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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen on camera since 2014, vows revenge for his militants. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UPvYzk

Navy Rear Admiral John Ring was fired as Guantanamo Bay prison commander after a month-long inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vuJrlT

Officials say more than 700 Americans have been infected, calling the outbreak "completely avoidable". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DHmAIp

Torrential rain and strong winds make getting aid into the cyclone-affected area almost impossible. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GRqujS

A tame beluga wearing a Russian harness is thought to have come from a Russian navy facility. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J1c9CZ

Talks appear to be reaching the final stretch though both sides remain divided on several key issues. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vuHl5H

Footage showed aspiring Australian senator Steve Dickson groping women and making derogatory remarks. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2V7z1In

Lori Kaye was killed after shielding her rabbi from a gunman who opened fire at a Passover service. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LqmVWr

The 26-year-old Muslim convert also allegedly plotted terror attacks on Jews and churches. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WcVvE9

Dennis Muilenburg says a safety mechanism was only one factor in two fatal Boeing plane crashes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vsjIui

"Waterkeeper" Nabil Musa fights Iraq's water crisis, which he calls the country's gravest threat yet. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UQTSuB

A rabbi who was injured in the deadly shooting at a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday has described the moment he faced the gunman. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WfDjtM

A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WfNGgW

Thousands of people were told to evacuate after rising floodwaters breached a dyke following heavy rain. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Lbt7kS

A woman from Mongolia has won the Goldman Environmental Prize after a campaign to stop mining firms destroying a critical habitat for snow leopards. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UMgIDr

Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed nearly 40 people and left thousands homeless in Sumatra. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LcXFTf

A university has taken on five "canine teaching assistants" to tackle student anxiety. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPH2rc

Social media users protest against removing a suggestive artwork from Poland's national gallery. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UMnRDU

North Korean state TV introduces a more casual, modern-looking weather broadcast. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GRp6hm

A city in South Korea has put out special seating for older people at road crossings. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PzLLBw

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZNOA6P

Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L8O5k9

What has changed since mass protests led South Africa to announce free education for poor university students? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J31asB

Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vrILxN

Following the Sri Lankan ban, BBC Reality Check looks at other countries that have imposed either a partial or complete ban on face coverings from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vxuj6a

Kanhaiya Kumar has emerged as an outlier in an election being seen as a battle for India's identity. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UT7bL2

Erik Prince - the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump - has been pushing a plan to deploy a private army to help topple Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicholas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the effort told Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XUfRCE

President Xi Jinping appealed to China's youth on Tuesday to love the country and dedicate themselves to the Communist Party, warning on the centenary of student-led protests there was no place for those who ignored the country's needs. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBjOsY

Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down in favor of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito, on Tuesday, ending the 31-year Heisei era during which he sought to bring the monarchy closer to people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V39jVt

Anti-riot police fired tear gas and protesters threw Molotov cocktails during a mass demonstration in the Honduran capital against government proposals for health and education reforms that critics say would lead to privatization and job losses. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J3g7ed

A multinational anti-narcotics operation led by Colombia has seized up to 94.2 tonnes of cocaine in the past 105 days worth some $3.2 billion, President Ivan Duque said on Monday from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DEvyGt

Peru deported more than 40 Venezuelan migrants for concealing they had criminal records or for residing illegally in the country, the interior minister said on Monday, in the first large expulsion since hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fled to Peru to escape their country's economic crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Wdb52P

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as the archbishop of Colombo complained about insufficient security around churches. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V0QMc4

Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GQerTX

MPs call on party to support European election manifesto that campaigns for second vote on any Brexit deal Labour is braced for a showdown over whether to back a referendum on any Brexit deal when the party’s governing body meets to agree its draft European elections manifesto on Tuesday. Party sources suggested Labour was likely to agree a compromise option where it would support a referendum in order to prevent Theresa May’s Brexit deal or leaving without a deal, describing that wording as “the path of least resistance”. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XSsuy4

