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Survivor of Sri Lanka bombing fears returning to church

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NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka's Negombo city was packed when Nilantha Lakmal arrived with his wife and three daughters for Easter Mass. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UOZLNy

Ukraine leaps into unknown after comic elected president

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Ukraine leapt into the unknown Monday after comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president on promises of change but with just a vague blueprint of what he might do as leader. Zelensky, whose previous political experience was playing the president on a TV show, crushed incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a stinging rebuke to the establishment fuelled by voters' anger over war with separatists and social injustice. Ukrainians looked to the future with hope and anxiety after the performer took 73 percent of the vote on Sunday, according to nearly complete official results. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UylzrR

House panel chair subpoenas ex-White House counsel McGahn on Mueller inquiry

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U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday subpoenaed former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before the panel in its investigation of possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. 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. A report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller publicly released on Thursday by the Justice Department said Trump asked McGahn to fire Mueller as he was investigating suspected Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible coordination between Trump campaign members and Moscow officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2PpL9hI

Robotic Tesla taxis will be roaming the streets very soon, Elon Musk says

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Tesla plans to have a fleet of robotic taxis roaming the streets without drivers next year, Elon Musk has said.The claim is just the latest in a series of exciting pronouncements from the chief executive, who has repeatedly missed his own targets. But he has bet a considerable part of his business on the technology underpinning it.As well as allowing for the robot taxis that will drive themselves around the streets, Mr Musk says that by next year there will be a million Tesla cars on the streets that have full autonomous technology and are able to drive themselves."Probably two years from now we'll make a car with no steering wheels or pedals," Musk predicted.Central to this promise is a new microchip for self-driving vehicles unveiled by Musk on Monday during a webcast presentation. Made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in Texas, the chip now in all vehicles is hoped to give Tesla an edge over rivals and show its massive investment in autonomous driving - described by Musk

Google self-driving unit Waymo picks Detroit factory site

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DETROIT (AP) — Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says it will reopen an axle plant in Detroit to convert conventional vehicles so they can drive autonomously. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UPBBT4

Twitter reports surprise quarterly user growth, revenue beats

Twitter Inc on Tuesday posted better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and a surprise rise in the number of monthly active users, a sign that the social media platform may be on a sustainable path after a year of stagnant user growth. Twitter, which has been focusing on improving the quality of its platform by removing thousands of spam and suspicious accounts, would no longer disclose MAUs from next quarter. Monetizable daily active users or mDAU rose to 134 million in the first quarter, up 12 percent from a year ago, Twitter said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GsTiOr

The Latest: UK intercepts total of 36 migrants in Channel

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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants in Europe (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IPNcu0

'Where is God?': Sri Lankans stunned after deadly blasts

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As Shantha Prasad carried children wounded in Sri Lanka's deadly attacks into a Colombo hospital, memories of the country's deadly civil war flooded back. For many Sri Lankans, Sunday's attacks against churches and high-end hotels brought back painful memories of a conflict that lasted three decades and killed as many as 100,000 people. During those years, bomb attacks were a regular occurrence, and left many Sri Lankans on edge in the streets and on public transport. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Pq5pjq

Pelosi fails to back immediate impeachment of Trump - in sharp contrast to other senior Democrats

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Nancy Pelosi has urged caution to those Democrats pushing for the immediate impeachment of Donald Trump, a move that puts her at odds with a number of high profile and influential members of her party.As Democrats consider whether or not to pursue impeachment, perhaps the most consequential decision the party will take over the next 18 months other than its selection of a presidential candidate, the House speaker said it was “important to know that the facts regarding holding the president accountable can be gained outside of impeachment hearings”.While condemning Mr Trump’s “highly unethical and unscrupulous behaviour” as revealed in Robert Mueller’s report, Ms Pelosi warned her party not to become overly obsessed with the specific way it responded, as the party prepared for congressional hearings on the president.“While our views range from proceeding to investigate the findings of the Mueller report or proceeding directly to impeachment, we all firmly agree that we should proceed do

Which Chinese Cars Are Coming to the U.S.? The Shanghai Auto Show Offered Strong Hints

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Increasingly, Chinese brands are eyeing the U.S. market and making serious plans to come here. Which ones? Read on. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Gxy01W

Sri Lanka attacks: Government vows to overhaul state security

The government says IS may be behind the attacks but that threat reports had not been shared. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZmGdi6

