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Washington |
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Obama breaks out one-liners at White House correspondents' dinner
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Washington |
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Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails
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CIA |
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Bin Laden death: CIA panned for live-tweeting 'news'
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Puerto Rico |
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Puerto Rico to default on debt payment after talks fail
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Cuba |
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US cruise ship travels to Cuba for first time in decades
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Climbers bodies found in Tibet after 16 years 
Map of Shishapangma China| The bodies of Americans Alex Lowe and David Bridges have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by an avalanche | |
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| May.2 |
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Trump accuses China of 'raping' US with unfair trade policy 
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of 'raping' the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy
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Minnesota |
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Prince's family starts dividing the late singer's assets
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New Zealand |
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North Carolina mother, daughter survive 5 days in New Zealand wilderness
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Arizona |
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Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Phoenix, Arizona
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| May.3 |
Indiana |
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Cruz drops out after key Trump win Republican Donald Trump beats his rival Ted Cruz in Indiana and has a clear path to the nomination. Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton
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China |
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Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China
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| May.4 |
USA |
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Trump nomination divides Republicans Top Republicans are divided on whether to support Donald Trump after the businessman all but secured the party's presidential nomination
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Ohio |
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John Kasich, last Republican Trump rival, quits race Ohio Governor has dropped out of the presidential race after struggling to gain traction against Republican front-runner Donald Trump
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Minnesota |
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Prince death: Addiction doctor called by team made 911 call
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| May.5 |
House of Representatives |
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'can't back Trump'
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| May.6 |
Puerto Rico |
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Puerto Rico baseball games moved due to players' Zika fears |
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| May.7 |
Kentucky |
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Kentucky Derby: Nyquist beats Exaggerator |
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| May.8 |
USA |
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Trump in apparent reverse on taxes for rich
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| May.9 |
Mexico |
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Mexico judge clears 'El Chapo' Guzman extradition to US
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| May.10 |
Washington |
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Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima on Japan and Vietnam trip
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Southern China |
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US sends warship near Chinese-claimed island in South China Sea
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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Bernie Sanders beats Clinton in West Virginia primary Map of West Virginia USA The Vermont senator has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination
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Minnesota |
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Prince death: Detectives question doctor
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| May.11 |
Texas |
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Deadly Texas fire 'was criminal act'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Warriors beat Blazers to move on, 121-125 |
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| May.12 |
Washington |
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Trump and Ryan 'totally committed' to party unity
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Washington |
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US naval commander demoted after Iran's capture of sailors
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New York |
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Secret Russian program helped Olympic medalists cheat drug tests |
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| May.13 |
USA |
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Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections It has emerged that the largest US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections
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| May.14 |
Texas |
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Casino coach crash near Laredo, Texas, kills eight
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| May.16 |
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Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight The US and other world powers have said they are ready to arm UN-backed unity government to help it fight the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group
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| May.17 |
USA |
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US election: Donald Trump open to talks with N. Korea| Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is willing to meet the N. Korean leader to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program | |
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| May.18 |
FBI |
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Federal investigation into alleged Russian doping opened |
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USA |
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Trump 'has regrets' but 'had to fight campaign this way'
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Southern China |
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Chinese jets intercept US spy plane over South China Sea Map of South China Sea China| Two Chinese fighters have carried out an 'unsafe' intercept of a US military aircraft in international airspace, the Pentagon says | |
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Guam |
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American B-52 bomber crashes
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| May.19 |
USA |
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Hillary Clinton says race against Bernie Sanders is 'done'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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San Francisco police chief quits amid racism row
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| May.20 |
Washington |
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White House shooting: Secret Service stops armed man
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Washington |
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Obama pushes for more Zika funding in US
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| May.21 |
Florida |
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Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps DNA tests have confirmed that three man-eating Nile crocodiles have been found living in Florida's swamps
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Northern Syria |
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Top US commander makes secret visit to northern Syria
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Baltimore |
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Triple Crown dream dashed as Exaggerator wins Preakness Stakes |
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| May.23 |
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Obama lifts US embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy
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| May.24 |
Washington |
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US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting The US justice department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year
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| May.25 |
Washington |
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State department faults Clinton over email security A state department inquiry has accused Hillary Clinton and other former US secretaries of state of poorly managing email security
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Texas |
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Eleven US states oppose transgender schools edict Eleven US states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's recent efforts to expand the rights of transgender students
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Los Angeles |
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in marriage split Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents have revealed
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Sharks oust Blues to earn first-ever trip to Stanley Cup Final |
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| May.26 |
USA |
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US election: Trump wins enough delegates for Republican nomination The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party's presidential nominati...
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google defeats Oracle in Java code copyright case Google has won a major court battle with software firm after a jury ruled it did not unfairly appropriate parts of the Java programming lang...
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| May.27 |
Los Angeles |
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Johnny Depp's wife accuses him of assault A US judge has ordered actor Johnny Depp to stay away from his estranged wife, actress Amber Heard, after she alleged he assaulted her
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Manhattan |
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New York plane crash: 'WW2' aircraft in Hudson River A small plane has crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, US officials say
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Toronto |
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Cavaliers reach second straight NBA Finals |
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San Diego |
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Donald Trump rally sparks clashes in San Diego Map of Gaslamp Quarter San Diego CA USA Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have clashed in the city of San Diego in California
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| May.28 |
Ohio |
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Cincinnati zoo gorilla shot dead as boy falls into enclosure Zoo officials have shot dead a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati
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| May.29 |
Washington |
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Donald Trump: Migrants treated better than military veterans | Illegal immigrants in the US often get better care than the nation's military veterans, Republican presidential nominee has said | |
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Indiana |
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American rookie Alexander Rossi wins 100th Indy 500 |
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| May.30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Warriors complete Game 7 comeback over Thunder to reach Finals |
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Main Event: Cruz drops out after key Trump ...