Labour must guarantee a second referendum, party leaders told … poor sense of smell linked to fatal dementia … and the 10,000 lies of President Trump Hello, I’m Warren Murray delivering the people’s note. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Wi9cBO

Government urged to test NHS patients given blood products or transfusions in 1970s-90s Victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal have called on the government to extend mass screening for hepatitis C infections to prevent more deaths. The plea came as the prime minister, Theresa May, pledged additional financial support for those infected as well as bereaved relatives affected by the medical disaster. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2PzBTrs

Impaired smell in later life can be an early warning of neurodegenerative and heart diseases, research suggests Olfactory tests could help doctors spot older adults who are at greater risk of developing dementia, researchers say. The sense of smell is known to deteriorate with age. However, researchers have previously found it might also hint at health problems: older adults who struggle to identify odours have a greater chance of dying in the near future regardless of how old they are. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2IOzlFc

Akihito will become the country’s first monarch to give up the chrysanthemum throne in two centuries Japan’s emperor Akihito is preparing to become the country’s first monarch to abdicate in two centuries, a day before his eldest son takes his place as the new occupant of the chrysanthemum throne. Akihito, who expressed a desire to abdicate in 2016, fearing his age would make it difficult for him to carry out public duties, will enter the Matsu no Ma (Hall of Pine) at the imperial palace early on Tuesday evening and relinquish his title in a short ceremony that will be broadcast live on TV. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Lc9nxx

Bob Menendez condemns administration in letter to Pompeo State department has not responded to UN’s official complaints The Trump administration’s refusal to engage with UN human rights monitors risks undermining standards around the world and will embolden repressive regimes such as China and Russia, the top Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee has charged. Related: Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2L7YT22

Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in Syria The fugitive Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has appeared in a propaganda video for the first time in five years, in which he recognises the terror group’s defeat in the Syrian town of Baghuz . The appearance is only Baghdadi’s second on video, and comes weeks after the remnants of Isis were ousted from their last organised stronghold in the eastern Syrian desert. Looking heavier than when he proclaimed the existence of the now collapsed caliphate in mid-2014, Baghdadi blames its demise on the “savagery” of Christians. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2DDMeOn

Centre of African Studies researchers will examine financial bequests and gifts The University of Cambridge is to launch a two-year academic study to uncover how the institution contributed to and profited from slavery and other forms of coerced labour during the colonial era. Two full-time post-doctoral researchers based in the university’s Centre of African Studies will conduct the inquiry to uncover the university’s historical links with the slave trade. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GR6YE5

‘We don’t make safety features optional,’ Dennis Muilenburg tells AGM in Chicago The boss of Boeing has denied accusations that its two 737 Max aircraft involved in fatal crashes lacked an optional safety feature, which might have alerted the pilots to technical malfunctions that partly caused the accidents. “We don’t make safety features optional,” Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing’s chairman and chief executive, said at the company’s annual meeting in Chicago on Monday. “Every one of our airplanes includes all of the safety features necessary for safe flight.” Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GRqQXL

Stephen Fry, Marina Abramović and Sharon Osbourne among stars describing the boycott movement as ‘an affront to both Palestinians and Israelis’ Public figures including Stephen Fry , Sharon Osbourne, Marina Abramović and pop mogul Scooter Braun have signed a letter speaking out against a proposed boycott of this year’s Eurovision song contest, which is to be held in Tel Aviv in May. Their letter states that Eurovision’s “spirit of togetherness” across the continent is “under attack by those calling to boycott Eurovision 2019 because it is being held in Israel, subverting the spirit of the contest and turning it from a tool of unity into a weapon of division”. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XUTX2g

