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Five Western US states (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington) announced an agreement to create a regional effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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The SEC sued Blue Bottle, a Hong Kong firm, alleging they hacked into computer systems to get corporate news releases early and traded on that information, making a profit of $2.7 million.
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Texas' largest electricity producer, said it has agreed to be sold to a group of private-equity firms for about $32 billion in what would be the largest private buyout in US corporate history if shareholders go along.
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A storm that pounded the US Midwest brought snow and sleet across the Northeast, closing schools, turning highways sloppy and slowing air travelers. JetBlue canceled 68 flights because of snow.
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The World Vision humanitarian group said that more than 50% of children in refugee camps around Africa's volatile Great Lakes area have experienced some form of sexual abuse. The data, collected in camps in the Burundi, Congo (DRC), Tanzania, northern Uganda and Rwanda, said widespread poverty made children vulnerable to abuses.
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In Bangladesh a fire swept through a building that housed two private TV stations and a newspaper in Dhaka, killing at least three people and injuring scores.
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In Bolivia police said the body of Simon Matthew Boily (23), a Canadian cyclist, has been found in a mountain ravine more than a month after he set out on the "Highway of Death" from the La Paz on Jan 21.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Taylor Dooley, American actress
1987 –
Julia Bond, American porn star
1986 –
Crystal Kay, Japanese singer
1986 –
Juliet Simms, Guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)
1986 –
Makelele, Brazilian footballer
1986 –
Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress
1985 –
Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress
1985 –
Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer
1984 –
Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer
1984 –
Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer
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February, 26
- Births
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2009,
Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
2009,
Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)
2009,
Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)
2008,
Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies) (b. 1947)
2008,
Dick Fletcher, Meteorologist (b. 1942)
2008,
Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician
2005,
Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)
2004,
Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)
2004,
Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
2004,
Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)
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February, 26
- Deaths
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