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North Korea's Kim enters Russian Federation for summit with Putin

April 24, 2019

Talks in Vladivostok will be the first meeting between Kim and Putin. An armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed Khasan railway station in Russia's Primorsky Territory and is heading to Ussuriysk, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

‘138 million killed in Sri Lanka’: Donald Trump deletes tweet after gaffe

April 24, 2019

Two of the blasts were suspected to have been carried out by suicide bombers, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak with reporters. Ranil Wickremesinghe , Sri Lanka's prime minister, condemned what he called "the cowardly attacks on our people today" and urged the country to remain "united and strong".

Khamenei appoints avowed Israel foe as new chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

April 24, 2019

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated since Washington withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement past year and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. Salami has frequently vowed to destroy Israel and has threatened to "break" the United States and its Arab allies. The Revolutionary Guard is a separate force from Irans standing military.

Sri Lanka attacks: Government vows to overhaul state security

April 24, 2019

Ruwan Wijewardene, the country's state minister of defence, said on Tuesday that "preliminary investigations" revealed the bombings were carried out in retaliation for the massacre of 50 Muslims in the New Zealand city of Christchurch last month.

Twitter Reports Surprising Usage Growth, Now Has 330 Million Monthly Active Users

April 24, 2019

Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, also posting a photo of their meeting. Revenue was boosted by ad sales that also jumped 18 percent to $679 million. "Big complaints from many people", he wrote, referring to the alleged Twitter practice of "shadowbanning" conservative voices, which has drawn ire from establishment Republicans and right-wing commentators and activists alike.

Israel demolishes home of Palestinian charged with killing

April 24, 2019

There were those who were concerned that after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, moving the US Embassy here, and giving a thumbs-up to Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, President Donald Trump was going to require some pretty big concessions of the Jewish state in his soon-to-be-released scheme for Middle East peace.

Saudi Arabia detains 13 for planning 'terrorist acts'

April 24, 2019

The spokesman stressed that the special security personnel are still working on the site to identify and assess the explosive material that the terrorists had in their possession, pointing out that the findings would be announced later. IS's elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has in recent years called for attacks on Saudi Arabia , which is part of a US-led coalition that has been battling the militants in Syria and Iraq since 2014.

Russia's Putin condemns Sri Lanka attacks

April 24, 2019

Relatives of a victim of the explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church react at the police mortuary in Colombo , Sri Lanka April 21, 2019 . More than 70 percent of Sri Lankans are Buddhist, 12 percent are Hindu and 10 percent are Muslim, the census shows. Sri Lanka's minister of economic reforms Harsha de Silva described "horrible scenes" at St Anthony's church.

Police dog struck by 200 porcupine quills during pursuit

April 24, 2019

The Coos County Sheriff's Office deployed the dog , named Odin, in the Barview area on Saturday evening to track down a man wanted on several felony charges and who'd fled a deputy on foot. Odin was sedated and treated for more than two hours. The Sheriff's Office added in a statement: 'The Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Mr Wilson as he has committed new crimes and still has outstanding warrants.

Trump complained to Twitter CEO over losing followers

April 24, 2019

That the most powerful person in the world uses the platform as his primary mode of communication lends it an air of legitimacy and visibility as part of the "daily dialogue" that it didn't have before ー even if it may not work the other way around.

24-year-old wins $768 million jackpot in US

April 24, 2019

And she's like, 'You need to tell me the truth. Manuel Franco of West Allis, Wis., victor of second-highest Powerball lottery in history, attends a news conference at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 .

Saudi Arabia carries out 37 executions, including a crucifixion

April 24, 2019

The body of one of those executed was publicly pinned to a pole. One of the executed, Khaled bin Abdel Karim al-Tuwaijr, was publicly pinned to a pole for several hours. Among those executed was a young man who was convicted of a crime that took place while he was under the age of 18. It brings the number of people executed since the start of the year to around 100, according to official announcements.

Trump slams Democrats as 'totally insane' in early morning tweet rant

April 24, 2019

That made her the second candidate to do so after Senator Elizabeth Warren called for impeachment proceedings last week. "Don McGahn sat for more than 30 hours of interviews with the special counsel's investigation, and the chairman has answered that with a stunning 36-item subpoena ", Collins said in a statement.