Hong Kong 'Umbrella' protesters sentenced to jail terms

A court sentenced two of the leaders of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations to 16 months in jail. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Pq6jMK

Nasa's InSight lander 'detects first Marsquake'

It is the first seismic signal ever detected on the surface of a body other than Earth and its Moon. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IOOV2Q

Kim Jong-un in Russia for Vladimir Putin summit

Mr Kim is to have his first-ever meeting with President Putin near the Russian city of Vladivostok. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W3srie

Trump tax return deadline missed again

The White House refuses a request from Congress, raising the prospect of a lengthy legal battle. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XJTRuh

Jacinda Ardern leads effort to curb online extremism

New Zealand and France will host a summit aimed at curbing the use of social media to promote terrorism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GDS83V

Netherlands 'hosts most child sex abuse images'

About half of such images reported to the Internet Watch Foundation in 2018 were hosted in the Netherlands. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IXifo5

Donald Trump meets Twitter's Jack Dorsey at White House

Twitter says CEO Jack Dorsey spoke with the president about "the health of public conversation". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DpnlFZ

Saudi prisoner 'executed and crucified'

The man was one of 37 people executed on charges of terrorism, an official statement says. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PsX9ir

United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution

References to sexual and reproductive health were removed over US opposition to abortion. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GCtCjv

Rodrigo Duterte: Philippines not a 'dump site' for Canadian waste

The Philippine president chastises Canada for failing to repatriate waste sent to his country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UTT2BW

Google Wing drones approved for US home deliveries

Drone home delivery company Wing will start deliveries in rural Virginia "within months". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GsMQqG

How Russia wants to control the internet

Critics say the Russian government's latest controversial cyber laws are a form of censorship. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2USuERe

Sri Lanka attacks: Volunteers' small acts of kindness for mourners

Volunteers provide water, food and support to those mourning the bombing in Negombo, Sri Lanka. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ICzvj2

Sri Lanka attacks: CCTV shows suspected Sri Lanka church bomber

A man with a large backpack can be seen walking into St Sebastian's church just before a device is detonated. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UyPMqz

South Korea's 'yoghurt ladies' delivering friendship

Thousands of motorised fridges are driven around South Korea, providing yoghurt and companionship for isolated people. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W1sOKo

Sudan protests: The women driving change

Sudanese protest icon Alaa Salah tells the BBC of her unexpected fame after demonstrating against the country’s former leader. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Dvf7MF

UAE woman Munira Abdulla wakes up after 27 years in a coma

Munira Abdulla, from the United Arab Emirates, had been unconscious since 1991 after a car crash. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DtjdVA

Tesla's Elon Musk expects 'robotaxis' to start in US next year

The electric carmaker entrepreneur makes a new promise on driverless vehicles. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XyCrR9

Prince unfinished memoir set for release in 2019

The musician started work on his autobiography shortly before his death three years ago. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IEZmH0

Turkish taxi driver's gesture warms Swedish hearts

The taxi driver in Sweden lent his credit card for three days to a customer who forgot his wallet. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vhJH7N

Jailed French executive who felt force of US bribery law

The jail ordeal of ex-Alstom executive Frédéric Pierucci is a warning for firms with a history of corruption. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ppt57n

Why is a 2,500-year-old epic dominating polls in modern India?

The Ramayana, a 2,500-year-old mythological epic has been brought to the fore of the world's largest election from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vlnENI

Cuba's government mocked by stampede of ostrich memes

A revolutionary hero's suggestion that Cuba's food shortages could be resolved by eating ostrich is ridiculed online. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Pr8AHB

Who are the US militia at the Mexico border?

What's the movement behind the groups of armed US civilians patrolling the US-Mexico border? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vkmbpf

Etihad Airways: Is plastic-free flying the future?

