| Full Kelly Interview: ‘Every Single Day’ Terrorists Are Plotting Against U.S. Posted: 27 May 2017 10:48 PM PDT  Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly joins Meet the Press to talk about reports that White House Adviser Jared Kushner tried to set up a secret Russia backchannel, and why he believes intelligence leaks are "darn close to treason."
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| Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners Posted: 28 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. While Germany and Europe would strive to remain on good terms with America and Britain, "we have to fight for our own destiny", Merkel went on. Special emphasis was needed on warm relations between Berlin and newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron, she said.
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| 'Close to Treason’ DHS Sec. Kelly Calls Out Intel Leaks Posted: 27 May 2017 10:50 PM PDT  Homeland Security Sec. John Kelly tells Chuck Todd on Meet the Press that it's "totally unacceptable" for intelligence to be leaked, after details of the U.K.'s investigation into the Manchester bombing were published by American news outlets.
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| Mayor: 'Heroes' died protecting women from anti-Muslim rant Posted: 27 May 2017 05:24 PM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police said Saturday they'll examine what appears to be the extremist ideology of an Oregon man accused of fatally stabbing two men who tried to intervene when the suspect yelled racial slurs at two young women who appeared to be Muslim on a Portland light-rail train.
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| Australia's 'Ganja Queen' set to leave Bali Posted: 27 May 2017 06:07 AM PDT  By Heru Asprihanto DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Australian drug convict Schapelle Corby is set to be deported from the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday night after completing a twelve-and-a-half-year sentence for smuggling marijuana, a case that strained ties between the neighboring countries. Corby has always maintained her innocence, saying she was unaware she was carrying more than 4 kg (8.8 lb) of marijuana in a boogie board bag when she arrived on the resort island in late 2004. The case received huge media attention, with many Australians feeling the former beauty therapist had been harshly treated under Indonesia's strict drug laws, even though Corby could have faced the death penalty for trafficking.
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| For Siemens and Other Companies, Apprentice Programs Posted: 27 May 2017 08:46 AM PDT  When Siemens wanted to find U.S. workers to build gas turbines, only 15 percent of those who applied had the skills needed.
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| Young Boy Thrown Off Slide At Dublin's New Water Park Posted: 28 May 2017 03:48 AM PDT  The water slide that was responsible for the accident, the Emerald Plunge, was shut down and is being reevaluated for possible construction flaws.
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| Mortuary chief: John Glenn's remains weren't disrespected Posted: 26 May 2017 11:03 PM PDT  DOVER, Del. (AP) — As Air Force officials investigate allegations that inspectors were invited to view the remains of astronaut and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn at Dover Air Force Base, a military mortuary chief said that Glenn's remains were treated with "impeccable care."
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| Montana assault breeds 'frightening' talk of violence against journalists Posted: 27 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Greg Gianforte celebrates with supporters after being declared the winner in Montana's special House election Thursday in Bozeman, Montana. The Guardian has received a steady stream of correspondence from across the US in the wake of this week's news of a Guardian reporter being body-slammed by Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate who then went on to win the state's only House seat. Some of the emails expressed horror and shame over the assault on Ben Jacobs in which he was thrown to the ground and punched.
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| Karl: Sources close to president say it may be time for Kushner to take leave of absence Posted: 28 May 2017 08:17 AM PDT  ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas report on the Russia investigation and latest developments about Jared Kushner.
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| Donald Trump's boorishness on the world stage has a lot to do with his failing agenda at home Posted: 27 May 2017 03:05 AM PDT  The more things go kaflooey for Donald Trump at home, the trickier and less malleable he becomes for the rest of the world. This equation was surely apparent to anyone in his path in Brussels and Taormina last week – including the Prime Minister of Montenegro, who was physically repositioned by Trump at his most oafish as he barged to the front for a "family photo" at Nato. Had anyone been hoping for a less testy Trump they were surely disappointed.
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| Full Interview: Mitch Landrieu On Removing Confederate Monuments Posted: 27 May 2017 06:17 AM PDT  New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu discusses his decision to remove Confederate monuments from the city in an exclusive interview with NBC's Chuck Todd.
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| Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89 Posted: 27 May 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89]( "Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89") Zbigniew Brzezinski, the hawkish Polish-born Cold War strategist and former top aide to US president Jimmy Carter, has died, his family said. He was 89.
