football coach, president over mishandling of sexual assault reports
May 25th
- State Department audit faults Clinton for poorly managed email
May 24th
- Bill Cosby to stand trial in sexual assault case
- Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist won't compete at Belmont Stakes
- Google's Paris headquarters raided in tax probe
May 23rd
- The FBI is reportedly investigating Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe
May 20th
- Lone surviving Paris attack suspect refuses to talk
May 19th
- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert to report to prison next month
- Oklahoma Senate approves bill that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions
- Roger Federer to miss first Grand Slam since 1999
May 18th
- Donald Trump releases names of potential Supreme Court nominees
- One of the 276 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram has been found
May 16th
- Sinead O'Connor found after being sought by police
May 13th
- Pfizer to prevent its drugs from being used for executions
- ISIS declares state of emergency in capital
May 11th
- Tragic 2013 explosion at Texas fertilizer plant determined to have been caused by arson
- Police officer who killed Walter Scott indicted on rare federal civil rights violation
May 10th
- Climbers poised to reach Everest peak for the first time in 3 years
- German man stabs 4, kills 1 in possible Islamist attack
May 9th
- Department of Justice counter-sues North Carolina over controversial bathroom law
May 6th
- U.S. adds 160,000 jobs in April, unemployment holds at 5 percent
May 5th
- The FDA is about to start regulating e-cigarettes the same way it regulates tobacco products
- Turkey's prime minister to step down amid tensions with president
May 4th
- John Kasich suspends his presidential campaign
May 3rd
- Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Hamilton earns record 16 Tony Award nominations

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