Theresa May has turned to her national security council to help her decide on whether to allow the Chinese firm Huawei to provide parts of Britain’s 5G network. Guardian reporters Rupert Neate, Alex Hern and Tania Branigan discuss the company at the heart of a diplomatic tussle. Plus, in opinion, David Kogan argues Labour needs clarity on Brexit to have a chance of winning power When the government’s decision to allow Huawei to build parts of Britain’s 5G network leaked from Theresa May’s national security council it set off a furious backlash. Not just that secret cabinet discussions had been revealed, but Britain also found itself in a diplomatic tug of war between the US and China. The US argues the Chinese tech firm is a potential security threat if it has access to critical infrastructure such as 5G networks. Huawei has said the US is creating a smokescreen for protectionism. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XPOQA4

The US actor discusses his controversial new role, playing a notorious serial killer. It’s not a glamorisation, he says When Zac Efron first heard about a chance to play Ted Bundy, he was wary. This was a few years before he signed on for the new film about the serial killer, and it involved a different script. “I didn’t want to jump in too early to what could have potentially been the wrong version of this movie,” he says. “I was very hesitant to go into a darker genre in what could be perceived as an effort to change my perceived image.” The script for his new film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile felt, to him, like the right version: “A movie that could have been procedural and boring now explores a brand-new perspective, and is told through the eyes of Liz, the girl closest to Ted.” It is the morning after the London premiere, and Efron is with the film’s director, Joe Berlinger, in a hotel room. He’s drinking from a large pitcher of green juice – celery, cucumber, avo...

For decades, many psychiatrists believed depression was a uniquely western phenomenon. But in the last few years, a new movement has turned this thinking on its head. By Tina Rosenberg When Vikram Patel first began to study mental health, he believed depression only existed in rich nations. But today, he is the single most influential figure in the growing global movement to treat mental illness in poor countries, especially the most common disorder, depression. In 1993, Patel, who was born in Mumbai, finished his training as a psychiatrist in London and moved with his wife to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, to begin a two-year research fellowship at the national university. His purpose was to find evidence for the view, then widespread among psychiatrists, that what looked like depression in poor countries was actually a response to deprivation and injustice – conditions stemming from colonisation. The remedy in such cases, he believed, was not psychotherapy, but social justice. C...

In the third of a series on local elections, we visit an electorate stuck between local issues and national crisis Labour faces credibility test in Stoke Labour’s battle for Brighton “I think everyone has just lost the plot.” Judith Judge was standing on her York doorstep in the sunshine, a Lib Dem leaflet in her hand. “In this country, it’s almost impossible to work out what is going on at all.” Judge’s sense of frustration is a trend that runs through York like the River Ouse. The Lib Dem voter lives in the battleground ward of Rawcliffe and Clifton Without. She said it was Brexit that had cemented her vote for the party, having occasionally tactically voted Labour. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2V9xMIN

Divided party faces ‘deep moral crisis’ despite anticipated victory in election in May Major Mgxaji, a retired union official in the poor township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town, was repeatedly jailed and tortured by apartheid authorities for his political activism with the ANC in the 1970s and 80s. “It is not the same party as back then,” the 67-year-old said in an interview in Khayelitsha, where rolling power cuts in recent months have been widely blamed on corruption at the national electricity provider. “The ANC people have developed the struggle of the belly instead of the struggle to better the lives of our people. That is very dangerous.” Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Wd5Bot

Riding an imaginary horse is a galloping success with young girls in the Scandinavian country – and the trend is taking off elsewhere Perhaps one of the more surprising articles to be widely circulated this month has been a New York Times feature on the girls of Finland and their fondness for hobbyhorsing. Hobbyhorsing is not a metaphor, nor indeed the repurposing of some veterinarian-standard tranquiliser by the nightclubbing youth of today. It is, in fact, the act and art of riding a rudimentary toy horse – a toy that is, to put it bluntly, a stuffed fabric horse’s head attached to a stick. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2ZMxt5k

In Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything, the singer’s allure is explored by an array of artists in a variety of different mediums Claudia Gould, the director of the Jewish Museum in New York City, describes the allure of Leonard Cohen as beyond mere fandom. “He goes right into your soul,” Gould explains. “Once he gets in there, it’s hard to extricate yourself. Leonard speaks to us on many different levels, whether through his music, activism, language and everything else he’s known for.” Related: Romance, regrets and notebooks in the freezer: Leonard Cohen’s son on his father’s final poems Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2V8uqp9

