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• Julian Zelizer: Democrats shouldn't be afraid of impeachment

  21-04-2019 23:43 via cnn.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the first 2020 Democratic candidate to call for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Donald Trump. In a tweet on Friday, she said, "To ignore a President's repeated efforts to obstruct an investigation into his own disloyal behavior would inflict great and lasting damage on this country, and it would suggest that both the current and future Presidents would be free to abuse their power in similar ways."
  
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• Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide

  21-04-2019 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Incumbent Petro Poroshenko admits defeat after exit polls give Volodymyr Zelensky a landslide victory.
  
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• North Macedonia police say 58 migrants found in stopped van

  21-04-2019 23:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Police say officers patrolling a main highway in North Macedonia found 58 migrants packed into a van and detained three men on suspicion of smuggling migrants.
  
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• Black Parishioners in Louisiana Pray on Easter for Alleged Racist Who Burned Down Their Church

  21-04-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Glenna GordonOPELOUSAS, Louisiana—Decked out in vibrant pink and yellow dresses and suits and elaborate hats, the all-black congregation of the Greater Union Baptist Church packed into a plain, windowless room in a private Masonic lodge with plastic folding chairs Sunday morning to hold their Easter service. They’ve been gathering in this cramped donated space since April 2, when their historic church was burned to the ground in a series of alleged suspected hate crimes that destroye
  
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• Northern Ireland police free 2 men held in reporter's death

  21-04-2019 23:22 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Two teenagers who were arrested in the shooting death of a 29-year-old journalist in Northern Ireland have been released from police custody without being charged.
  
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• PHOTOS: Bonnets, costumes on display in New York City's Easter Parade

  21-04-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The fancy hats and finery were out and on display for New York City's annual Easter extravaganza. Participants in the annual Easter Parade made their way along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on Sunday in a procession of the wild and whimsical. The annual event is a New York City tradition that goes back well over a century, when the wealthy would get dressed in their best and go out for a stroll after Easter church services.
  
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• Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit polls

  21-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The apparent landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko who tried to rally Ukrainians around the flag by casting himself as a bulwark against Russian aggression and a champion of Ukrainian identity.Two national exit polls showed Zelenskiy had won 73 percent of the vote with Poroshenko winning just 25 percent.Zelenskiy, who plays a fictitious president in a popular TV series, is now poised to take over the leadership of a country on the frontline
  
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• Is Sri Lanka Easter Massacre a Bid to Revive Global Holy War?

  21-04-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  STR/GettyNEW YORK—“It’s really a shame it had to come to this,” said an NYPD counterterrorism officer who was posted Sunday morning outside a Catholic church on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Inside, the pews were filled with the faithful at Easter mass.I asked her if she and her colleague were there because hundreds of people were killed hours earlier, halfway around the world, at Easter services in Sri Lanka. No, she said, this deployment in New York was scheduled m
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters 'making a difference'

  21-04-2019 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Teenage activist Greta Thunberg addresses thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London.
  
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• Who left Garth speechless? And who else makes his team of the week?

  21-04-2019 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Which player left Garth Crooks speechless? And who is his pick for player of the year? Find out in his latest team of the week.
  
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• Fed Cup: Australia to face France in November's final

  21-04-2019 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Ashleigh Barty and Sam Stosur win a deciding doubles game against Belarus to send Australia into their first Fed Cup final since 1993.
  
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• Andrew Freund, 5, missing in Illinois as police focus on boy's home

  21-04-2019 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  "Information obtained currently has police focusing on the residence,” the Crystal Lake Police Department said.
  
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• Top Democrats leave open option of Trump impeachment after Mueller report

  21-04-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to theimpeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, but said they would first need to complete their own investigations into whether he obstructed justice in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.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 Trump from office since the release on Thursday of a red
  
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• Land Rover's Unsung Heroes Hit Big Anniversaries For 2019!

  21-04-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Four anniversaries sure to resonate with Land Rover enthusiasts the world over will be celebrated at the upcoming 2019 Land Rover Legends show.  The event is due to take place over the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May at Bicester Heritage, a former WWII RAF station in Oxfordshire UK, which has hosted numerous historic motoring events in recent years.Is The Land Rover Freelander A Modern Classic?
  
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• British, Nigerian nationals shot dead in central Nigeria

  21-04-2019 22:36 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Police and the British High Commission say a British woman and a Nigerian citizen have been shot dead in north-central Nigeria.
  