Etihad Airways has completed the first long-haul flight while replacing 95 single-use plastic items. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UCuubv

Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of assassination training: FBI

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LAS CRUCES, N.M./TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The head of an armed group that stops migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally allegedly boasted of training volunteers to kill former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers. Larry Hopkins, leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, appeared in court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Monday to face charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The FBI said it found guns during a 2017 visit to his home. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UMDTlY

Trump Escalates Confrontation With Democrats on House Inquiries

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Hours after his Treasury secretary again put off a House committee’s demand for the president’s tax returns and as another panel was considering a contempt charge for a former White House aide for refusing to testify, Trump said in an interview that he was against having past and present administration officials taking part in various congressional inquiries. “There is no reason to go any further, and especially in Congress where it’s very partisan — obviously very partisan,” Trump said in an interview with the Post that was published Tuesday night. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XE6UgC

Demoted and sidelined: Google walkout organizers say company retaliated

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Staff who organized mass protests say in internal letter their roles were changed after November 2018 demonstration Workers protest against Google on 1 November 2019 in Mountain View, California. Photograph: Noah Berger/AP They helped to organize an unprecedented global protest that saw tens of thousands of Google employees walk off the job in November 2018. Now two Google employees, Meredith Whittaker and Claire Stapleton, are alleging that Google is retaliating against them and other employee activists. “Google has a culture of retaliation, which too often works to silence women, people of color, and gender minorities,” reads a letter from Whittaker, Stapleton and 10 other employees that was published internally on Monday and seen by the Guardian. “Retaliation isn’t always obvious. It’s often confusing and drawn out, consisting of icy conversations, gaslighting, project cancellations, transition rejections, or demotions. Behavior that tells someone the problem isn’t that they stood u

Iranian parliament labels entire US military as terrorist

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all U.S. military forces as terrorist, state TV reported, a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran by announcing that no country would any longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if it continues to buy Iranian oil. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GBrVmg

Ex-USC soccer coach to plead guilty in college admissions scandal

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A former University of Southern California assistant women's soccer coach has agreed to plead guilty to engaging in a racketeering scheme in which she accepted bribes to help wealthy parents get their children into the school as part of the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history. Laura Janke, who worked at USC until 2014, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to commit racketeering, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court in Boston on Tuesday. "Full House" star Loughlin has pleaded not guilty, while "Desperate Housewives" actress Huffman is due to plead guilty on May 21. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Pre30W

Bernie Sanders says felons, even Boston Marathon bomber, should have right to vote in prison

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Bernie Sanders offered his stance at a CNN town hall Monday when asked whether he thought felons should be allowed to vote while they’re incarcerated. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UyrWLQ

Donald Trump takes legal action to block release of his financial records

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Donald Trump and his businesses sued the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight committee on Monday to block a subpoena requesting the president's financial records. It is the latest move in a fierce tussle between the White House and Democrats in Congress amid allegations about the president's finances. In a court filing in Washington, the president's lawyers argued congressman Elijah Cummings "has no legislative purpose" to issue the subpoena and accused Democrats of using their majority in Congress to harass him.   “The Democratic Party, with its newfound control of the US House of Representatives, has declared all-out political war against President Donald J Trump," the lawsuit stated. “Subpoenas are their weapon of choice.” The lawsuit asked the court to block a subpoena issued to Mr Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars, last week demanding several years of the president's financial statements. The lawsuit, which will be fiercely contested in court, f

San Diego Church-Goers Tackle a Woman Brandishing a Handgun and a Baby

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Police say she threatened to blow up the church during Easter service from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XEhYKR

ISIS claims Sri Lanka attacks; official says bombings were retaliation for Christchurch assault on Muslims

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The Islamic State claimed responsibility for bombings at churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday that killed 359 and injured 500. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XCsan6

Hillary Clinton: Mueller report is beginning, not the end

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Special counsel Robert Mueller's report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end, and "raises some serious questions," Hillary Clinton said Tuesday. The former Democratic presidential candidate stopped short of calling for immediate impeachment proceedings, however, and said Congress should instead conduct a serious analysis of whether President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors. If elected officials believe that he did, "then I think it is the obligation of Congress to put forward the articles of impeachment," Clinton said at an appearance in New York City for the Time 100 Summit, where she called for the full, unredacted report to be released. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vlPGby

Police shift focus to parents in search for missing 5-year-old boy

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Authorities in Illinois declared AJ Freund's home a crime scene after their search dogs found no trace suggesting the boy left the house on foot. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Gs4mLJ

