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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Ex-diplomat says US signed to pay N.Korea for prisoner, should honor deal
A former diplomat confirmed Monday that the United States agreed to pay $2 million to North Korea to release an American student who had fallen into a coma after alleged torture -- and said Washington should honor the commitment. Joseph Yun, a veteran US diplomat who had flown to Pyongyang in 2017 to bring back 22-year-old Otto Warmbier, said that North Korea presented him...
Trump, His Family Sue Deutsche Bank, Capital One to Stop Them From Answering Congressional Subpoenas
Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPresident Trump, members of his family, and the Trump Organization have filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One to stop the banks from answering congressional subpoenas. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on Monday, the Trump family argues that such subpoenas—part of an extensive...
Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century
The CDC reports 704 confirmed cases of measles. The figure is the highest number of cases since measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
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The Latest: Islamic State leader says attack was revenge
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka (all times local):
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Joe Biden Is Running Against a Myth About Trump
Democratic voters said they liked elected officials who would compromise with opponents. Republican voters said they preferred officials who wouldn’t compromise. Among Democrats, 69 percent said they liked officials who compromised.
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From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito
Japan marks the end of an era with Tuesday's abdication of Emperor Akihito, and the outgoing monarch leaves behind a much-changed country. Crown Prince Naruhito will inherit a Japan vastly different from that of the start of his father's reign, when the country was in the grip of an economic bubble and on the verge of a tech revolution. Japan's shrinking population is among...
Barr's testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has informed the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William Barr may skip a Thursday hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report if committee lawyers seek to question him.
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Seven people killed in string of rural Tennessee homicides, authorities confirm
Sunday morning law enforcement was still blocking two roads near where the bodies of five victims were found Saturday.
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Trump, Pelosi to meet on infrastructure as tensions escalate over Mueller report
Trump will meet with Democrats about the nation's infrastructure, but they'll first have to swerve around special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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US stocks tread water ahead of more earnings, Fed
Wall Street was flat but holding near record levels just after the open on Monday as investors awaited a fresh set of corporate earnings during week loaded with economic data. Markets were also absorbing an upbeat report on consumer spending for March, which showed a big jump at the end of the first quarter. The data come as the Federal Reserve is due to begin its latest-two...
Whoa there Democrats – Joe Biden isn't as electable as you think
The idea that the presidential candidate has a lock on white rust-belt voters is wrong in so many ways Joe Biden. ‘The assumption that white rust-belt voters can only be won over by white candidates does not stack up to recent history.’ Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Joe Biden has many strengths as a presidential candidate: experience, policy smarts, respect for the rule...
Barr's Mueller Report Testimony in Doubt Amid Dispute Over Questions
As tensions have escalated between House Democrats and the Trump administration
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Tenn. police investigating whether suspect knew 7 victims
WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (AP) — Police on Sunday raised the death toll at two homes in rural Tennessee to seven and said they are investigating whether a suspect captured after an hourslong manhunt knew the victims.
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Japanese thank departing emperor whose era marked shift from 1980s boom
More than anything, people said they hoped peace would define the reign of Crown Prince Naruhito, who will become emperor on Wednesday, ushering in the Reiwa era. "Heisei had a lot of disasters and the economy stagnated," 47-year-old Kaori Hisatomi said in the capital Tokyo, where ceremonies were underway at the Imperial Palace. Now it's more, 'What can I do to survive?'"...
Follower of Sri Lanka bomber sought India attack: police
An alleged follower of Sri Lankan bombing leader Zahran Hashim is to appear in a southern Indian court Tuesday after admitting he wanted to carry out an attack in India's Kerala, investigators said. The accused, identified as Riyas A, alias Riyas Aboobacker, 29, was arrested Monday by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA), which handles counter-terrorism cases. During...
U.K. Conservatives Still Seeking Brexit Deal Before EU Election
Theresa May is still pursuing a Brexit deal that would get the U.K. out of the European Union before elections next month. With negotiations with the opposition Labour Party set to continue next week, there’s still time for Parliament to settle on a deal before the May 23 vote, Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said in an interview with the BBC on Sunday.
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First swastikas, then synagogue attack: U.S. no safe haven for Israeli family
For one family caught up in the California synagogue shooting, a move from Israel to the United States in search of a safer life has been a journey "from fire to fire". Israel Dahan and three of his five children were at Sabbath services at Congregation Chabad in Poway, near San Diego, on Saturday when a gunman opened fire, killing a woman and wounding three others in what...
