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May 24, 2017 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Manchester Arena bombing
- As part of an ongoing investigation, British police arrest six people in connection with Monday's deadly explosion, including a 23-year-old man who was taken into custody Tuesday. (ABC News) (Reuters) (Reuters²)
- The father, Ramadan Abedi, and younger brother, Hashem Abedi, of suspected bomber Salman Abedi are arrested in Tripoli by the Libyan Counter-Terrorism forces. (Chicago Tribune) (Hindustan Times)
2017 Jakarta bombings
- Three police officers are killed in a suicide bombing at a bus station in Jatinegara, Jakarta. (News.com.au)
Five people are killed in a raid on a house of a Shia cleric in Bahrain. (BBC)

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

European migrant crisis
- The Italian Coast Guard reports that at least 20 migrants are killed when their 500-passenger boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya's coast. About 1,700 people have been rescued in 15 operations since Tuesday. (AP via ABC News)
Four climbers are found dead on Mount Everest, bringing this season's death toll to 10. (BBC)
A landslide at Big Sur blocks off a portion of California State Route 1 just south of Gorda; no injuries have been reported. (CNN)

Law and crime

LGBT rights in Taiwan
- After the Supreme Court rules in favor, same-sex-marriage is on its way to being legalized in Taiwan, the first country in Asia to do so. (GMA News)
Philippine Drug War
- During a phone call between U.S. president Donald Trump and Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, Trump allegedly congratulates Duterte on his drug war, which has been widely criticized for its brutality by human rights organizations. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
Murder of Seth Rich
- Fox News retracts their claims regarding the murder. (Fox News) (BuzzFeed)

Politics and elections

Legality of cannabis
- Vermont governor Phil Scott vetoes a bill legalizing marijuana in the state. (The Hill)
2018 United States federal budget
- President Donald Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, titled "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," has a $2 trillion accounting error over 10 years because it uses the same money twice for two different purposes. (NBC News)
Protestors set fire to the Ministry of Agriculture headquarters in Brasília amid calls for the impeachment or resignation of Michel Temer as President of Brazil over allegations of corruption. (BBC)
Montana's at-large congressional district special election, 2017
- Republican Greg Gianforte bodyslams a reporter from The Guardian who then reports the situation to police. Gianforte is running against Democrat Rob Quist. (The Guardian)
American Health Care Act of 2017
- The Congressional Budget Office predicts that in the next decade, the new health care bill recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives will reduce the federal deficit by $120 billion and leave 23 million more Americans uninsured, as opposed to current law. (NPR) (The New York Times)

Sport

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