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EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash

An EgyptAir plane disappeared the evening of Wednesday May 19th. The Egyptian navy found wreckage in the Mediterranean on Friday. The plane swerved quickly before it crashed into the sea. The cause is yet unknown.

Bill Cosby Rape Allegations

Bill Cosby had a few rape and assault cases reported against him in the 80s through the 2000s, but had 20 reported in 2014 and 20 more in 2015. He was charged in one incident, and will face charges.

Summer Olympics 2016

The Olympics will take place August 5-21 in Rio. Guanabara Bay, the site for swimming and sailing competitions, is hopelessly polluted.

Zika

The Zika virus broke out in South America in 2016 because it found a "happy situation for transmission"ref. It is only dangerous to pregnant women, as it causes birth defects like microcephaly. More than 2500 babies have been affected

Hillary Clinton's Private Email

Hillary Clinton, acting as Secretary of State, used a private email server rather than the State Department's so she didn't have to manage two email accounts. Some consider this mishandling national-security secrets. Classified information was not appropriately marked in her emails. Investigations by the intelligence community have not resulted in legal repercussions.

Gawker vs. Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan won $140 million for invasion of privacy in the Gawker case. Gawker might sell - (http://www.wsj.com/articles/gawker-media-looking-at-possible-sale-for-company-1464273859).