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 Baltimore |
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Freddie Gray: Baltimore police to face criminal charges 
State prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has announced criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore police officers 'did nothing wrong'
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| May.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Silicon Valley's Dave Goldberg dies |
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Kentucky |
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American Pharoah rules the Kentucky Derby |
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Nevada |
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Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas 
Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision
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| May.3 |
Baltimore |
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Freddie Gray: Baltimore lifts overnight curfew
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Nepal |
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US aid planes arrive in Kathmandu
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Dallas |
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Gunmen shot dead outside conference on Prophet cartoons Map of Garland USA Two gunmen have been shot dead after they opened fire outside a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas
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Manila |
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Pacquiao fans call for rematch against Mayweather
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| May.4 |
Arizona |
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Prophet cartoon attack: Gunman was previous terror suspect
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Boston |
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Bombing trial: Tsarnaev breaks down in court |
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| May.5 |
ISIS |
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IS says it was behind US Prophet cartoon attack Islamic State (IS) has said that it was behind the attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the US state of Texas
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Washington |
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US approves ferry service between Cuba and Florida |
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Southern California |
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Kiwi waves slam California coast |
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| May.6 |
Alabama |
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German-born US rocket expert Oscar Holderer dies at 95 |
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Hawaii |
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Lava lake at Kilauea Volcano rises to record heights |
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Massachusetts |
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Man arrested, suspected of killing parents in US Virgin Islands |
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| May.7 |
New York |
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NSA phone data collection 'illegal', US court rules |
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Yemen |
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Top al-Qaeda militant Nasser al-Ansi 'killed' in Yemen
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| May.8 |
Donbass |
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Pro-Russian Ukraine separatists free IRC aid workers
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US Georgia |
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Four killed as plane crashes into Atlanta motorway |
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| May.11 |
Boston |
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Tom Brady suspended 4 games in wake of Deflategate New England Patriots quarterback has been suspended for four games by the National Football League after an inquiry into under-inflated ball...
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Manhattan |
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Picasso painting sets world record for art at auction $179M A vibrant, multi-hued painting set a world record for artwork at auction, and a sculpture by Giacometti set a record for most expensive scu...
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| May.12 |
Nepal |
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US Marine helicopter missing after Nepal earthquake
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Philadelphia |
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US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed Map of Frankford Philadelphia USA Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York train reportedly went of the track and a number of people have been reported injured
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| May.13 |
Philadelphia |
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Derailed Philadelphia Amtrak train 'was speeding' A commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was travelling at twice the speed limit, say safety experts
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Manhattan |
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Rangers end Capitals' season with Game 7 OT win |
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| May.14 |
Washington |
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Amtrak crash: Obama makes transport funding pledge
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Chicago |
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Cavaliers still advance past Bulls 94-73 |
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| May.15 |
Nevada |
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BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89 Map of Las Vegas Nevada| The guitarist and singer BB King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas aged 89 | |
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 Nepal |
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Helicopter carrying U.S. Marines found The pilot of the U.S. Marine helicopter that went missing on a earthquake relief mission in Nepal was Capt. Chris Norgren of Wichita
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Philadelphia |
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Amtrak rail crash driver interviewed by investigators
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Boston |
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Death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Map of US District Court Boston USA A US jury has sentenced Boston bomber to death by lethal injection. Three people were killed and 260 were injured when Tsarnaev, now 21
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Philadelphia |
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Crashed Amtrak train 'may have been struck by object'
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Tennessee |
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Warriors advance to Western final, beating Memphis 108-95 |
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Washington |
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Hawks beat Wizards, reach conference finals |
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| May.16 |
 Northern Syria |
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Top ISIS commander taken out by US Special Forces in Syria Map of Deir al-Zour Syria The US says its special forces have killed Abu Sayyaf who helped direct oil, gas and financial operations
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Seattle |
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'Paddle in Seattle' Arctic oil drilling protest
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| May.17 |
Texas |
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Texas bikers in deadly shootout at Waco restaurant Map of Central Texas Market Place Waco TX Texas| Police in the US state of Texas say nine people have been killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs in the city of Waco | |
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Houston |
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Rockets back in conference finals first 1st time since '97 |
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California |
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US daredevil Dean Potter dies during flying stunt |
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| May.18 |
Texas |
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Waco biker shoot-out: 170 face charges in Texas 170 people are to face organised crime charges after a bike-gang shooting that left nine people dead and 18 others injured
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| May.19 |
Japan |
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Takata doubles faulty airbag recall to 34 million
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| May.20 |
Southern California |
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California oil spill sparks state of emergency A state of emergency has been declared in southern California in the US after two oil slicks, stretching nine miles, formed off the coast
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| May.21 |
Washington |
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Washington mansion family 'killer' named
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore grand jury charges six officers in Gray case
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| May.22 |
Washington |
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First set of Hillary Clinton emails published online
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Washington |
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Police arrest suspect in quadruple mansion murder case Daron Wint, 34, arrested. Authorities believe more than one person perpetrated the killing of four people in a Washington DC mansion
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| May.23 |
Ohio |
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Cleveland policeman Brelo cleared over shooting deaths
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| May.24 |
Washington |
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Iraqi forces lack will to fight - Ashton Carter US Defence Secretary has said the rout of Iraqi forces at the city of Ramadi showed they lacked the will to fight against Islamic State
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New Jersey |
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'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in crash
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Indiana |
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Juan Pablo Montoya wins 2015 Indianapolis 500 |
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Texas |
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Rain deluge brings floods to Texas and Oklahoma
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| May.25 |
Texas |
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Texas and Oklahoma flooding: Three dead Two people were killed in weather-related accidents in Oklahoma and a man lost his life in San Marcos, Texas
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| May.26 |
New York |
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Charter Communications to merge with Time Warner Cable
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Ohio |
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Cleveland Cavaliers win the Eastern Conference
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| May.27 |
 Switzerland |
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6 FIFA officials detained for extradition to U.S. Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now
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FIFA suspends eleven people from involvement in football over the scandal
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Warriors win Western Conference
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| May.28 |
FBI |
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Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted
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South Korea |
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22 people inadvertently exposed to anthrax
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New York |
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Pataki seeking Republican Party nomination
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| May.29 |
Dallas |
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Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24| Dozens of people are rescued in the state of Texas. 3 missing with another 15 people dead from tornadoes in northern Mexico and Texas. The Governor of Texas Greg Abbott asks for a Presidential declaration of a disaster t... | |
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| May.31 |
Washington |
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Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer, aged 46 Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the son of US Vice-President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer
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Manhattan |
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New York crane's load falls in Manhattan injuring 10
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U.S. Senate |
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US Senate in urgent surveillance debate as deadline looms
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U.S. Senate |
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US surveillance powers expire as Senate deal fails US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal
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Puerto Rico |
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Dozens evacuated at condo complex when water tank crashes through roof
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