The US president has gone from urging a ceasefire in Tripoli to threatening to veto such calls in the UN Egyptian and Emirati influence on Donald Trump has thrown US policy on Libya into turmoil at a moment when Tripoli is under attack and the country is on the brink of a full-scale war once again. The state department went from encouraging a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire and an end to an offensive on the capital by the eastern Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, to threatening to veto the same resolution a few days later. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2V8lvnF

The wilderness, Bryan Mealer writes, taught me how to be alone in the universe; to find comfort in silence For the past five years, I’ve taken my kids camping once a month. On Fridays I load our tent and gear and we drive to a nearby state park, where we fish and swim the rivers, build forts in the trees, and cook our meals over the fire. Aside from the occasional rain or freezing temperatures, there’s nothing rugged about it. For my kids, the trips have become paramount, anticipated events. And for me, they’ve become my very grip on sanity in this age of toxic politics, division and battering news cycles. I started these trips out of an almost primal response to something not right within me. It was like when I first started running. Twelve years ago, wrestling with depression and trying to kick some bad habits, I felt a sudden panicked urgency come over me one night, as if my better self was trying to escape the body that I’d given it. This was in Providence, Rhode Island, in Janua...

We are coming together across party lines to ally the issue of climate change with social transformation Three things stand out from the recent youth climate strikes, the visit of Greta Thunberg and the peaceful protests of Extinction Rebellion . The first is the call for truth. The campaigners have all been united in their call for politicians and policymakers to tell the truth about climate change – its impacts and the scale of the response required. The second has been the demand to treat the climate crisis as an emergency and the recognition that “ business as usual ” is now in effect a form of “climate appeasement”. The third has been the sense of hope. An increasing number of people, young and old, see that the way we run our economy is damaging our climate, our environment and our society, but that, crucially, it is within our power to change it for the better. And change it we must. On Tuesday, the Institute for Public Policy Research launches its Environmental Justice Commis...

The party is drawing up its European manifesto. From what I’ve seen, it won’t suffer a backlash by pledging a confirmatory vote “I voted out. Out means out and I’d do it again,” said the old man, as he harrumphed off up Kirkgate on his mobility scooter. Wakefield voted 66% to 34% in favour of leave, so here was the perfect vox pop. Bank it, let it stand for northern working-class leavedom and head back south? But what of the other voices I heard in the windswept West Yorkshire market precinct outside the cathedral? Fed-upness with all politics, indignation at Westminster chaos, resentment at three wasted years of empty argy-bargy. A few people said they wouldn’t vote again in another referendum, they were just too disillusioned. “Bring back Guy Fawkes!” one man joked. Plenty of well-justified grudge; but there were plenty of switchers too. Resentful, not ode-to-joy converts, but weary givers-in to the realities, trade-offs and hard choices that were never revealed during the referend...

Putting women who have been sexually assaulted through another kind of scrutiny is hard to stomach when rape continues to carry few consequences for the rapist Rape is a crime of opportunism. The chances of a man being prosecuted and found guilty of rape are low. Despite more women speaking out, despite the #MeToo movement and chat about consent, the grim reality is that the justice system is failing women. While more rapes are being reported, the number of suspected rapists being charged by the Crown Prosecution Service is the lowest in a decade . Related: Rape cases ‘could fail’ if victims refuse to give police access to phones Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2UQe0N8

Meghan and Harry’s child will have enough questions about its own heritage without adding to them Here are some of the things that people are saying about mixed-race babies at the moment: websites have run stories about the “viral” mixed-race children of Instagram, who are trending because of their “gorgeous blonde hair, light eyes, and golden skin that looks like sand”. White teenagers – in conversations that I have both overheard and been privy to – say, “I really want to have kids with a black guy because mixed-race babies are so cute! I just love their curly hair, and oh my God, the ones with freckles.” The Kardashians, who have been accused by some people of turning that particular fantasy into reality, are a never-ending source of related commentary. Kylie Jenner is currently causing people to “fall all over themselves with praise” because she learned how to do her mixed-race daughter’s hair. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2PEhqS5