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| Two men stabbed to death on Oregon train trying to stop anti-Muslim rant Posted: 27 May 2017 05:42 PM PDT ![Two men stabbed to death on Oregon train trying to stop anti-Muslim rant]( "Two men stabbed to death on Oregon train trying to stop anti-Muslim rant") A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday. Police identified the assailant, who was arrested soon after the Friday afternoon attack, as Jeremy Joseph Christian of Portland, a 35-year-old convicted felon. A senior researcher with the Southern Poverty Law Center, in a blog post, said Christian's Facebook page showed he held "some racist and other extremist beliefs." The attack unfolded hours before the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, when most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims observe a daily religious fast.
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| Civilian deaths a 'fact of life' in war on IS, Pentagon head says Posted: 28 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing "everything humanly possible" to avoid them, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an interview aired Sunday. A US-led international coalition has been carrying out air strikes against the IS group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, and nongovernmental organizations say the attacks are claiming ever more civilian lives. Some NGOs have blamed the rising civilian death toll on a push by President Donald Trump's administration to accelerate the pace of combat in an effort to "annihilate" the jihadists.
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| Trade and Russia unresolved issues in G7 communique: source Posted: 27 May 2017 04:04 AM PDT ![Trade and Russia unresolved issues in G7 communique: source]( "Trade and Russia unresolved issues in G7 communique: source") Group of Seven (G7) leaders have still not agreed to joint language on the issues of trade and Russia, a G7 source said, hours before their final communique is due to be published. The source said diplomats had been unable to resolve whether the communique would include a pledge to fight against "protectionism" and a separate threat to take additional action against Russia, if warranted, for its intervention in Ukraine. The communique will specify that six of the seven countries back the 2015 Paris Agreement and that the United States had been given more time to decide on its stance.
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| Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why Posted: 26 May 2017 07:43 PM PDT ![Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why]( "Cuomo won't march in Puerto Rican parade, doesn't say why") NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he is not marching in next month's Puerto Rican Day Parade but he did not directly address the controversy surrounding parade organizers' decision to honor a Puerto Rican nationalist.
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| Two Men Stabbed to Death While Trying to Defend Muslim Women Being Harassed Posted: 27 May 2017 09:52 AM PDT  He was later arrested.
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| Why The Price Of Oil Is Falling Posted: 27 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Crude oil's rally came to an end this week on fears that too much oil will continue to be a problem.
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| Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures Posted: 27 May 2017 01:44 PM PDT ![Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures]( "Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures") Celtic's Tomas Rogic celebrates scoring, graduates of the United States Military Academy toss their hats and more of today's news from around the world in pictures.
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| US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ‘refuses to hold Ramadan event’ in break with tradition Posted: 27 May 2017 05:41 AM PDT  Donald Trump's Secretary of State has refused to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, seemingly breaking with a long bipartisan tradition. Since 1999, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state have nearly always hosted either the reception or an iftar dinner to break the day's fast during Ramadan. Mr Tillerson turned down a request from the State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs to host the Eid reception, two unnamed US officials said.
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| Greg Allman, Founder of the Allman Brothers Band, Dies at 69 Posted: 27 May 2017 08:41 AM PDT  The legendary Southern rocker who composed countless hits as frontman for The Allman Brothers Band and battled a very public addiction with drugs died Saturday at his home. He was 69.
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| Iran leader slams Saudis as America's 'milking cow' Posted: 27 May 2017 11:22 PM PDT  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched a fierce attack against regional rival Saudi Arabia, saying it was being pumped "like a milking cow" by "infidel" Americans. "These people (the Saudis) appear to believe in the Koran... but in practice they act against its teachings," Khamenei said at a meeting on Saturday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan. "But in reality there is no closeness and, as the Americans have said, they are just there to pump them for money like a milking cow, and later slaughter them," he added.
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| Jared Kushner’s Growing Stench of Treason Posted: 27 May 2017 11:15 AM PDT  Nobody knows yet whether the president's son-in-law broke any laws. But "traitor" is more than just a legal term.
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| Thousands protest against Moscow housing resettlement, but numbers fall Posted: 28 May 2017 08:17 AM PDT  Thousands of Muscovites protested in the south-west of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks, but numbers had fallen compared to earlier rallies. A Reuters witness said around 5,000 people attended the latest rally, compared to organizers' estimates of 60,000 at a protest on May 14. Moscow residents are also concerned about the location and quality of the planned new accommodation, a lack of services and infrastructure and about threats the redevelopment may pose to the historic face of the Russian capital.
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| 2 Toddlers Die After Becoming Trapped In Hot Car Posted: 27 May 2017 07:34 AM PDT  Police are investigating.
