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Portal:Current events/2019 May 22

May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
  • Tornadoes of 2019
    • A powerful tornado hits Jefferson City, Missouri, leaving people trapped or injured and structural damage according to city and state officials. At least three people are killed in southwestern Missouri when a storm system sweeps across the state causing extensive damage. (CBS News) (NBC News) (The Kansas City Star)
International relations
  • Russia–United States relations
    • United States F-22 Raptors intercept four Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command. (ABC News)
  • Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute
    • The United Nations General Assembly passes a non-binding resolution demanding the United Kingdom return control of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. The Mauritians claim they were forced to give up the islands to the British in 1965 in exchange for independence. (BBC News)
Law and crime
  • Timeline of investigations into Donald Trump and Russia (2019)
    • The U.S. Justice Department agrees to provide the House Intelligence Committee with intelligence files from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. (USA Today via MSN.com)
  • Lawyer Michael Avenatti is indicted in separate cases charging him with allegedly stealing about $300,000 from Stormy Daniels and blackmailing Nike. (CNBC)
  • Tax returns of Donald Trump
Politics and elections
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