May 28 in history shows births and landmark events
Highlights include the Dionne quintuplets born in Ontario in 1934, Thomas Cranmer annulling Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage in 1533, Sierra Club founded in 1892, the first all color talking film in 1929, Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, Neville Chamberlain becoming British prime minister, and the Able and Baker primates launched aboard a Jupiter missile in 1959.
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England
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New York
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World in Brief: US soldier killed in Baghdad amid rise in deaths
A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad as May becomes the deadliest month for American forces since September. The same day, a watchdog agency announced about 1000 corruption arrest warrants this year, including nearly 50 for senior civil servants.
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Baghdad
Associated Press
John M. Russell
Kabul destroys Shiite texts over insults claim
A Kabul government action dumped more than 1,000 Shiite books from Iran into the Helmand River after a governor said the content insulted Sunni Muslims. The move drew Shiite leaders' condemnation as merchants said the books were not offensive and were destroyed due to sectarian prejudice.
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Hamid Karzai
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Kabul
Deaths linked to swine flu rise to 108 worldwide
The global swine flu death toll reached 108 with four more fatalities in Arizona and six in Mexico. A Pima County girl died in Arizona while Illinois reported a Cook County woman’s death. Mexico notes the epidemic has largely subsided though confirmed tolls rise.
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GM teeters toward Chapter 11 as rivals seek relief
GM nears bankruptcy protection after debt holders reject a last minute exchange plan. Chrysler fights to exit Chapter 11 by selling most assets to Fiat, while Obama guarantees warranties to reassure buyers. Analysts cite historic declines in GM's workforce and vast government support shaping a leaner industry outlook.
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Ohio
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Jeff Mauk
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Dana Johnson
Comerica Inc
Missing mom and girl found at Disney World case ends
A suburban mother Bonnie Sweeten 38 of Feasterville is in Florida custody after she and her 9 year old daughter Julia Rakoczy were found at Disney World hours after she claimed they were abducted. She faces misdemeanor charges of false reports and identity theft. The child will be picked up by her father, Tony Rakoczy, and Sweeten faces extradition.
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Chevrolet
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Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
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Orlando
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Vanore
Upper Southampton Township
Tony Rakoczy
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Poll on funding busing students to public schools wins Yes
Readers vote on taxpayer funding for bus transportation to public schools. The poll asks if local state and federal taxpayers should pay for busing all students. The winner is Yes with many respondents also weighing in on Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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