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| Judge Overturns Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo's Life Sentences Posted: 27 May 2017 01:11 AM PDT  Judge Raymond Jackson cited the Supreme Court rule of 2012, which states that juveniles cannot be given life sentences, while overturning the original verdict in Malvo's case.
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| Pilot's remains back on US soil from Vietnam after 52 years Posted: 27 May 2017 05:27 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deborah Crosby touched her father's flag-draped casket as her three brothers hugged her in a tearful embrace on the tarmac at the San Diego airport Friday — ending a more than half century search to find and bring home the remains of Lt. Cmdr. Frederick P. Crosby, shot down as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War.
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| Correction: Trump-Body Language story Posted: 28 May 2017 11:04 AM PDT  TAORMINA, Italy (AP) — In stories May 26 and May 27 about President Donald Trump's body language during his first trip overseas since taking office, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ron Dermer was Trump's ambassador to Israel. Dermer is Israel's ambassador to the United States.
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| Several teachers disciplined after student given 'most likely to become a terrorist' award Posted: 27 May 2017 03:07 PM PDT  Lizeth Villanueva, a 13-year-old from the Anthony Aguirre Junior High school in Texas, was handed the certificate one day after the Manchester attack. Ena Hernandez, Lizeth's mother, said she was upset by prize, especially considering the timing. "I was upset and very mad when I saw the award," Ms Hernandez told The Washington Post.
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| Bodies of Indian climbers who died on Everest recovered Posted: 28 May 2017 06:21 AM PDT  Rescuers have retrieved the body of an Indian climber who died on Mount Everest and airlifted it to Kathmandu on Sunday, along with those of two others who perished last year. Ravi Kumar, 27, died this month after summiting the world's highest mountain and becoming separated from his guide soon afterwards. Rescuers said its recovery was a risky operation.
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| Britain says some of Manchester bomber's network potentially still at large Posted: 28 May 2017 01:49 PM PDT  By Phil Noble MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Members of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi's network are still potentially at large, British interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday, after the terrorism threat level was lowered because of significant progress in the investigation. Asked during an interview on BBC television whether some of the group were still at large, Rudd said: "Potentially. There are 11 people in custody, the operation is still really at full tilt in a way." Greater Manchester Police said on Sunday that they had arrested a 14th person in connection with the attack.
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| General de Gaulle's grave vandalised, say French police Posted: 27 May 2017 01:55 PM PDT  The grave of General Charles de Gaulle, France's World War II hero and post-war president, was vandalised on Saturday, police said. De Gaulle led the Free French Forces in London from 1940-44 and reshaped the country's political landscape after the war, founding the Fifth Republic in 1958. De Gaulle died in 1970 shortly before his 80th birthday.
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| South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe Posted: 27 May 2017 03:59 AM PDT ![South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe]( "South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe") South Korea said on Saturday it has resumed contact with a distressed fishing vessel that feared it was being followed by a suspected pirate vessel off the waters of Somalia, and that the 3 Koreans and 18 Indonesians on board were safe. The South Korean military had dispatched its anti-piracy naval unit after communication with the Mongolian squid fishing vessel was cut when it requested help after midnight on Friday. The vessel's South Korean captain confirmed the safety of the three South Koreans, the foreign ministry said in the statement.
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| 4-Year-Old's Preschool Teacher To Give Kidney to Boy's Dad: 'She's An Amazing Lady' Posted: 27 May 2017 12:41 PM PDT  Their surgery is set for next month.
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| 8 dead in shooting rampage in Mississippi; suspect arrested Posted: 28 May 2017 03:24 PM PDT  Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff's deputy.
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| Student Loan Debt In The US Is So High That Many Aren't Even Paying It Posted: 28 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT  More and more Americans are struggling to make their loan payments -- and it's a real problem.
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| Nationalist Buddhist group gathers in Myanmar despite ban Posted: 27 May 2017 07:21 AM PDT  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and supporters of an ultranationalist Buddhist group gathered at an annual conference on the outskirts of Myanmar's biggest city on Saturday despite being banned by the government.
