Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:08:51 +0000

Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

The father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons, Sri Lanka’s former navy chief said.

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Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:57:34 +0000

Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches on Thursday suspended all public services over security fears, as thousands of troops joined the hunt for suspects in deadly Easter bombings that killed nearly 360 people.

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2 firms first to export Latin American medicinal marijuana to Europe

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 03:01:51 +0000

2 firms first to export Latin American medicinal marijuana to Europe

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Two companies from Uruguay and Colombia will become the first in Latin America to export medical marijuana products to Europe under deals announced Wednesday.

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Trump to keep fighting opioids ‘until our job is done’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:35:58 +0000

Trump to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done'

ATLANTA – President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to battle the deadly epidemic of opioid drug abuse “until our job is done” and he claimed progress even though it is unclear whether the crisis has diminished.

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Trump forms battle plan for post-Mueller probes: Just say no

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:22:53 +0000

Trump forms battle plan for post-Mueller probes: Just say no

WASHINGTON – Just say no.As House Democrats ramp up their post-Mueller investigations into President Donald Trump, his strategy for responding is simple: Resist on every legal front.

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Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests sentenced

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:43:37 +0000

Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests sentenced

HONG KONG – A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests after they were convicted earlier this month of public nuisance offenses.

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Oil prices climb in wake of Iranian oil sanctions decision

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 22:24:31 +0000

Oil prices climb in wake of Iranian oil sanctions decision

NEW YORK — Global oil prices are rising in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on nations that import Iranian oil and could eventually climb to levels that would impact American consumers.

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Harris joins impeachment call during Democratic town hall

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:01:00 +0000

Harris joins impeachment call during Democratic town hall

MANCHESTER, N.H.  – California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on Monday as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency.

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Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 06:04:20 +0000

Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide

KIEV, Ukraine – A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country’s political establishment. 

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Trump’s legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 02:30:45 +0000

Trump's legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap

First they cooperated. Then they stonewalled. Their television interviews were scattershot and ridiculed, their client mercurial and unreliable.

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