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• Two men released without charges after death of journalist in Northern Ireland

  21-04-2019 22:33 via cnn.com
  The two teenagers who had been arrested in connection with the killing of investigative journalist Lyra McKee were released without charges on Sunday, police in Northern Ireland said.
  
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• Sudan crisis: Protesters cut ties with military council

  21-04-2019 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  They say they no longer recognise the ruling council that replaced ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.
  
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• US bitcoin trader could face death penalty

  21-04-2019 22:27 via cnn.com
  An American bitcoin trader and his girlfriend could face the death penalty after they were accused of threatening Thailand's sovereignty by building and living in a "sea home" off the coast of Phuket.
  
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• Social media services blocked in Sri Lanka after deadly attacks, group says

  21-04-2019 22:27 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following attacks that killed more than 200 people on Easter, according to officials and a group that monitors Internet censorship.
  
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• Political newcomer projected to win Ukraine's presidential elections

  21-04-2019 22:26 via cnn.com
  Political newcomer and television comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was on course Sunday to win Ukraine's presidential elections, beating incumbent and chocolate magnate Petro Poroshenko, exit polls suggested.
  
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• The Latest: Runoff vote inevitable in North Macedonia

  21-04-2019 22:14 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The Latest on the presidential election in North Macedonia (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Returns from North Macedonia's presidential election are giving an indication of which of the three candidates will compete in a runoff early next month.
  
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• GB captain Keothavong 'in awe' after Fed Cup joy

  21-04-2019 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong is "in awe" of her players after they win promotion to World Group II for the first time in 26 years.
  
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• Robertson completes big Crucible win - highlights & report

  21-04-2019 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Neil Robertson completes a 10-1 destruction of World Championship debutant Michael Georgiou, who avoids becoming only the second player to suffer a Crucible whitewash.
  
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• Devastating floods leave millions in Iran facing humanitarian crisis

  21-04-2019 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  "I have lived here my whole life and have never seen anything like this," said Nasser, 81, a taxi driver in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.
  
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• Jay-Z and Meek Mill launch prison reform organization

  21-04-2019 21:57 via cnn.com
  Rappers Jay-Z and Meek Mill have joined with sports and business leaders to try and reform the criminal justice system.
  
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• Malian army camp reported attacked near Mauritania border

  21-04-2019 21:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Armed men on motorcycles have attacked a Malian army camp and killed an unknown number of people near Mali's border with Mauritania.
  
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• Convicted Texas murderer Edward Howard Bell dies while serving murder sentence

  21-04-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A spokesperson with TDCJ said the 80-year-old convicted murderer died after collapsing at the Pack Unit facility.
  
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• Liverpool motivated by fans not 'Holy Grail' of title - Klopp

  21-04-2019 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Liverpool are not simply motivated by the "Holy Grail" of a first Premier League title win, says manager Jurgen Klopp
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky played Ukraine's president on TV. Now it's a reality

  21-04-2019 21:45 via cnn.com
  He played a president on television. Now he's getting a shot at his biggest role yet.
  
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• He played Ukraine's president on TV. Now it's a reality

  21-04-2019 21:45 via cnn.com
  He played a president on television. Now he's getting a shot at his biggest role yet.
  
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• Trump's 'victory' lap: Today's Toon

  21-04-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
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• Van Jones and Jessica Jackson: Why we're celebrating a three-month-old law

  21-04-2019 21:34 via cnn.com
  You don't have to be a hardcore sports fan to understand that no team should be celebrating victory after only the first quarter of a game. Reasonable people might ask, then, at this early stage, why did the Trump administration host a First Step Act celebration just three months after passing the landmark criminal justice bill?
  
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• Egyptians vote for second day in referendum on keeping Sisi in power

  21-04-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Egyptians voted on Sunday for a second day on whether to back constitutional amendments that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030.The three-day referendum was called last week, a day after Egypt's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed the proposals, which would also bolster the role of the military and expand the president's power over judicial appointments.Sisi's supporters argue that he has stabilized Egypt and needs more time to reform the economy, but critics say th
  
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• Democrats 'may' pursue impeachment against Donald Trump as Giuliani defends president

  21-04-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said it would have been OK for the president to accept Russia's help in the campaign.
  
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• Analysis: Sri Lanka terrorists want sectarian violence, economic sabotage, and political collapse

  21-04-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The tourist trade calls it “India lite” - a laid-back paradise of perfect beaches and weather with all the culture but a softer pace of life.  But the horrific slaughter that unfolded in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter morning seemed designed to wreck that reputation, stoke sectarian tension, and destabilize an already febrile political situation.  Perhaps the most worrying thing about the attacks is that they have so little in common with the island's recent, vi
  
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• Mueller report revives Trump impeachment talk, even as Democratic leaders try to tamp it down

  21-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  “Damning” details found in Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election sparked impeachment talk again.
  