NBA Coach Luke Walton Sued for Sexual Assault by Sports Reporter Kelli Tennant

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Yong Teck Lim/GettyCurrent Sacramento Kings and former Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton allegedly sexually assaulted a female reporter while he was an assistant with the Golden State Warriors, according to a lawsuit first reported by TMZ.In the lawsuit, Kelli Tennant, who was working as a reporter with SportsNet LA, claims she met Walton at the Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, California, per the Los Angeles Times. The purpose of the meeting was to present him with a copy of her 2014 book, The Transition: Every Athlete’s Guide to Life After Sports, for which Walton penned the foreword. (Tennant was a star volleyball player at the University of Southern California before starting a career in sports media.)The two had maintained a working relationship and according to the lawsuit, Tennant viewed Walton as a “trusted mentor and colleague.” The lawsuit doesn’t specify a date when the incident allegedly took place, but Tennant does claim that after arriving at the hotel, Walton,

Sri Lanka bombings: 'international network' linked to attack as local Islamist group blamed

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Apreviously obscure Islamist extremist group known only for vandalising Buddhist statues has emerged as the prime suspect behind suicide bomb attacks that killed close to 300 in Sri Lanka. All seven bombers were Sri Lankan but the the scale and coordination of the attacks has led investigators to decide the homegrown group acted with the help of a more sophisticated international terrorist network, such as Islamic State. Sri Lankan officials admitted they had been tipped off earlier this month that the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) group was due to attack churches, but the warning failed to stop carnage. Three churches and three hotels were devastated in nearly simultaneous blasts across the island that killed at least 290 and wounded around 500. “We do not believe these attacks were carried out by a group of people who were confined to this country,” said Rajitha Senaratne, the health minister and cabinet spokesman said on Monday. “There was an international network without which the

Parents Pray for Kenyan Court to Order Reunion with Their 'Stolen' Son

An American couple prays to be reunited with son, believing he was 'kidnapped' from their own home to paint them as unfit foreign parents. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2IIIMGr

Christmas in April: Thanks to Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse, a Little Joy and Hope for Venezuelan Refugee Kids

Over the Easter weekend, hundreds of children in Cúcuta, Colombia, heard about Jesus' love for them through a Samaritan's Purse's outreach. Many of them are refugees who fled the socialist crisis in Venezuela. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2UQlwN6

Journalist Uses Sri Lanka Terror Attack as Opportunity to Slam Missionaries

A journalist made a bizarre segue Monday when he posted an article about the Sri Lanka church terror attacks and then launched into a verbal attack of his own against foreign mission workers. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2vjiPEo

As ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka Church Bombings, Official Claims Retaliation for NZ Mosque Massacre

The Islamic State terrorist group is claiming responsibility for the terror attacks that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday. And Sri Lanka's defense minister says the bombings were carried out in retaliation for the attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in March.   from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GBPBqT

Isil claims Sri Lanka attack as prime minister says there are militants with explosives on the run

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Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned there are more explosives and militants "out there" after the Easter suicide bombings that killed 321 people. Ranil Wickremesinghe made the comment Tuesday at a news conference, and said some officials will likely lose their jobs over intelligence lapses surrounding the attack. His warning came as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attack on its official Amaq news agency. The group posted an image of seven masked attackers and the unmasked ringleader, Zahran Hashim, in front of its black flag. In a statement the men were named as Abu Ubaida - thought to refer to Hashim - Abu Khalil, Abu Hamza, Abu al-Baraa, Abu Muhammad, Abu Abdulla and Abu al-Mukhtar. Isis's official news agency, Amaq, posted this image of eight attackers, including the previously identified Zahran Hashim (centre) Sri Lanka's defence minister on Tuesday declared the attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, addin

Delphi murders: Here's what we know about unsolved killings of two teen girls in Indiana

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It's been more than two years since the Delphi murders. Here's what we know now about the unsolved killings of Abigail Williams and Liberty Germany. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Uw49w1

Trump 'not even a little bit' worried about impeachment. Should he be?

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President Trump says he’s “not even a little bit” worried about being impeached. But the history of the presidency suggests his unconcern might be premature. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2VinLbd

Self-styled citizen border patrol abandons New Mexico camp: police

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SUNLAND PARK, N.M./TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - An armed group that has been stopping migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border honored a request to leave their camp in New Mexico on Tuesday and appeared to be heading home, the local police chief said. The group's leader Larry Hopkins appeared in court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Monday to face firearms charges following his arrest on Saturday by the FBI. Sunland Park, New Mexico, Police Chief Javier Guerra said the group left their campsite outside the town following a request by the Union Pacific Railroad, which said they had trespassed on its land. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZvIFTu

