Portal:Current events/2008 May 3
May 3, 2008 (Saturday)
- Microsoft withdraws its bid for Yahoo! after the two companies fail to reach agreement on a price. (The New York Times)
- 2008 United States presidential election: The Guam caucuses result in a near-perfect tie, with Barack Obama ahead by only 7 ballots in 4,521. (AP via Google News) (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Big Brown wins the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Eight Belles, the only filly in the field, breaks down after finishing second in the race, and is euthanized. (NBC Sports)
- At least 18 prisoners are killed during a fight in a jail in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. This follows the recent deaths of nine prisoners in a riot in San Pedro Sula with both riots being blamed on overcrowding and gang rivalry. (BBC News)
- In Chilean Patagonia, almost all Chaitén's inhabitants flee the capital city of Palena Province when a nearby volcano erupts after being inactive for 450 years. (The Telegraph)