Islamic State publishes photo it says shows the 8 Sri Lanka bombers

April 24, 2019

Canada is home to roughly 150,000 people of Sri Lankan or mixed Sri Lankan descent, a lot of them in Ontario, according to 2016 figures from Statistics Canada. The group's official propaganda agency, Amaq, said the photo of the men standing behind the IS flag was taken shortly before the attacks. Zayan Chowdhury, who was also a relative of British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, was having breakfast with his father at a hotel in Colombo when a suicide bomber detonated his device.

Landslide kills at least 17 in Colombia town; search continues for victims

April 24, 2019

President Ivan Duque planned to visit the area with the housing and transport ministers to meet with relief officials, his office said in a statement. The ministry of housing said it would build 56 new homes in the town. A stretch of the Pan-American Highway that links Ecuador's capital Quito to the Colombian city of Cali has been closed.

Mount Agung volcano in Bali erupts again

April 24, 2019

Mount Agung's observatory post recorded the eruption at 3.21am local time. "Ngurah Rai Airport will continue to operate normally, based on data now available from stakeholders", airport spokesman Arie Ahsanurrohim said on Sunday. The eruption occurred at 08:23am (local time) with belching of ash and smoke heading southwest of the crater, he said. Based on a test at the airport conducted from 6.44am to 8.15am the volcanic ash was not expected to disrupt flights.

Leader of border-patrolling militia group trained to assassinate arrested, authorities say

April 24, 2019

A probable cause statement said Federal Bureau of Investigation agents visited the New Mexico home of Larry Hopkins , leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, in November 2017 after a caller to an Federal Bureau of Investigation tip line reported militia activity and the assassination claim , CNN reports.

Mother wakes after spending almost 30 years in vegetative state

April 23, 2019

The National published a special on an Emirati woman who woke up from a 27-year-long coma after having been involved in a auto accident back in 1991. She remained there for a few years, fed through a tube and kept alive. But months after his mother had woken up from the coma, with continuous physical therapies and helping her body get accustomed to movement- Ms Abdulla eventually ended up talking.

Conservative justices appear to lean toward allowing citizenship question on census

April 23, 2019

The case comes in a pair of lawsuits by a group of states and localities led by NY state, and a coalition of immigrant rights groups challenging the legality of the question. NY on April 23, 2019. He said he was doing it at the behest of the Justice Department, which wanted better data to enforce the Voting Rights Act. And, Underwood said, the record is clear that a census that asks people if they are citizens will be less accurate.

Netanyahu: 'I will name a Golan town after Trump'

April 23, 2019

In March, Trump moved to change that by signing a proclamation in the Diplomatic Room of the White House. Israel first annexed the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and the region soon fell under Israeli military control. It would be called Kiryat Trump, which means "Trump Town" in English. In December 2017, responding to the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Transportation Minister Israel Katz announced that he would name a train station near the ...

Impeachment, felons voting divides Democrats at CNN forums

April 23, 2019

One source said it was a "fairly sober discussion", with members generally expressing a "belief Trump should be impeached, but great fear of what the political consequences would be". Impeachment for what? Oh, sure, Volume II of the Mueller report outlines arguable cases for obstruction of justice, but that approach has a number of problems.

A second larger quake strikes off west coast of Vancouver Island

April 23, 2019

The agency said the natural disaster struck at a depth of 10 km. Then, just before 2:45 p.m. PT, a second quake measured at magnitude 5.3 was recorded around 190 kilometres west of Port Alice. British Columbia is located along an active seismic zone where two tectonic plates converge, and relatively minor earthquakes are a regular occurrence near the coastlines.

De Blasio: We’ll Ban ‘Classic’ Skyscrapers with NYC’s Green New Deal

April 23, 2019

The bold proposal takes steps toward adhering to the Paris Climate pact, and NY will become the first city in the world to mandate that all large existing buildings significantly cut their emissions. The radical new proposal known as the Green New Deal - despite its staggering projected cost and requirement for a massive systemic overhaul - is backed by several Democratic 2020 contenders.

A win for people who park too long: Tire marking thrown out

April 23, 2019

The 6th Circuit covers three states and MI, where the case originated. The officer, Tabitha Hoskins, drew a chalk marking on the tires of Taylor's vehicle to monitor how long it was parked in the same spot. And that search wasn't reasonable, the court said. "The City commences its search on vehicles that are parked legally, without probable cause or even so much as "individualized suspicious of wrongdoing" - the touchstone of the reasonableness standard", Circuit Judge Bernice Bouie ...