Kim woos Putin as N. Korean labourers toil in Russia

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While North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is wined and dined with Vladimir Putin in Russia this week, around 10,000 of his citizens will be labouring around the country to earn money for his government. Analysts say Kim is looking to strengthen economic links with Moscow with his nuclear negotiations with Washington deadlocked -- and as he seeks a counterbalance to Beijing, currently Pyongyang's key major ally and vital economic lifeline. The pair are expected to meet in the eastern Russian port of Vladivostok, possibly on Wednesday or Thursday, in the first summit between the leaders of North Korea and Russia since Kim Jong Il met with Dmitry Medvedev eight years ago. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZrpDxC

Sen. McConnell: 'Think of me as the grim reaper' of socialism

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises that if Republicans remain in control of the Senate, the Democrats' progressive agenda won't land on the president's desk. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GsAcYE

Tesla pushes forward on autonomous driving with new computer chip

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Tesla on Monday unveiled computer hardware for "full self-driving" capabilities as part of its strategy to bring autonomous cars to the mainstream. At an investor presentation, the electric carmaker revealed technical details of a new chip and computer being installed in all its vehicles to advance its goals for autonomous driving. Tesla already enables partial autonomy for its cars, but the road to full autonomy faces considerable legal and regulatory hurdles. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2L4XFF0

Sri Lanka bombings: ISIS and local terrorists at work, but much still murky about attack

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Two terrorist groups – one small and obscure, the other sizable and well-known – are at the center of the Sri Lankan attacks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2W10KH7

Military vet Moulton joins 2020 presidential race

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BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is the latest Democrat to jump in the race for the White House. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UOJnwE

Trump sues to block Congress subpoena for his financial records

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The suit seeks to block a subpoena issued by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee for information about Trump's personal and business finances, alleging Democrats have launched "all-out political war" on Trump with subpoenas as their "weapon of choice." The committee's subpoena sought eight years of documents from Mazars USA, an accounting firm long used by Trump to prepare financial statements, related to its investigation of allegations Trump inflated or deflated financial statements for potentially improper purposes. Elijah Cummings, the House Oversight Committee chairman, issued the subpoena to the president's accountant after Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified to Congress in February that Trump had misrepresented his net worth. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IBDgW2

Neo-Nazi linked to group who said Prince Harry was a race traitor for marrying Meghan pleads guilty

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Two teenage neo-Nazis, linked to a group that called Prince Harry a "race traitor"  for marrying Mehgan Markle, are facing jail after admitting terror charges. Polish national, Michal Szewczuk, 19, admitted two counts of encouraging terrorism and five of possessing documents that could be useful to a terrorist, when he appeared at the Old Bailey. His co-defendant, Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, had previously pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism. The charges relate to a neo-Nazi group called the Sonnenkrieg Division, which posted extreme racist material on the GAB social media platform. In one post, a picture of the Duke of Sussex was set against a swastika with a gun pointing at his head and the slogan: "See ya later, race traitor!" The group is an off shoot of the American Atomwaffen Division, which encourages terrorism and worships Adolf Hitler and Charles Manson. Szewczuk, who used an online pseudonym, posted comments that called for the "systematic slaught

US stocks lifted to records amid earnings deluge, oil gains again

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Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Tuesday following a plethora of mostly good quarterly earnings that reinforced confidence in the economic outlook. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZpS1Al

Johnson & Johnson Heirs List Hudson Valley Estate with Helipad for $13 Million

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The property is a subdivision of the family’s 600-acre estate called Lightning Tree Farm from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XzOOfG

Today’s top deals: $15 Wi-Fi extender, $8 wireless charger, $20 128GB microSD, $10 Philips Hue bulbs, more

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Today's roundup of the best daily deals we could find has some truly outstanding deals, but perhaps none are quite as good as the one-day sale that gets you Amazon's best-selling Wi-Fi range extender for just $14.99 after a discount and a $5 coupon you can clip. It works with any router, it has more than 20,000 5-star ratings, and it has never been anywhere close to this price! Other top daily deals on Tuesday include a terrific fast wireless charger for just $7.99, a SanDisk 128GB microSD card for $19.99, Philips Hue white LED bulbs for an all-time low of $10 a piece when you buy a 4-pack, another all-time low price for Philips Dusk-to-Dawn LED light bulbs that automatically turn on at night and off in the morning, $40 off the best-selling 8-quart Instant Pot, a $140 stand mixer that's just as good as a KitchenAid, a blazing-fast internal SSD with 120GB of capacity for under $26, Avengers: Infinity War for just $9.99, Netgear's most popular Orbi mesh Wi-Fi bundle at an

Libya PM Says Foreigners Are Arming Strongman’s Tripoli Push

Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj declined to identify the countries. Sarraj says he won’t negotiate until Haftar withdraws his forces, and that he’s disappointed by the muted international reaction to the assault. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Haftar last week, recognizing his role in combating terrorism, as Washington and Russia stymied a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2US35aE

How Does the Geely Geometry A Measure Up to the Tesla Model 3?