Taiwan reports voyage of 2 US warships through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan's defense ministry said Monday, in a move that Beijing said threatened to hinder U.S.-China relations.
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Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Recounts ‘Indescribable’ Moments of Terror at Poway Synagogue
Lyle Moran/For The Daily BeastPOWAY, California—One day after a gunman entered his synagogue and murdered one of his congregants on the final day of Passover, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein recounted the moments of terror as he returned to the Chabad of Poway to memorialize Lori Kaye, the 60-year-old woman who saved his life when she leapt between him and the shooter.Goldstein said...
The Latest: Japanese people mark end of Heisei era
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Emperor Akihito's abdication (all times local):
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Iran warns could shut Hormuz Strait if tensions grow
Iran's top general warned Sunday Tehran could close the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping route if it faces more "hostility", news agency ISNA said, as the US tightens up sanctions. "We are not after closing the Strait of Hormuz but if the hostility of enemies increase, we will be able to do so," armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri told semi-official ISNA. The statement...
Police shoot man after five bodies discovered in two remote Tennessee homes
Police officers have shot and arrested a man suspected of killing five people in two homes in rural Tennessee.Michael Cummins, 25, became the subject of a mass manhunt after four bodies were found at a property near the town of Westmoreland and a fifth discovered at a second home nearby.A sixth person, who is believed to have called police, was also found suffering unspecified...
'View' hosts welcome Joe Biden with open arms, Meghan McCain brings him to tears
Meghan McCain reminded Joe Biden of his last visit, when he comforted her amid her father John McCain's battle with brain cancer.
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U.S. measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities
A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and comes as the United States battles the highest number of measles cases since the country declared...
Links to Easter bombings put eastern Sri Lanka on edge
KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka (AP) — Suicide bombings at a militants' safe house have shaken the simple homes of this east Sri Lankan town as well as the rest of this idyllic coast, as the investigation into the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings has spread here.
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This Isn't a Secret: F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighters Aren't Exactly Invisible
Is this really a problem? State-run Chinese media is claiming that the People’s Liberation Army has been able to track the U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters over the East China Sea. While the Chinese report might be easily dismissed as propaganda—it is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact—it’s very possible that China can track the...
Trump, His Family Sue Deutsche Bank, Capital One to Stop Them From Answering Congressional Subpoenas
Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPresident Trump, members of his family and the Trump Organization have filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One to stop the banks from answering congressional subpoenas. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on Monday, the subpoenas—part of an extensive House Judiciary Committee...
Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Kellyanne Conway for slamming her response to Sri Lanka attacks
Ocasio-Cortez called the series of bombings in Sri Lanka, which death toll has risen to 290, “horrifying.” “The Sri Lanka massacre was horrifying.
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UPDATE 2-Suspect caught after seven bodies found at two Tennessee homes
A suspect in the killings of seven people in rural Tennessee was shot and captured by police after an hours-long manhunt triggered by the discovery of the bodies in two separate homes, authorities said on Sunday. Dozens of people gathered to commemorate the victims on Sunday evening at a Methodist church in Westmoreland, a town in the area where the shootings occurred, according...
The Latest: Retired city worker died in Seattle crane crash
SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a deadly crane collapse in Seattle (all times local):
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Spain election: Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wins as far-Right makes breakthrough
Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez earned his first general election win on Sunday, despite the emergence of a hard-Right party that capitalised on many Spaniards’ fury with the government’s attempt to find common ground with the breakaway region of Catalonia. On high turnout of close to 76 per cent, the Socialist party (PSOE) claimed victory for the first...
Extra abdication holidays pose dilemma for hardworking Japanese
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers are enjoying an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. "To be honest, I don't know how to spend the time when we are suddenly given 10 days of holidays," said 31-year-old finance worker Seishu Sato. On the contrary, we'll be super-busy," said Takeru...
Are we ready for the end of the world? NASA conducts drill for potential asteroid strike
NASA is conducting a drill this week to see how we'd prepare if a giant asteroid was hurtling toward the Earth.
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Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
Corey Ballentine, "Avengers: Endgame" and more of the weekend's top news.