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• Greta Thunberg: Teen says fight for planet will never stop

  21-04-2019 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The 16-year-old Swedish activist addresses the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.
  
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• 'Retire now' - Bunce's message to defeated Khan

  21-04-2019 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Radio 5 Live boxing pundit Steve Bunce says Amir Khan "should retire" after being pulled out of New York fight with Terence Crawford.
  
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• California woman dragged under a train sparks state safety investigation

  21-04-2019 21:14 via nbcbayarea.com
  An elderly woman with her fingers stuck in a train door was dragged underneath as it pulled away on Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Sudan protesters halt talks with military

  21-04-2019 21:09 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The Latest on Sudan, where protests drove long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir from power earlier this month (all times local): 9 p.m.
  
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• Mike Pompeo says 'several' US citizens killed in Sri Lanka attacks

  21-04-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Thirty-six foreigners were thought to be among those killed in attacks that left nearly 300 people dead and 500 injuredSri Lanka bombings: stay up to date on our live blog A view of St Sebastian’s church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. Photograph: Chamila Karunarathne/APSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday “several” US citizens died in a series of explosions in Sri Lanka that killed at least 290 people and left 500 injured. That tol
  
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• Mike Pompeo says 'several' US citizens killed in Sri Lanka attacks

  21-04-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Thirty-six foreigners were thought to be among those killed in attacks that left at least 207 people dead and 450 injuredA view of St Sebastian’s church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. Photograph: Chamila Karunarathne/APSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday “several” US citizens died in a series of explosions in Sri Lanka that killed at least 207 people and left 450 injured. That toll was expected to rise.Thirty-six foreigners were r
  
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• Report: Israel Just Used In Combat Its New Rampage Missile. Here Is What It Can Do.

  21-04-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel reportedly used in combat for the first time a new kind of fast, long-range missile.According to aviation journalist Babak Taghvaee, on April 13, 2019 Israeli air force warplanes fired, for the first time, at least one Rampage air-launched ballistic missile at a missile factory and weapons warehouses in Masyaf, Syria.The Israelis chose to deploy Rampage “due to the danger of Syria Air Defense Force's S-300PM-2s,” Taghvaee tweeted. The S-300 surface-to-air missile, in theory, c
  
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• Sri Lanka bombings put Christians on frontline of religious divides

  21-04-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The Easter Sunday attacks on three churches in Sri Lanka mark a devastating escalation of violence against a Christian minority that has been targeted in the past, but never to such brutal and deadly effect.Ethnic and religious violence has plagued Sri Lanka for decades, with a 37-year conflict with Tamil rebels that claimed 100,000 lives and an upswing in recent years in clashes between the Buddhist majority and Muslims.The US State Department's most recent report on religious freedom said the
  
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• Turkish opposition leader safe after attack at soldier's funeral

  21-04-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the secularist Republican People's Party (CHP) that pulled off victories in the March 31 vote, had attended a funeral for one of four Turkish soldiers killed on Friday in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose AK Party wants the election results annulled in Istanbul, had repeatedly warned during last month's campaign that PKK members were among the CHP's list of candidates.The PKK clashes in the country's southe
  
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• Mueller report: Donald Trump failed us as commander in chief

  21-04-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  A president who takes seriously his oath would be in shock to realize the astonishing level of penetration of his inner circle by agents of Russia.
  
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• In online ad, Howard Schultz says 'majority of Americans are Americans'

  21-04-2019 20:54 via nbcnews.com
  The internet took aim at the possible 2020 presidential candidate over the Facebook ad.
  
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• Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit poll

  21-04-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The apparent landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko who tried to rally Ukrainians around the flag by casting himself as a bulwark against Russian aggression and a champion of Ukrainian identity.The national exit poll showed Zelenskiy had won 73 percent of the vote with Poroshenko winning just 25 percent.If the poll is right, Zelenskiy, who plays a fictitious president in a popular TV series, will now take over the leadership of a country on
  
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• Rep. Norman on Mueller report: Democrats don't like the message so they're trying to kill the messenger

  21-04-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats issue subpoena for the full Mueller report; reaction and analysis from South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman, Republican member of the House Oversight Committee.
  
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• President attends Easter service following slew of tweets

  21-04-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continued his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and attended service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate.
  
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