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May 2018[edit]
   | 7 |  A populist coalition deal in Italy is set to end nearly three months of political stalemate. |
| 5 |  Support of key Basque party paves way for Spain’s PM to be voted out of office |
| 15 |  Denmark is banning the wearing of face veils in public spaces. |
| 7 | 
Dinesh D'Souza gets pardoned by Trump for some reason |
| 17 |    The US will be imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and the EU. |
| 20 | Scientists have found the ancestor to lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians. |
| 23 | Independents now outnumber Republicans in California. |
| 22 |   Allegedly murdered Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turns up alive in a Ukrainian conference to expose the assassination plot against him. |
| 20 | God chose Trump, and Liberty University is making a film about how Fuckface von Clownstick is the new King Cyrus. |
| 9 | Spanish police briefly arrested a critic of Putin due to a politically motivated Russian arrest warrant. |
| 16 | A Louisiana televangelist claims God told him he needs a $54 million private jet. |
| 16 | A GOP congresswoman claims porn is "a big part" of the reason for the spike in school shootings. |
| 13 |  The official death count by Hurricane Maria, 74, may be off by 70-fold, or about 4,600. |
| 15 | Missouri Governor Eric Greitens resigns amid scandals.
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| 26 | ABC cancels popular situation comedy Roseanne after a series of racist, incendiary tweets by Roseanne Barr, the show's namesake. |
| 8 |   Gaza militants and the IDF exchange the heaviest fire in years. |
| 16 | Trump claims the Mueller probe will meddle in the midterms. |
| 9 |  $50 billion in tariffs on China will be imposed next month, as well as investment curbs. |
| 7 |  Poland offers to pay up to $2 billion for permanent US military presence to deter Russia. |
| 14 | A pilot and his assistant have been arrested for allegedly attempting to vigilante deport a student to China. |
| 11 | Publix halts donations to self-described ‘NRA sellout’ amid boycott, ‘die-in’ protests by David Hogg |
| 11 |  Thousands across France protest against Macron's economic policies. |
| 13 | 48% of Republicans believe millions voted illegally in the 2016 election. |
| 11 |  British and EU politicians criticize Theresa May's plan to leave the European Arrest Warrant, which would make it far more difficult to extradite criminals. |
| 17 |  The Brazilian economy grinds to a halt due to massive truckers' strike. |
| 12 |   Colombia is becoming the first Latin American NATO partner. |
| 12 |   Leaders of the two Koreas hold a surprise meeting. |
| 16 | English Defense League co-founder Tommy Robinson has been arrested for allegations of "breaching the peace". |
| 33 |  TÁ! Nearly two-thirds of the Irish population (66.4%) and nearly all the constituencies bar one, have voted to repeal the abortion clause (Article 40.3.3) in the country’s constitution. |
| 24 |  Sweden has passed a law stating sex without consent does not require the use of threats or force to be classified as rape. |
| 9 |   Malaysia sentenced an Australian woman to death for drug smuggling charges. |
| 12 | An investigation says the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was owned by a Russian brigade. |
| 29 | North Korea blows up its nuclear test site as Trump cancels the summit. |
| 31 | Trump barring people from viewing his Twitter feed has been ruled unconstitutional. |
| 14 | The NFL will now be fining players who kneel during the national anthem. |
| 6 |  The Loch Ness Monster - a biological explanation might be found to explain some of the stories behind it. |
| 13 |  Three more Saudi women's rights activists have been detained. |
| 15 | Monsanto is being sued for "cancer". Article from the Grauniad. Look closely at the bottom of the article, where they disclose who wrote it. A "public interest researcher" for the US Right to Know, a vehemently anti-GMO group. Propaganda much, Graun? |
| 17 | The House voted to loosen banking regulations. |
| 19 | A prominent Southern Baptist leader encouraged a woman not to report an alleged rape to the police and forgive the assailant. |
| 24 |  An examination of Hitler's teeth confirms that he did indeed die in the bunker. |
| 11 | Pruitt's actions as EPA chairman have created massive long-term uncertainty. |
| 8 |  Nine killed in clashes between police and an environmental protest that had turned violent. |
| 9 |  Terrorist attacks in Ghanzi killed at least 14. |
| 12 | Actress gets China talking about periods, despite it being a taboo. |
| 13 |  The most senior Catholic official to be charged with concealing child sex abuse has been found guilty. |
| 15 | The Supreme Court has ruled that clauses barring workers from class-action lawsuits are legitimate. |
| 16 | Two US citizens were detained at a gas station for speaking Spanish. |
| 11 | Trump intends to demand the Department of Justice look into his allegations that the Obama administration's FBI spied on his campaign. |