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| Trump dismisses 'fabricated' report of son-in-law's outreach to Russia Posted: 28 May 2017 03:16 PM PDT  After returning late Saturday from his first foreign trip as president, Trump geared up to combat concerns over his advisers' ties to Russia, including explosive reports about Jared Kushner, his indispensable aide-de-camp. Trump was meeting with attorneys at the White House on Sunday, presumably over the latest development in the long-running Russia intelligence saga, news reports said. US media said the White House is creating a new rapid-fire communications unit to respond to the controversy, led by Kushner, senior presidential adviser Steve Bannon and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
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| Bodies of civilians dumped near Philippines city besieged by Islamists Posted: 28 May 2017 02:38 AM PDT  By Tom Allard MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Bodies of what appeared to be executed civilians were found in a ravine outside a besieged Philippine city on Sunday as a six-day occupation by Islamist rebels fending off a military onslaught took a more sinister turn. The eight dead, most of them shot in the head and some with hands tied behind their backs, were laborers who were stopped by Islamic State-linked militants on the outskirts of Marawi City while trying to flee clashes, according to police. The discovery confirms days of speculation that Maute rebels had killed civilians during a takeover of Marawi, that the military believes is aimed at winning the Maute recognition from the Islamic State as a Southeast Asian affiliate.
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| Cable companies need to be scared, because cord cutting is here to stay Posted: 27 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT 
For a few years, cable companies saw cordcutting as another millenial fad that would go the way of the hoverboard. But Netflix's dramatic growth was just the start. Changes in viewing habits are driving a seismic change in the attitude towards cable bundles, and more people than ever are ditching cable boxes altogether.
A new set of results from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) paints a bleak picture for pay TV providers. Consumer satisfaction with cable and satellite fell this year. It was the only niche in the telecoms industry to see its customers get less happy this year, and satisfaction with wireless providers actually improved. Worse, a vastly increased number of survey respondents said that they're thinking about switching to streaming services. 9% of people polled said they were highly likely to switch this year, versus just 1.9% answering the same question in 2011. "Customer service remains abysmal, and viewers are continuing to switch over to streaming services with much higher customer satisfaction, ACSI chairman Claes Fornell said. "More than half a million subscribers defected from cable and satellite providers during the first quarter – the largest loss in history." What's even more painful for pay TV providers is that customers aren't watching less TV -- they're just watching less cable. A separate study from Nielsen came out today, showing that 90% of viewing time is still spent watching the big screen. In this particular breakup, it's definitely you, not me.
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| Chinese jets intercept U.S surveillance plane: U.S. officials Posted: 27 May 2017 07:54 PM PDT ![Chinese jets intercept U.S surveillance plane: U.S. officials]( "Chinese jets intercept U.S surveillance plane: U.S. officials") Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Wednesday, with one coming within 200 yards (180 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial reports showed that the U.S. P-3 Orion surveillance plane was 150 miles (240 km) southeast of Hong Kong in international airspace when the Chinese aircraft carried out the unsafe intercept.
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| Apple opens first official store in SE Asia Posted: 27 May 2017 12:42 AM PDT  Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city's upmarket shopping district. Located on the affluent Orchard Road, the new shop -- easily distinguished by its iconic glass facade -- is expected to be one of the most popular Apple stores in the world according to the US tech giant. First in the queue was Xiang Jiaxin, a twenty-five-year-old Chinese national working in Macau who had queued for more than 12 hours overnight and planned a holiday to Singapore specially to coincide with the opening.
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| Mother charged with involuntary manslaughter after accidentally smothering son as she slept Posted: 27 May 2017 03:04 PM PDT  A mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after she allegedly smothered her child while they slept next to each other. Arissa Ward, 23, called police in Middleton, Pennsylvania, on 30 December last year after finding her infant son unresponsive on the couch next to her where they had been sleeping. The coroner also found traces of marijuana in the child's system as Ms Ward had been breastfeeding.
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| Double Up on Sun Safety Posted: 27 May 2017 11:04 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Here comes summer—and along with it, poolside parties and beach vacations. If you plan on taking refuge from the sun's U...
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| Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes Posted: 27 May 2017 01:53 PM PDT ![Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes]( "Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes") ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization's staffers say in a paper that police training and protocols may need to change.
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| These Sweet Frozen Pops Are Actually Healthy Posted: 27 May 2017 10:17 AM PDT  You don't have to have heavy cream and tons of sugar to enjoy a nice ice pop. Your sweet, cool desserts and snacks can sweat a little too. This ice pop was one guy's solution to the Creamsicle when he was trying to reduce his sugar intake.
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| Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures Posted: 28 May 2017 01:31 PM PDT ![Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures]( "Rolling Thunder, French Open, Manchester tribute and more — it happened today: May 28 in pictures") Motorcyclists pass Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, Ret., and Christian Jacobs, 6, of Hertford, N.C., as they salute in Washington; fans watch the qualification round match between Luxemburg's Gilles Muller and Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during the French Open in Paris; and marathon runners pay respects at flower tributes in St Ann's square in Manchester, England. These are some of the photos of the day.
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