Bodies of three climbers found in Banff National Park

April 23, 2019

On Sunday 21 April the bodies of the Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer , 35, David Lama , 28, and that of the American Jess Roskelley , 36, were recovered. An aerial search was launched Wednesday as soon as the trio were reported missing, which found several slide paths and debris containing climbing equipment.

Friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee deface Saoradh office in Derry

April 23, 2019

The group said the 29-year-old journalist was killed during Thursday night's unrest "while standing beside enemy forces" - a reference to the police. "I carry this flag for Sara, her partner; I carry this flag for her family; for all of us who believe in an open, inclusive, tolerant, modern new Derry in a new Ireland".

Voter ID more powerful than IED, says PM Modi after casting vote

April 23, 2019

After casting his vote, Modi walked some distance from the polling booth and interacted briefly with mediapersons. Earlier today, Modi had tweeted: "Urging all those voting in today's Third Phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to do so in record numbers".

Prince Louis shows off his two front teeth in first birthday portraits

April 23, 2019

Prince William , 36, and his wife Kate Middleton , 37, are celebrating their youngest child's first birthday by releasing new photos of him. Prince Louis is ready for his close-up. (REX/Shutterstock) Prince Louis looks the spitting image of his brother Prince George . "Charlotte + George = Louis ", another replied, while one remarked: "He is a little more Charlotte than George".

Uganda's Bobi Wine detained ahead of concert

April 23, 2019

Regarding the actions taken against his supporters, police spokesman Patric Onyango told Reuters that authorities were "empowered by the law to use reasonable force and that's what we did to disperse his supporters and make him comply with our orders".

Ex-US marine arrested for ‘N.Korea embassy raid’

April 23, 2019

American authorities have arrested a former US Marine after he allegedly took part in a raid on the embassy on February 22. The incident came at a sensitive time, just days ahead of a second summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at which the US leader failed to make progress in efforts to persuade North Korea to give up a nuclear weapons program.

Kids at White House Easter Egg Roll ask Trump about the wall

April 23, 2019

Bush administration. The event, now in its 141st year, got its start under President Rutherford Hayes. Egg farmers also donated a record-breaking 74,000 eggs for this year's festivities, according to the American Egg Board, and those will be a featured in the decorating, hunting and snacking activities throughout the day.

Opinion among democrats divided over Trump impeachment

April 23, 2019

In a statement, Nadler, a Democrat , said the committee had asked for documents from McGahn by May 7 and for him to testify on May 21. Some party leaders have cautioned against impeachment just 18 months before the 2020 presidential election , although prominent liberals have demanded the start of proceedings to remove Mr Trump from office since the release on Thursday of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report .

Donald Trump to Make Full State Visit to United Kingdom in June

April 23, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May extended the offer of a state visit to Mr Trump early in his presidency when she met the U.S. leader for the first time in the White House in January 2017. Prime minister Theresa May invited the US President for a state visit just weeks after his inauguration but no proposed date for the official meeting was ever put forward.

Supreme Court to decide if US law covers LGBT job discrimination

April 23, 2019

Title VII does not specifically mention sexual orientation or transgender status, but federal appeals courts in Chicago and NY have ruled recently that gay and lesbian employees are entitled to protection from discrimination. "In so doing, the court redefined " sex " in Title VII to conflict with the word's well-understood meaning since the law's enactment in 1964". Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

North Korea leader Kim to meet with Putin in Russian Federation

April 23, 2019

The visit is part of Kim's effort to build up foreign support for his economic development plans, analysts said, after the breakdown of a second U.S. Meetings with the likes of South Korean president Moon Jae-in and China's president Xi Jinping have seen a thawing of global opinion of North Korea .

Elizabeth Warren releases sweeping student debt cancellation and free college plan

April 23, 2019

It has been named as a contributor to declining home ownership rates among young adults. "It's forcing students to drop out of school before getting a degree". She has also proposed investing an additional $100 billion in Pell Grants over the next 10 years and expanding which students have access to these funds.

Arrests at London climate-change protests top 1,000

April 23, 2019

It is not yet known if Mayor Sadiq Khan will be open to negotiations, given that he previously condemned the groups' behavior and called it an "extremely challenging" burden on police. We are now facing an existential crisis, the climate crisis and ecological crisis, which have never been treated as crisis before. "But we will make sure that they will not get away with it any longer".

Labour Party must back another referendum on Brexit says Tom Watson

April 23, 2019

She told the BBC: "I'm afraid the prime minister is conducting negotiations in such a way that the party does not approve". According to one of May's senior allies, the crucial question for the premier is whether she can sell a compromise on membership of a customs union to her own party, despite her repeated insistence that remaining in the EU tariff regime would be a bad deal.