| 10 | China put a bomber in the South China Sea. |
| 15 |  Evidence surfaces that Trump Jr. also met with Saudi and Emirati leaders during the 2016 election. |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia has detained seven prominent women's rights activists. |
| 14 | Sergey Skripal, ex-Russian spy who was "poisoned by deadly nerve agent," has been discharged from hospital. |
| 13 | A major farm bill rewrite failed in the House due to a hardliner revolt in the Republican Party over immigration. |
| 17 |  All 34 of Chile's bishops have offered to resign over a sexual abuse scandal. |
| 20 | The White House is moving to bar clinics that refer patients to abortions from federal funding. |
| 11 | At least eight were killed in a school shooting in Texas. |
| 18 | Cambridge Analytica has filed for bankruptcy. |
| 8 | Neil Hamilton has been ousted from the leadership of UKIP in Wales. |
| 9 | Gina Haspel, controversial for her interrogation tactics that have been considered torture, has been confirmed as the new CIA director. |
| 14 |  Human rights groups report dozens of beatings and killings in Burundi as the country prepares for a referendum which could greatly increase their president's powers and extend his rule into 2034. |
| 9 | Trump claims the ‘animals’ comment referred to MS-13 gang members, not Latino immigrants. |
| 40 | Senate votes to save net neutrality. |
| 12 | STIs reach an all-time high in California. |
| 8 |  The US and six Gulf states have sanctioned Hezbollah's leadership. |
| 26 | A survey by the Department of Education reveals 94% of US teachers spend their own money on school supplies. |
| 20 |  Evidence forms that the first stars date back to as early as 250 million years after the Big Bang. |
| 13 | Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been released. |
| 20 | Teacher protests in North Carolina. |
| 15 | North Korea has suspended talks with South Korea, leading to fears it will cancel its summit with the US. |
| 19 | Trump threatens to use US trade talks to force NHS to pay more for drugs |
| 15 |  The Soros-run pro-democracy Open Society Foundations is shutting down its office in Hungary due to "an increasingly repressive political and legal environment." |
| 30 | Trump administration shuts down NASA's carbon monitoring system all while average carbon dioxide levels surpass 410 parts per million. |
| 25 | Dozens of Palestinians protesting the US Jerusalem embassy have been killed. |
| 16 |  Coordinated suicide bombings on churches in Indonesia killed seven. |
| 19 |   Thousands have gathered at a far-right rally in southern Austria to commemorate Croatian fascists. |
| 17 | One was killed and four injured in a Paris stabbing by an assailant shouting "Allah Akbar", which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for. |
| 36 | After decades of ‘gay panic defence’ in court, US states slowly begin to ban tactic |
| 19 | North Korea will be dismantling its nuclear test site between 23 and 25 May. |
| 22 | Remember how Trump promised to do something about Big Pharma? Yeah, that's not happening. |
| 18 | Seven were killed in Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996. |
| 16 |  Five senior DAESH officials have been captured. |
| 23 | The Human Rights Watch director for Israel and Palestine has been ordered to leave by Israeli authorities. |
| 23 | North Korea has released three American prisoners. |
| 25 |  Donald Trump has decided to scrap the Iran deal |
| 40 | More pesky transitional fossil evidence. God is doing a pretty good job providing evidence that evolution is real. |
| 31 |
Trump appointing Dr. Oz to his sport, fitness and nutrition council |
| 24 | Boy Scouts Will Drop the ‘Boy’ in Its Namesake Program, as It Welcomes Girls Next Year |
| 17 | #Cuéntalo: Latin American women rally around sexual violence hashtag |
| 25 | Palestinian president Abbas draws international criticism for claiming in a speech that the Jews brought the Holocaust upon themselves |
| 18 | Not to be outdone by Mississippi, Iowa's legislature has passed a ban on abortion after fetal hearbeat. Whether the governor will sign it is unknown. |
| 14 | Basque Group ETA Says It Has ‘Completely Dissolved’ |
| 17 | Anarchists and far-rightists clash in several countries worldwide. |
| 14 | Seven states are suing the Trump administration to end DACA. |
| 28 | The White House Correspondents' Dinner hires stand-up comic Michelle Wolf to deliver the opening monologue. Having apparently never seen any of Wolf's material, they were shocked, shocked, I tell you! when she promptly roasted the entire crowd (not unlike Stephen Colbert at the 2006 Correspondents' Dinner). |
| 20 | Hundreds of UK Labour members are quitting the party in protest of its policy allowing trans women to apply for female-only candidate lists. |
| 25 | Cardinal George Pell has been ordered to stand trial on sexual abuse charges. |
| -6 | Israel alleges that Iran hid a nuclear weapons program. |