| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
A U.S. Navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea. Beijing was predictably displeased and denounced the patrol as illegal and a threat to peace and stability. China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in trade passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have overlapping claims.
Digits of the day: 90 percent That's the percentage of buildings saved from the forest fire that forced 88,000 residents from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fire destroyed 2,400 buildings, while 25,000 were saved.
The burnt remains of a barbecue are pictured in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Quote of the day
It's a good old-fashioned civil rights battle in North Carolina. The Justice Department says the state is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act with its law that forces transgender people to use a bathroom consistent with their biological gender, rather than the gender with which they identify. North Carolina is suing the federal government for interfering in the states' rights. Meanwhile California's state Assembly passed a gender-neutral bathroom bill. It goes to the state Senate next.
Around the world - A man in a Munich-area train station went on a stabbing spree, killing one and injuring three others. Witnesses said the man shouted, "Allahu akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic, during the attack, according to police. The assailant is in custody.
- Brazil's Senate forged ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, rejecting a surprise decision by the acting speaker of the lower house, who tried to annul a key vote just days before the president could be suspended from office. The clash between Brazil's two most senior lawmakers threw markets into disarray and threatened to drag out a painful political crisis with a constitutional standoff that could end up at the Supreme Court.
- He's been called "Duterte Harry." He's been called "Trump of the East." He's been called "The Punisher." Well, now you can call him "President." Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte plans to overhaul the country's system of government, moving power from what he called "imperial Manila" to long-neglected provinces.
Around the country - Ban all Muslims! Uh, but not the good ones. That's the adjustment Donald Trump made to his foreign policy in an interview with the New York Times, in which he suggested that Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, would be an exception to Trump's proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States. Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver and a seamstress, was sworn in as London's mayor on Saturday.
- Oh, and there's a primary in West Virginia today. Bernie Sanders has a 6-point lead over Hillary Clinton. But it doesn't change the electoral math much. Bernie Sanders would still need to win some of Clinton's superdelegates to his side to clinch the Democratic nomination for president.
- The second trial in the Freddie Gray case begins in Baltimore today. Officer Edward Nero faces misdemeanor charges of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. Five other officers are also facing charges over Gray's death while in police custody, ranging from misconduct in office to second-degree murder. The first trial over Gray's death, that of Officer William Porter, ended in a hung jury in December.
Around Wall Street - The ex-girlfriend of billionaire Sumner Redstone isn't going away quietly after losing a lawsuit against the former head of the Viacom media empire. Manuela Herzer accused Redstone's daughter of interfering with the inheritance that Herzer due to receive. She also claims that Redstone gave an escort - his favorite, according to the suit - $7 million. Herzer's suit demands $70 million in damages.
- If Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts had been considered employees instead of contractors, they would have been entitled to $730 million in expense reimbursements over the last seven years, according to court documents. For those keeping score at home, the proposed settlement between the drivers and Uber totals $100 million. Regulators are reviewing the deal.
- Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco wants to expand globally via joint ventures overseas as it prepares to offer up to 5 percent of the company through an IPO. The company is looking at opportunities in the United States, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China, chief executive Amin Nasser said.
Today's reason to live
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