| No Images? Click here  Monday, May 6BOEING BLEW IT Boeing said Sunday that some of its 737 Max jetliners were accidentally delivered with a cockpit warning light as an option rather than a standard feature, and that the company knew for months before informing the Federal Aviation Administration. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]CYCLONE FANI KILLS DOZENS Hundreds of thousands were left homeless after cyclone Fani slammed into eastern India packing 125 mph winds, officials said. At least 33 people were killed after Fani struck the state of Odisha on Friday, but 1 million emerged unscathed from storm shelter. [Reuters]TRUMP ERUPTS: MUELLER SHOULDN’T TESTIFY President Donald Trump said special counsel Robert Mueller “should not testify” before Congress after signaling last week that he would not stand in the way of such a hearing. He again falsely claimed he had been exonerated and accused Democrats of looking for “a redo.” [HuffPost]TRUMP VOWS TO INCREASE TARIFFS ON SOME CHINESE GOODS Trump said Sunday that he will markedly increase U.S. tariffs on certain Chinese goods, increasing pressure on China to reach a trade deal that both sides have been eager to finish. Global stock markets tumbled on Trump’s threat. [Reuters]PLANE LANDS IN MOSCOW ENGULFED IN FLAMES Forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane, including two children, were killed on Sunday as the aircraft caught fire during a bumpy emergency landing at a Moscow airport. [Reuters]FORMER TRUMP LAWYER HEADS TO PRISON Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for Trump, is due to begin his three-year prison sentence today for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf. [AP]
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