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Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 290 in ‘brand-new type of terrorism’ – CNN
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Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 290 in ‘brand-new type of terrorism’ – CNN
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Oil prices spike more than 3% on reports that US will end waivers for Iran sanctions – CNBC
<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Energy Brent prices have risen by more than a third this year, while U.S. crude has soared more than 40 percent. The U.S. reimposed sanctions in November on exports of Iranian oil after U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers. Washington, however, granted Iran’s eight main buyers of oil, mostly in Asia, waivers to…
Michael Avenatti accused of stealing almost $2M from girlfriend of NBA player – Washington Examiner
Embattled celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been accused of embezzling almost $2 million after he struck a lucrative settlement for the former girlfriend of NBA player Hassan Whiteside. Avenatti, as the attorney for Alexis Gardner, 27, negotiated a $3 million deal for the actress and barista, $2.75 million of which Miami Heat player Whiteside, 29, wired to a trust account set up by Avenatti in January 2017, according to bank…
Colombia landslide: At least 17 killed and five injured – BBC News
Image copyright AFP At least 17 people have been killed by a landslide on Sunday in south-western Colombia, officials say. Five others were injured and several houses destroyed in the town of Rosas in the Cauca region. The landslide happened after days of torrential rains hit the region and authorities are continuing to search the rubble. Landslides are common in the Latin American country, especially during the annual rainy season….
Fox News Host Chris Wallace Asks Donald Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani ‘Who Made You God?’ In Heated Mueller Report Interview – Newsweek
Fox News host Chris Wallace pushed back hard in a Sunday interview with President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian election interference, confronting him head-on as he tried to shift the interview to attack his client’s former political opponent Hillary Clinton. When Attorney General William Barr revealed that his office would not pursue obstruction of justice charges against Trump, in part, because…
Giuliani knocks Mueller’s investigators as ‘unfair’ to Trump – CNN
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Sri Lanka church, hotel massacre victims include TV chef, mother and son, Americans – Fox News
Video More than 200 killed in Sri Lanka bombings The identities of some victims of the Easter massacres in Sri Lanka emerged Sunday evening — including a British mother and her 11-year-old son, along with a TV chef and her daughter. Over the course of the day, a series of bombs exploded, including at churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people. It was the deadliest series of attacks the…
Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court | TheHill – The Hill
The battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census is hitting the Supreme Court. The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday over the administration adding the question, a controversial move that has sparked legal battles throughout the U.S. court system. The Commerce Department, which administers the census, is expected to argue that it has the authority to collect data on citizenship and…
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero – The Washington Post
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a briefing on Iran at the State Department in Washington on April 8. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Josh Rogin About one year after the United States decided to leave the Iran nuclear deal, the State Department is set to announce that all countries will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to U.S. sanctions. This is an escalation of the…
Police don’t believe missing five-year-old Illinois boy was abducted or wandered off – Fox News
Police have revealed they do not believe Andrew “AJ” Freund was abducted or wandered off from his suburban Chicago home Following a frantic search for a missing five-year-old boy, police have revealed that they do not believe he was abducted or wandered away from his suburban Chicago home. The parents of Andrew “AJ” Freund told police on Thursday that they last saw their son when they put him to bed…
Sri Lanka, citing ‘false news reports,’ blocks social media after attacks – CNN
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Sri Lanka, citing ‘false news reports,’ blocks social media after attacks – CNN
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‘Nothing wrong’ with campaign accepting information from Russians, Giuliani says – The Washington Post
Michelle Ye Hee Lee Felicia Sonmez April 21 at 3:53 PM Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, said Sunday that there is “nothing wrong” with a campaign accepting information from Russians, defending the Trump team’s efforts to obtain damaging material about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 race. “There’s nothing wrong with taking information from Russians,” Giuliani said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It…
Sri Lanka, citing ‘false news reports,’ blocks social media after attacks – CNN
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Mike Lee on "Face the Nation" says it would be a "mistake" for Democrats to pursue Trump’s impeachment – CBS News
Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said it would be a political mistake for House Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings and try to remove President Trump from office following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report. “I think politically speaking it would be a mistake for them to do it,” Lee said on “Face the Nation” Sunday. “It sounds like some of…
Ukraine election result: Volodymyr Zelensky, comedian, is new president – Vox.com
Ukrainians on Sunday overwhelmingly voted to make a comedian their next president — ushering in a new era of politics in the struggling country. Volodymyr Zelensky, a famous comedian who portrayed Ukraine’s head of state for years on a popular comedy show, defeated the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, who had been in power since 2014. According to exit polls, Zelensky won a staggering 73 percent of the vote. Poroshenko conceded…
World leaders including Pope Francis, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama offered their support after Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka claimed hundreds of lives – Business Insider
On Easter Sunday, eight bombs went off across Sri Lanka, killing at least 207 people including 35 foreigners. The attacks targeted churches and luxury hotels. People attending Easter services in churches in Kochchikade, Negombo, and Batticaloa were targeted during the attacks. Another bomb attack was reported in Katuwapitiya, where 50 people were killed in St. Sebastian’s Church. Later attacks were also reported in the cities of Dematagoda, Colombo, and Dehiwala….
Michel Honore is the insurance assessor for the Treasure of Notre Dame – Quartz
On this Easter Sunday, Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ following his crucifixion. For Catholics in Paris, the holiday is especially poignant this year, as the Cathedral of Notre Dame stands scorched and scarred from a fire on April 15—a reminder of the impermanence of all things, even the most seemingly enduring of edifices. But there is also cause for celebration. Contemporary events mirrored religious history. The…
Elijah Cummings on "Face the Nation": Trump will be "emboldened" if Democrats "do nothing" after Mueller report – CBS News
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said President Trump will be emboldened if congressional Democrats, fearing a political backlash, “do nothing” in the wake of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. “If we do nothing here, what is going to happen is that the president is going to be emboldened. He’s going to be emboldened because he’s said, ‘Well, I got away…