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Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has had numerous opportunities to free the two journalists but has refused all entreaties. Her attorney general, Htun Htun Oo, oversaw the prosecution of the case, which human rights advocates argued should have been dropped. Earlier this month, the country’s president, Win Myint, pardoned almost 10,000 prisoners, but Mr. Wa Lone and Mr. Kyaw Soe Oo were not among them. “Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe…

DENA MILLER, STUDENT, ST. ANSELM COLLEGE:  Hi, Senator.   I like so many other students had to take out loans to pay for my education that I will be paying for years.  What is your plan to deal with student debt and the rising cost of education?     WARREN:  OK, thanks for the question, Dena.     You know, this is the America we live in now.  Basically to get a…

Democratic leaders in the House told rank-and-file lawmakers they plan to continue pursuing multiple avenues of inquiry into President Trump before deciding whether to initiate impeachment proceedings.  On a conference call Monday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of several powerful committees discussed Democrats’ path forward following the release of the Mueller report. Pelosi spoke briefly at the beginning of the call to reiterate her position — stated…

• One of the suicide bombers was arrested a few months ago on suspicion of having vandalized a statue of Buddha, a highly provocative act in Sri Lanka, a Buddhist-majority island nation in the Indian Ocean. • In Washington, intelligence and counterterrorism analysts were scrutinizing possible ties between the Islamic State and the attackers, but as of Monday afternoon had not reached any definitive conclusions. What we know about who…

President Trump told reporters he had an avid supporter of the wall he wants to build along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the White House pool report, while Trump was helping children color cards for U.S. service members during the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll, he said young boy asked him about the border wall. “I will. Oh It’s happening. It’s being built now. Here’s a young guy who…

With the release of the Mueller report, 2020 Democrats have come to a fork in the road on the question of whether or not the House should initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump. In light of this, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., became the first presidential candidate to call for his removal. During a campaign event in New Hampshire over the weekend, Warren told a crowd of supporters: “We cannot be…

Larry Mitchell Hopkins, a militia leader in New Mexico who was arrested by the FBI over the weekend on weapons charges, allegedly said his group was plotting to assassinate President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other liberal figures. Documents unsealed in court on Monday show the FBI began looking into Hopkins in 2017 after receiving reports that said his group, known as the United Constitutional Patriots, was “training to assassinate…

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Today at Tesla’s first Autonomy Day event, Elon Musk took questions from the press but didn’t have time for questions about lidar. Historically, he’s been vocal about the technology, and this time he put it as clear as he could. “Lidar is a fool’s errand,” Elon Musk said. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed. Doomed! [They are] expensive sensors that are unnecessary. It’s like having a whole bunch of expensive…

On Easter Sunday, coordinated terrorist attacks killed at least 290 people worshiping at churches and staying in nearby luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. At least 500 people were wounded. Sri Lankan authorities have officially blamed an Islamist militant group for the attacks. As the world grapples with how this could have happened, particularly because officials were warned of the brewing terrorist attacks, it’s clear that Christians were targeted on one…

It’s official: Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, a development President Donald Trump announced via tweet on Monday. My friend Herman Cain, a truly wonderful man, has asked me not to nominate him for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. I will respect his wishes. Herman is a great American who truly loves our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April…

In the escalating battle of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to see who can offer the most free stuff, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has taken the extraordinary step of calling for having the government forgive student loan debt. This pander will not only be incredibly costly, but it will be a slap in the face to those who have already struggled to pay off their student loans without government assistance. The…

A technical services leader from Denver Sunday was a day of ever-increasing dread for friends and family of Dieter Kowalski, a 40-year-old Denver resident who was killed in the attack. Mr. Kowalski was a senior leader of technical services for Pearson, an educational media company. He was on a business trip to Sri Lanka, where he worked with several engineering teams, according to his LinkedIn profile. It was his second…

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In the escalating battle of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to see who can offer the most free stuff, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has taken the extraordinary step of calling for having the government forgive student loan debt. This pander will not only be incredibly costly, but it will be a slap in the face to those who have already struggled to pay off their student loans without government assistance. The…

Video Police diffuse explosives in Sri Lanka discovered after deadly attacks Bombs and detonators are still being found after explosions ripped through churches and hotels on Easter Sunday; Benjamin Hall reports on the latest. Three of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen’s four children were among the nearly 300 people killed on Easter Sunday when Islamic suicide bombers attacked hotels and churches in Sri Lanka, a spokesperson for Povlsen’s company confirmed. Holch Povlsen, his…

President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he will not nominate businessman and failed 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. “My friend Herman Cain, a truly wonderful man, has asked me not to nominate him for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board,” Trump wrote. “I will respect his wishes. Herman is a great American who truly loves our Country!” Weeks ago, Trump announced that he…

Jennifer Hassan Niha Masih Tony Romm April 22 at 12:02 AM The Sri Lankan government blocked access to Facebook and other social-networking sites Sunday after suicide attacks killed more than 290 people, a move meant to stop misinformation from inciting further violence in a country where online mistruths have fomented deadly ethnic unrest. But the blackout also had the effect of eliminating a key means of communication during a major…

Video Does wave of bombings in Sri Lanka signal new terror threat? : Churches and hotels in Sri Lanka were targeted in eight coordinated blasts on Easter Sunday; reaction and analysis from former U.S. intelligence officer Don Bramer. Sri Lanka took drastic steps Monday to crack down on new potential terror threats by blocking social media and arresting more than a dozen after a series of suicide bombings allegedly carried…

Representative Seth Moulton has jumped into the 2020 presidential campaign, becoming the latest Democrat to join the race to unseat President Trump. The congressman from Massachusetts’ Sixth District announced his candidacy in a video on his website. “I’m running because we have to defeat Donald Trump,” Moulton said. “And I want us to beat Donald Trump because I love this country.” Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America Monday morning, Moulton…