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Spain's Socialists, short of majority, weigh partners for forming government
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces a choice between a complex alliance with fellow leftists Podemos or joining forces across the political divide with the center-right Ciudadanos. The Socialists won 123 seats in Sunday's election, up from 84 in the outgoing parliament as they saw off the challenge from the right, which was splintered by the rise of the far-right Vox. With...
Trump Lashes Out after Firefighters’ Union Endorses Biden
President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden traded barbs on Monday after a firefighters' union endorsed Biden, becoming the first major labor group to back a candidate in the 2020 race.The International Association of Fire Fighters announced its decision in a video message that described Biden as an advocate for the middle class."Joe's a lot like our firefighters....
Deadly Seattle crane collapse was likely caused by human error, experts say
Human error may be to blame for the Seattle crane collapse on Saturday that killed four people and injured another four, experts said based on videos.
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From Heisei to Reiwa: how Japan changed under Emperor Akihito
Japan marks the end of an era with Tuesday's abdication of Emperor Akihito, and the outgoing monarch leaves behind a much-changed country. Crown Prince Naruhito will inherit a Japan vastly different from that of the start of his father's reign, when the country was in the grip of an economic bubble and on the verge of a tech revolution. Japan's shrinking population is among...
Sri Lanka resorts face uncertain future after suicide blasts
The cancellations started before the dust had settled on the hotels and churches hit by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka as tourists and operators pressed the panic button. Sanath Ukwatte, chairman of the colonial-era Mount Lavinia hotel in Colombo, said he lost about 30 percent of his bookings within days of the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 253 people. The United States,...
The Latest: Pence says Lugar was 'leader on the world stage'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the death of former Sen. Richard Lugar (all times local):
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Army Vet Hatched Domestic Terror Plot to Avenge New Zealand Shooting: Feds
REUTERSA U.S. Army veteran has been arrested for an attempted terror attack in “multiple” Los Angeles locations allegedly in “retribution” for the mosque mass shooting in New Zealand last month, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Mark Domingo, a 26-year-old former U.S. Army infantryman who served in Afghanistan, was charged with providing and attempting to provide material...
FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year: source
US regulators considered grounding some Boeing 737 MAX planes last year after learning belatedly of a problem with a system that is now the main suspect in two deadly crashes, a source close to the matter said. Investigators in the Lion Air crash in October and the Ethiopia Airlines disaster in March have zeroed in on the planes' anti-stall system, the Maneuvering Characteristics...
Meet the Army veteran and off-duty Border Patrol agent who chased the San Diego synagogue shooter
Jonathan Morales and Oscar Stewart aided in efforts to stop a suspected gunman who opened fire at Chabad of Poway near San Deigo on Saturday.
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Beluga whale wearing harness may have been trained by Russian Navy, marine experts say
The whale had a harness that says "Equipment St. Petersburg," prompting speculation it may have come from a Russian military facility.
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Follower of Sri Lanka bomber sought India attack: police
An alleged follower of Sri Lankan bombing leader Zahran Hashim is to appear in a southern Indian court Tuesday after admitting he wanted to carry out an attack in India's Kerala, investigators said. The accused, identified as Riyas A, alias Riyas Aboobacker, 29, was arrested Monday by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA), which handles counter-terrorism cases. During...
Impeach or investigate? Democrats see no reason to choose
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whatever happens next, don't call it impeachment.
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U.K. Conservatives Still Seeking Brexit Deal Before EU Election
Theresa May is still pursuing a Brexit deal that would get the U.K. out of the European Union before elections next month. With negotiations with the opposition Labour Party set to continue next week, there’s still time for Parliament to settle on a deal before the May 23 vote, Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said in an interview with the BBC on Sunday.
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Police shoot man after five bodies discovered in two remote Tennessee homes
Police officers have shot and arrested a man suspected of killing five people in two homes in rural Tennessee.Michael Cummins, 25, became the subject of a mass manhunt after four bodies were found at a property near the town of Westmoreland and a fifth discovered at a second home nearby.A sixth person, who is believed to have called police, was also found suffering unspecified...
Spain's knife-edge election is a bellwether for the next European Parliament
According to Vox, Spain’s new hard-Right force, today’s general elections are about the survival of Spain as a national entity. Most European observers, however, will be looking to see how strongly Spain’s forces of moderation can survive the first real assault of Right-wing, anti-immigration and slightly Eurosceptical populism the country has experienced. With no elections...
