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Portal:Current events/2018 June 17
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
- Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Mass shootings in the United States
- A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
- Colombian presidential election, 2018
- Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
- Cambodian general election, 2018
- A FUNCINPEC party SUV's head-on collision in southwest Cambodia with a taxi seriously injures former Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh and kills his wife Ouk Phalla; both were standing as candidates in the upcoming election. Seven other people were also injured. (AP via Stuff)
Sports
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2018 U.S. Open (golf)
- Brooks Koepka wins his second consecutive U.S. Open Championship of Golf, held in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. (PGA)
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