It is time to change the education system before we have no one left in the classroom except the children Everyone seems to be dancing around the elephant in the room. Jeremy Corbyn is talking about scrapping Sats. The DfE is on the workload warpath. Ofsted is myth-busting itself out of the dark ages into the 21st century, saying it doesn’t care about marking any more. Almost a third of teachers quit in the first five years, and those who stay are burning out in record numbers. Let me clear up this edu-mess for you. It’s not Sats. It’s not workload. The elephant in the room is high-stakes accountability. And I’m calling bullshit. Our education system actively promotes holding schools, leaders and teachers at gunpoint for a very narrow set of test outcomes. This has long been proven to be one of the worst ways to bring about sustainable change. It is time to change this educational paradigm before we have no one left in the classroom except the children. Continue reading... fro...

Only mice show signs of life at Westminster, as beta versions of beta ministers struggle to explain themselves Only the mice are showing any real signs of life in Westminster. They scuttle from room to room with an energy unmatched by other residents. The government is no more than the Barely Walking Dead. Having secured a six-month extension to article 50, neither Theresa May nor anyone in cabinet has a clue what to do with it. There are occasional rumblings of having a fourth vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement but only out of a sense of duty rather than any expectation of it being passed. A sign that the government would be doing something rather than nothing as tumbleweed rolls through the Commons chamber. Ministers have even given up pretending the EU elections can be avoided and have instead started to pretend they don’t care about their inevitable losses. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2PB0Ang

Totenham defender is not surprised by Ajax’s resurgence having been schooled at the club where a ‘win is never enough’ Jan Vertonghen was 19, he had scored a vital goal in a pivotal game and he feared that it had killed his career. On loan at RKC Waalwijk from Ajax, the goal came against his parent club in a 2-2 draw in the fourth-last match of the 2006‑07 Eredivisie season. Related: Tottenham’s story won’t be repeated in football, says Mauricio Pochettino Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2vucy94

English cricket’s governing body is under immense pressure to host a successful World Cup and is wobbling under the load Here is a line to keep in mind as we consider the whos, whats, whys and whens of the Alex Hales case. It is from Nathan Leamon’s recent novel The Test , which was inspired by his experiences working as the England team’s performance analyst. One of his characters is talking about the toilets in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s headquarters, where “on the back of the cubicle door someone had written, ‘500 people work for the ECB. At this exact moment in time you are the only one of them who knows exactly what he is doing.’” Related: Alex Hales 'devastated' after drugs ban costs him World Cup place Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2V4qshp

Arsenal coped with a rash of injuries to win the Women’s Super League with a game to spare and this is how they did it Arsenal were frontrunners for the title from the moment they kicked off their league season on 9 September. The 5-0 dismantling of Liverpool on the opening day announced Arsenal as serious contenders, but despite that it has not been plain sailing for Joe Montemurro’s side and it was only on Sunday, on the penultimate weekend of the season, that they secured the WSL title with a 4-0 win over Brighton . An unforeseeable injury crisis crippled the team for much of the season, stretching the squad to its limits and testing the manager’s tactical nous. So how has Montemurro done it? Related: Miedema's fitness proves vital while City may need a summer shake-up Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2vrSDYf

Trump sues Capital One, Deutsche Bank to keep them from complying with subpoenas    Fox News Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress    CNN Trump Sues Banks to Stop Them From Complying With House Subpoenas    The New York Times Let’s impeach Trump for being such a great president    The Washington Post Trump Organization and Trump family sue Deutsche Bank to prevent it from complying with congressional subpoenas    Business Insider View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://fxn.ws/2GJRQHt

