News Headlines - 17 May 2017

▽House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump - The Washington Post

A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation on Capitol Hill with his fellow GOP leaders: that Trump could be the beneficiary of payments from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

▽'We are a cautionary tale': Kansas feels the pain of massive Trump-style tax cuts | The Guardian

In 2012, Kansas did what Donald Trump wants to do: it introduced huge tax cuts to try to boost growth. Today, the state is out of money – and residents are angry

▽Japanese Princess to give up royal status to marry commoner classmate she met in a restaurant

Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will wed a former college classmate, Japanese media reported, heating up debate on the ever-shrinking royal family since she must become a commoner after marriage.

▽Huge bee swarm sparks rush-hour standstill in southeast London

Commuters stopped in their tracks as the swarm filled the air in Greenwich Church Street, close to Greenwich market, on Tuesday evening.

▽Michael Moore, Harvey Weinstein Reteam for Trump Documentary ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ – Variety

Bob and Harvey Weinstein have bought worldwide rights to Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” on President Donald Trump.
The Weinsteins made the acquisition under their Fellowship Adventure Group. Moore is currently directing the film, with the “11/9” in the title referring to the day Trump was declared President of the United States on Nov. 9.