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Is the Chinese automaker capable of making a Tesla Model 3 fighter? We do the math. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ICgRb6

What to Know About National Thowheeth Jama'ath, the Group Suspected in the Sri Lanka Easter Attacks

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Sri Lankan officials have said the Islamist militant group National Thowheeth Jama'ath is responsible for the Easter Sunday bombing attacks. Here's what to know about the group. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vg7zZx

North Korea's Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

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TOKYO (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and a strong desire to notch a win after the failure of his second summit with President Donald Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IBMIIX

Grandfather gunned down in front of children on Easter Sunday in Southeast Fresno

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An Easter that included a fun day of family memories at a park ended in an execution-style murder in Calwa, California. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vgQKxH

UPDATE 2-PG&E get approval to pay employees $350 mln to meet safety goals after wildfires

PG&E Corp can pay employees up to $350 million in bonuses this year to spur them to help meet the bankrupt California power provider's safety goals to prevent wildfires, a judge said on Tuesday. PG&E's management has said the company needs to implement the bonus plan to carry out tasks such as clearing trees and branches around power lines to avert contact that triggers wildfires. While the maximum cost of the plan is $350 million, PG&E has said it expects the likely cost will be around $235 million. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IRNh0s

Fast charge your iPhone to 80% in under an hour for $29

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Want to fast charge your iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or iPhone XS Max with accessories from Apple? You'll pay $29 for an 18W wall adapter and another $19 for a USB-C to Lightning cable, for a grand total of $48. That's a lot of money to spend when you've already spent as much as $1,499 on your iPhone. If you're looking for a way to charge your iPhone just as quickly but you don't want to cough up another $50 to Apple, there are two sales right now on Amazon that you should definitely check out. The iClever 18W USB C Power Delivery Charger is down to $14 plus another 5% off courtesy of an on-site coupon, dropping the final price to $13.29. Then you can pick up an Anker USB C to Lightning Cable for $13.99 with the coupon code ANKERCTL. That brings your total to only $27.28, and you'll be able to fast charge your iPhone from 0% to 50% in about 30 minutes, or from 0% to 80% in less than an hour! iClever 18W USB C Power Delivery Charger *

US STOCKS-Futures pull back ahead of earnings; oil stocks jump

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Monday as investors returned from their Easter break and took a cautious stance at the beginning of what is expected to be the busiest week of the first-quarter earnings season. The S&P 500 closed slightly lower last week, ending its three-week winning streak, but hovered about 1% away from a record high hit in September on U.S.-China trade hopes and a largely upbeat earnings season. More than a third of the S&P 500 companies, including Boeing Co, Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc, will report this week determining whether investors should be concerned about the start of an earnings recession or whether back-to-back quarters of negative growth can be avoided. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Iz5Rv2

Easter Massacre Opens Door for Strongman to Return in Sri Lanka

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The star-studded event, featuring both President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, underscored the importance of the property beyond simply attracting more tourists: It was also a monument to Sri Lanka’s resurgence following a brutal three-decade civil war between the mostly Buddhist Sinhalese majority and predominately Hindu Tamils. The Shangri-La was built on the old site of the army headquarters, which was shifted outside the city after former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government won a decisive victory in 2009 with tactics criticized by human-rights activists. While Sri Lankan officials are attributing the attacks to National ­Thowheed Jamaath, a local Islamist organization, the Islamic State has asserted responsibility, saying it had targeted Christians and citizens of "alliance countries" -- those involved in the U.S.-led military coalition against IS in Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GCQlvG

Three men survive freezing waters after helicopter crashes off New Zealand

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Three men miraculously survived after their helicopter crashed into the freezing sub-Antarctic waters off New Zealand's southern tip by swimming to shore at night and camping on an island for hours until they were rescued. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2W9iVKR