Army Vet Plotted To Commit Terrorist Attack In Los Angeles Area    NPR Army veteran charged with plotting terror attacks in California    CNN Afghanistan war vet plotted to bomb Long Beach white nationalist rally, feds say    Fox News L.A. terror plot thwarted: Army vet planned ‘mass casualties,’ FBI says    Los Angeles Times Man plotted to bomb white-supremacist rally, retaliating for New Zealand mosque attacks, feds say    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://n.pr/2W9r1D0

Family of California synagogue shooting suspect: 'We are shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible attack'    CNN Rabbi speaks out after deadly synagogue shooting    ABC News What to Know About the Poway Synagogue Shooting    The New York Times Essential California: In Poway, people of faith grapple with fear    Los Angeles Times Poway shooting: When a white American attacks, call it by its true name: Terrorism.    USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://cnn.it/2XZVmEN

Her best friend died at Chabad, but she's determined to keep her message alive.    CNN View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEGCG-5R5AI

Badgering William Barr with lawyers won't get Democrats a better outcome on the Russia investigation    Washington Examiner House Judiciary Chairman Nadler says Attorney General Barr must testify Thursday    CNBC Can Congress make Attorney General Barr testify? Here are the rules    NBC News Barr and Democrats dispute conditions for Mueller report hearing    CBS News It’s not William Barr’s job to second-guess how Congress responds to the Mueller report    Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://washex.am/2PDRzdd

Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders    The New York Times Trump introduces sweeping changes to asylum in memo    CNN Trump tightens asylum rules, will make immigrants pay fees to seek humanitarian refuge    The Washington Post White House Orders New Restrictions on Asylum Seekers at Southern Border    The Wall Street Journal Trump calls for tightening restrictions on asylum-seekers in new memo | TheHill    The Hill View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://nyti.ms/2LbgndZ

Japanese Emperor Akihito begins historic abdication    BBC News Japan's emperor is abdicating. Here's what you need to know.    The Washington Post Japan police: Man put knives on desk of emperor's grandson    Fox News Japan’s emperor is abdicating. He leaves behind a powerful legacy.    The Washington Post His Father Was Called a God. She Called Him ‘Jimmy.’    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://bbc.in/2V1qLJT

Decoding ISIS leader's new video    Washington Examiner Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Of ISIS Apparently Releases Rare Video    NPR ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Appears In Video For First Time In 5 Years | TIME    TIME ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says    Fox News Though Isis leader al-Baghdadi is alive, this poor strategist may not be a huge threat    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://washex.am/2WdiBuz

The NRA and the battle against itself    CNN NRA's Wayne LaPierre re-elected despite gun lobby's internal struggles    NBC News NRA has a huge mess on its hands    CNN The NRA’s finances should be investigated. Its actions prove why.    The Washington Post Carolyn Meadows to replace Oliver North as new NRA president    Washington Times View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://cnn.it/2IRFYqr

Sri Lanka Bomber Trained in Syria With Islamic State    The Wall Street Journal Sri Lanka bans face veils after Easter bombings | Al Jazeera English    Al Jazeera English Sri Lanka President Bans Face Coverings Over Security, Citing Easter Attacks    NPR Sri Lanka Easter bombings show Trump is wrong on ISIS    USA TODAY Sri Lanka’s headscarf ban has nothing to do with protecting citizens – its only goal is to punish Muslim women    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://on.wsj.com/2ZJl6GR

The Illinois plant shooter threatened to kill everyone if he got fired, but his coworker didn't believe him    CNN Gary Martin made no secret of his intentions when he showed up for work on February 15. He even told one person, "If I get fired, I'm going to kill every ... from "news" - Google News https://cnn.it/2ZJW7TV

Schumer, Pelosi, and Trump’s renewed push for a massive infrastructure deal, explained    Vox.com Pelosi, Schumer eye ‘massive’ infrastructure package ahead of Trump sit-down    Fox News Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal | TheHill    The Hill 'I hope he has learned his lesson': Chuck and Nancy's rematch with Trump    POLITICO Subpoena war between White House and Congress    CBS News View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News http://bit.ly/2vugRkN