Moulton & Warren: A Tale Of Two Mass. 2020 Candidates

April 23, 2019

Bannockburn chief market strategist Marc Chandler and Fox News contributor Deroy Murdock discuss Goldman Sachs' claim that President Trump has a "narrow advantage" going into 2020. "And I want us to beat Donald Trump because I love this country". "I'd be honored if you joined me in this mission". Another one of those leaders - Rep.

Broward prosecutors to investigate rough arrest by deputies

April 23, 2019

Krickovich's union didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. But Jeff Bell, President of the Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association, criticized Tony's decision, saying that they were implementing aggressive tactics pushed by the new sheriff.

Christianity without Easter celebration is a mirage - Rev Akolbugri

April 23, 2019

After a 40-day period of observing lent and abstinence, Christians across the city celebrated the second coming of Jesus with Easter festivities. The embattled leader, who continues to face pressures from within her Conservative Party to step down amid the ongoing Brexit delays and uncertainty, focussed her message to mark the Christian festival on hope.

DPS: 6 people dead in plane crash near Kerrville

April 23, 2019

Weiss to pick up a new auto..." The plane's wreckage was located about 6 miles from the airport, FOX San Antonio reported. The flight was not a scheduled commercial route, he said. The fatal crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m.as it approached the airport, roughly 70 miles from San Antonio, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford.

Killed Australians identified, as Sri Lanka blames little-known group

April 23, 2019

Two of the suicide bombers blew themselves up at the luxury Shangri-La Hotel on Colombo's seafront, said Ariyananda Welianga, a senior official at the government's forensic division. "There was an worldwide network without which these attacks could not have succeeded". He was forced to reinstate Mr Wickremesinghe under pressure from the nation's supreme court, but apparently kept the prime minister from security briefings.

Police searching for woman who dumped puppies in dumpster

April 23, 2019

Deborah Sue Culwell, 55, was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. on suspicion of felony animal cruelty, Riverside County Animal Services told Fox News. Temperatures ranged in the mid-90s when the woman abandoned the puppies, animal services said . "The (man who found the animals) played a major role in saving theses puppies' lives", Riverside County Animal Services Commander Chris Mayer said.

Juncker: EU cannot keep extending Brexit deadline for UK

April 23, 2019

This creates a lot of uncertainty. "We can not keep on putting off the withdrawal date indefinitely", Juncker said. Britain will be worse than the European Union and it is entirely the UK's responsibility. The agreement on the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union, agreed by Prime Minister Theresa May , was rejected three times by the British Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi Files Affidavit in SC, Expresses Regret Over Rafale Verdict Remarks

April 23, 2019

Earlier, the apex court had sought an explanation from Congress chief over his remark that stated: "Supreme Court said chowkidar ne chori ke hai (Supreme Court said that chowkidar is involved in a theft)". Narasimha Rao told reporters. In a press conference, Sitharaman, said, "Rahul's credibility has taken a beating". The Congress party president said there was no question of him "wilfully intending to prejudice" Mr Modi.

Appeals court won’t release Chelsea Manning from jail in Julian Assange case

April 23, 2019

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that a lower court did not err by holding Manning in contempt of court. Before the Assange charges were revealed, U.S. Assange was arrested by United Kingdom authorities on 11 April at the request of the USA government. Such cases, when challenged, can take years before they are resolved.

Two gorillas pose for selfies with anti-poaching officers

April 23, 2019

However Shamavu, a former worker for the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature, saw nothing unusual in the primates' pose. The park posted the image on its Facebook page with the caption "Another day in the office" on Thursday , and it immediately drew massive attention - mostly because users couldn't believe it.

American on work trip, billionaire's children die in Sri Lanka attack

April 23, 2019

Separately, the president said a nationwide emergency will go into effect at midnight local time on Monday, granting police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without court orders. "We don't think a small organisation can do all that". First responders continue to sort through the wreckage of churches and hotels in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa, where eight explosions have killed almost 300 people.

Saudi Arabia foils 'terrorist attack' north of Riyadh, 4 suspects killed

April 23, 2019

The agency, quoting a spokesman for the state security services, said three policemen were also wounded and that an investigation had been launched to identify the perpetrators. For two weeks, Saudi security forces battled the militants with the help of Pakistani and French special forces. In the video, four masked assailants pledge allegiance to the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -who many believe is still alive despite rumours of his death.

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