The headline news from May 15, 2017

The archive of all headlines from May 15, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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’WannaCry’ Malware Could Just Be Getting Started

NBC News  15/May/2017 01:15:05

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 01:15:09

The president's decision to fire FBI Director James B. Comey unfolded the way a lot of his actions have — impulsively, subject to minimal review by aides and surrounded by misleading statements. L.A. Now

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To Solve Global Cyberattack, It Takes a World of Cooperation

New York Times  15/May/2017 02:45:06

Cybercrimes, like the recent ransomware attack, require a combination of the most basic old-school detective work and the most complex of modern technology.“Catching who did this is going to be very hard,” one intelligence expert said, “and will require a level of international cooperation from law enforcement that does not come naturally.”

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 03:00:11

The president's decision to fire FBI Director James B. Comey unfolded the way a lot of his actions have — impulsively, subject to minimal review by aides and surrounded by misleading statements. NATION

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Aftershocks of Cyberattack May Be Felt, Experts Warn

New York Times  15/May/2017 03:45:05

The effects could be magnified as workers return for a new workweek, because many, particularly in Asia, had logged off before the malware began proliferating.President Trump has ordered his homeland security adviser to coordinate a response and help organize the search for who was responsible.

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Why ’WannaCry’ Malware Attack Could Get Much Worse

NBC News  15/May/2017 03:45:06

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 04:00:11

The president's decision to fire FBI Director James B. Comey unfolded the way a lot of his actions have — impulsively, subject to minimal review by aides and surrounded by misleading statements. ASIA

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 05:00:19

The criticism comes as the virus continues to spread around the globe, despite the efforts of companies, governments and security experts. ASIA

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 05:45:08

The criticism comes as the virus continues to spread around the globe, despite the efforts of companies, governments and security experts. OBITUARIES

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Why ’WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack Could Get Much Worse

NBC News  15/May/2017 09:00:18

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Why ’WannaCry’ Malware Attack Could Get Much Worse

NBC News  15/May/2017 12:15:09

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G.O.P. Senators Begin Edging Away From the President

New York Times  15/May/2017 12:30:09

Republican lawmakers are showing increasing signs of separating from President Trump.They want to pursue a more traditional conservative agenda and protect their political futures.

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 12:30:14

With much of California seething over President Trump, the climate could hardly be better for the unabashed liberal politics of a former San Francisco mayor still best known for his trailblazing 2004 decree legalizing same-sex marriage. Politics

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Trump’s first foreign trip President relying on charisma to bridge old divides

The Guardian  15/May/2017 13:15:09

The White House is seeking to recast the US president as a world statesman, but critics say his confidence in his own persuasive powers is simply delusional

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Dad of Penn State Pledge Says Son Treated Like ’Road Kill’

NBC News  15/May/2017 14:15:08

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 14:30:18

'When people who have never been here — who don’t understand the fabric of the community — try to tell a story about it without facts, that’s detrimental to all of us,' says Twin Falls mayor Shawn Barigar.

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Penn State Pledge Was Treated Like ’Road Kill’: Grieving Family

NBC News  15/May/2017 16:30:12

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After Weeks of Missteps, Nervous Trump Aides Hope for a Reboot

NBC News  15/May/2017 19:30:11

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 19:45:10

As Trump prepares to depart for his first trip abroad, he no longer behaves like a president eager to disengage from the world, and from the postwar alliances of the last seven decades that he so denigrated as a candidate.Watch live: U.S. 9th Circuit Court hears appeal on Trump's travel ban

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Wearied Trump Aides Hope for Reboot to Stave Off Shake-Up

NBC News  15/May/2017 20:30:09

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Los Angeles Times  15/May/2017 20:45:07

As Trump prepares to depart for his first trip abroad, he no longer behaves like a president eager to disengage from the world, and from the postwar alliances of the last seven decades that he so denigrated as a candidate. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Syria US accuses government of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners

The Guardian  15/May/2017 21:15:09

State department says it believes 50 detainees a day are being hanged at Saydnaya military prison, with many bodies burned in a crematorium

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