10 Things to Know for Today: 5-27

10 Things to Know for Today

5/27/2014
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    A military supporter gives a rose to a soldier in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday May 27, 2014. Last Thursday's military takeover, Thailand's second in eight years, deposed an elected government that had insisted for months that the nation's fragile democracy was under attack from protesters, the courts, and finally the army. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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    • Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

    1. EXPERTS: SATELLITE DATA RELEASE DOES LITTLE TO CONFIRM MH370 FLIGHT PATH

    As families continue to live in anguish, pages of information released by the Malaysian government aren’t seen as conclusive evidence that the plane crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.

    2. POPE PLEDGES “ZERO TOLERANCE” FOR CHILD MOLESTATION

    His plan to meet with sex abuse victims at the Vatican draws ire from a U.S. group which calls it a “public relations coup.”

    3.UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT-ELECT VOWS INSURGENCY END

    Petro Poroshenko describes pro-Russian separatists as “Somali pirates,” while authorities in Kiev reportedly kill 30 rebel fighters who occupied a major eastern airport.

    4. FLAWED CALIFORNIA WATER SYSTEM THWARTS EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION

    The state, which is facing a third year of draught, is incapable of accurately tracking how much 4,000 companies and farms are consuming.

    5.THAI COUP DETERS TOURISTS

    Bangkok’s tourism industry is feeling the pinch: one luxury hotel received over 500 cancelations since the putsch was declared and is expecting many more.

    6. ABDUCTED GIRLS LOCATED, NIGERIAN DEFENSE CHIEF SAYS

    But he said he fears that using force to try to free the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorists could further endanger their lives.

    7.WHO WILL RESPOND TO SCHOOL MEAL CRITICS

    First lady Michelle Obama is answering Republicans, who want to roll back healthier standards, by holding a White House event to highlight the success of the healthier guidelines.

    8. WHICH NEW OBAMACARE CONCERN VEXES STATES

    Coast to coast, states are facing threats that their Medicaid costs will rise due to the federal health care law.

    9. TEEN MOTORIST HOLDING HIS BREATH CAUSES TUNNEL CRASH

    The 19-year-old driver fainted as he drove through Highway 26 in Oregon, causing a three-car accident.

    10. HOW THE BOX OFFICE FARED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND

    “X-Men: Days of Future Past” had the fifth best Memorial Day opening ever with ticket sales topping $111 million.