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As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 21 Apr 2019
WASHINGTON — Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency ... Rogers and his deputy Richard Ledgett, who was present for the call, were taken aback ... He and Rogers signed it and stashed it in a safe ... News ... .......
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More than 200 killed in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
The Daily Republic 21 Apr 2019
More than 200 killed in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. By Washington Post Today at 8.37 a.m. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A series of coordinated explosions struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 207 people and injuring more than 400 ... as worshipers were gathering for services ... Images from inside St ... .......
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Over 137 killed, 400 injured as string of blasts rips through churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
Dawn 21 Apr 2019
Over 137 people were killed and 400 injured as a series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through three churches and three high-end hotels in three Sri Lankan cities on Easter Sunday. The blasts hit three hotels and one church in Colombo, while two other churches were targeted in Negombo and Batticaloa, police said ... At a glance ... police ... ─ Reuters....
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The Royal Family Celebrated a Festive Easter and the Queen's 93rd Birthday
Yahoo Daily News 21 Apr 2019
More. Talk about a double header. Members of the royal family joined the Queen for Easter service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on Sunday, and it also happened to be her 93rd birthday ... For her part, the birthday monarch wore a festive mint suit and matching hat topped off with a swaggy bright pink bow for the service ... View photos ... Eamonn M ... ....
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Sri Lanka death toll expected to rise as leaders condemn killings
The Observer 21 Apr 2019
Political and religious leaders across the world have rushed to condemn the killing of more than 200 people in a wave of bombings that targeted churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday ... Dozens of foreign visitors are among the casualties, with five British citizens confirmed killed ... 'There was utter chaos' ... Read more ... ....
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Greece to ask Germany for billions in war reparations
The Guardian 21 Apr 2019
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Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky 'wins presidency'
BBC News 21 Apr 2019photo: AP / Vudi Xhymshiti
People of colour are the most impacted by climate change, yet Extinction Rebellion is erasing them from the conversation
The Independent 21 Apr 2019
This week environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion, with the help of veteranbroadcaster David Attenborough , has pushed the issue of climate change to the top of the news agenda ... people of colour. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for the environmental movement ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Show all 44....
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Amir Khan must confront reality of loss to Terence Crawford before deciding future
The National 21 Apr 2019
Amir Khan insisted that he would not retire after his attempt to win the WBO welterweight title from Terence Crawford ended in failure. All boxers want to bow out on their own terms and Khan will not want his career to end like this ... Read More. • Amir Khan says he has to be 'on his A-game' to dethrone welterweight champ Terence Crawford ... I was right ... ....
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Robert De Niro likens US President Donald Trump to ‘wannabe gangster’
Indian Express 21 Apr 2019
Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro once again took a jibe at US President Donald Trump, this time calling him a “wannabe gangster”. Advertising ... The Oscar winner then branded the POTUS as a “dumbbell”, adding that even gangsters had morals and ethics. Advertising ... Latest Videos. 03.21. There are a lot of twists and turns in Poison ... ....
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John Bolton's 'troika of tyranny' message has its risks
CNN 21 Apr 2019
(CNN)Last week, US National Security Adviser John Bolton took direct aim at specific leaders in Latin America, declaring that the "troika of tyranny -- Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua -- is beginning to crumble." ... Many may interpret Bolton's declaration, which echoes President George W ... Samantha Vinograd. The 'three stooges' ... Read More ... Stay up to date......
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Julian Assange should have come to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post 21 Apr 2019photo: Royal Thai Navy via WN
Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty
Asahi News 21 Apr 2019
BANGKOK--The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up their offshore home ... "I was free for a moment ... The U.S ... LEGAL PROCESS ... ....
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FBI arrests leader of U.S. 'patriots' stopping migrants at border
Yahoo Daily News 21 Apr 2019
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group who have been stopping migrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico ... The UCP describes itself as a "patriot group" helping over-stretched U.S. Border Patrol agents deal with a surge in undocumented migrants ... U.S ... ....