Xi Praises a Student Protest in China. From 100 Years Ago.    The New York Times Newt Gingrich Says He (and We) Were Wrong about China: It's More Dangerous Than We Wanted to Believe    Newsweek Xi Jinping praises a historic student protest. It could never happen today    CNN View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://nyti.ms/2GS8ZzV

Avenatti Pleads Not Guilty on Charges of Cheating, Lying    Snopes.com Attorney Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty to charges of cheating and lying    Los Angeles Times Avenatti pleads not guilty to embezzlement in latest round of criminal charges    ABC News Former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty in embezzlement case    USA TODAY Trump nemesis Avenatti pleads not guilty in bank fraud case    AOL View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News http://bit.ly/2DA7cgL

As in 2018, health care ranks among Trump's 2020 challenges (POLL)    ABC News Poll: 55 percent say they won't vote for Trump in 2020 | TheHill    The Hill Voters have had it with Trump    The Washington Post The 43 most mind-boggling lines from Donald Trump's Wisconsin campaign rally    CNN This poll may offer some good news for Cory Booker    NJ.com View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://abcn.ws/2vs5sBT

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein submits resignation    Fox News Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who frequently found himself in the political crosshairs due to his role in the special counsel's Russia probe and ... View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://fxn.ws/2WhBfRS

Suspect's parents, uncle among 7 killed in 'gruesome' mass slayings    ABC News Tennessee officials ID some victims of "mass killing" as relatives of suspect    CBS News Sumner County killings: Law enforcement ID seven victims killed in 'horrific' scene    The Tennessean Officials: Parents of suspect among 7 killed in Tennessee    Yahoo News Suspect in Westmoreland murders was on probation for setting fire to neighbor's home    WKRN News 2 View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://abcn.ws/2JaXC83

Spy games? Russia could be using beluga whales for military purposes    USA TODAY Whale with mysterious harness may be Russian military 'spy,' experts say    Fox News Russian whales with military training could be harassing boats, Norwegian fishermen and scientists say    CBS News Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts    The Guardian Whale Discovered With Harness Could Be From Russian Military    U.S. News & World Report View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News http://bit.ly/2DBey3K

CNN's Don Lemon cuts off guest who accused him of 'contributing' to political divide    Fox News CNN anchor Don Lemon lashed out at former White House aide Cliff Sims over President Donald Trump's Charlottesville remarks and ended the segment early ... View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://fxn.ws/2ZJMkgx

School bus driver spared jail after admitting to raping 14-year-old girl he met on his route    KRIS Corpus Christi News A former New York school bus driver admitted to raping a 14-year-old girl. He received no jail time    USA TODAY No jail time for school bus driver who admitted to raping 14-year-old girl    KHOU.com Former school bus driver sentenced to probation after admitting to rape of teen girl: report    Fox News Former bus driver, who admitted to raping girl, sentenced to probation    WSET View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News http://bit.ly/2J5F4Wv

Trump’s lack of cooperation with Congress intensifies impeachment push in House    The Washington Post Impeachment Could Be a Trap—for Democrats    The Wall Street Journal Dems set to debate Trump impeachment in post-Mueller era | TheHill    The Hill Trying to impeach Trump could bolster his base: Today's talker    USA TODAY Most Americans don’t want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings. But 70 percent of black voters disagree.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://wapo.st/2XV4oCY

Beto O'Rourke's campaign for climate socialism is deeply unserious    Washington Examiner Beto: We only have ’10 years’ left on Earth if we don’t address climate change    Fox News O'Rourke releases plan to fight climate change with $5 trillion investment and net-zero emissions by 2050    CNN Beto’s Green New Deal? Flagging in polls, O’Rourke unveils $5T climate change plan    Fox News Beto O’Rourke has a new climate plan. Here’s the right reason to dislike it.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://washex.am/2DFG7ZE

'It felt right': BYU graduate reflects on his viral speech in which he declared he is 'a gay son of God'    Salt Lake Tribune Gay BYU student comes out in valedictorian speech    NBCNews.com This valedictorian came out during his graduation speech -- at a Mormon university    CNN Mormon Valedictorian Comes Out as Gay in College Graduation Speech: ‘I Am Not Broken’    PEOPLE.com BYU student comes out as gay in valedictorian speech    Philly.com View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News http://bit.ly/2Y1k1ZF

More Americans are likely to oppose Trump in the 2020 elections because of his handling of health care, poll says    CNBC More Americans say they are likely to oppose rather than support President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election because of his handling of health ... View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://cnb.cx/2IYwQj0

Jordan Morris scored for the Seattle Sounders in the first minute, Carlos Vela countered for LAFC three minutes later and the MLS rivals finished in a 1-1 tie Sunday. The Sounders (5-1-3), who were routed 4-1 by LAFC last Sunday in Los Angeles, played the final 72 minutes of regulation with 10... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2UOukOo

With the bases loaded and one out in the first inning Sunday against the Kansas City Royals , veteran Albert Pujols hit a double on a ground ball to left field. Mike Trout and Brian Goodwin scored, giving the Angels an early lead and increasing Pujols’ career RBI total to 1,997. Pujols, 39, passed... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2UIrkmU

After 11 years, 22 films and more than $19 billion in box office grosses, Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” marks a culmination of sorts for the superhero blockbuster franchise, shattering records in its first weekend of release. The film opened with $1.2 billion in global receipts, which includes the... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2J8SxNx

In a move that jolted many people around Los Angeles County, officials ordered more than 1,000 students and staff members at two local universities to stay home last week because of a measles outbreak. Health officials, it seems, are particularly worried about new measles cases because the disease... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2XsgdjM

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland: Rk. SCHOOL (W-L) Next game (last rank) 1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (25-4) Division 1 playoffs (1) 2. CYPRESS (26-3) Division 1 playoffs (2) 3. LA MIRADA (23-6) Division 1 playoffs (4) 4. HUNTINGTON BEACH (22-6) Division 1 playoffs (5) 5.... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2DBoaeY

The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday that President Trump did “nothing wrong” to warrant impeachment and removal from office, pushing back at Democrats who want the House to consider proceedings . Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a stalwart Trump defender,... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2W9kPL7

PM Pedro Sánchez seals victory in Spain's election as a far-right party wins seats for the first time. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GEMBsu

President Sirisena says the emergency measure is to ensure people can be easily identified. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ULUDVB

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein lost his right index finger in the attack at a synagogue that left one dead. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W7hTyK

The six-term Indiana senator briefly ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZI31sH

Pemba in north Mozambique has had more than two metres of rain and flooding since Cyclone Kenneth. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Zz24TA

Tales Soares, 26, dies after collapsing on the catwalk at São Paulo Fashion Week, organisers say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZPO1t8

Why so many men in one Kenyan community are killing themselves. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GQckQ0

Under a proposed new law, suspects could be sent to mainland China for trial. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XT5oHI

Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter around the world, the week after fellow Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VtvR10

A Greek-Cypriot army officer has confessed to killing seven women and girls, all of foreign descent. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LceKww

Avengers: Endgame is the fastest film ever to break the $1bn barrier, doing so in just five days. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IZKPVH

The New York Giants' sixth-round pick Corey Ballentine is injured in a shooting in which his university team-mate Dwane Simmons is killed. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XWgWKj

Libyan National Army troops under General Khalifa Hafer launch a new bid to take the nation's capital from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VFmDil

Rappers discuss reasons for voter apathy as South Africa goes to the polls in national election next month. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZIIKDC

One week after a string of deadly bombings, people gathered to worship outside of one of the buildings attacked on Easter Sunday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UMGqb0

Parts of Mozambique have been cut off barely a month after deadly Cyclone Idai hit the region. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZFL1iP

A gunman has opened fire in Poway, north of San Diego, leaving one dead and three more injured. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PBcltZ

Schoolchildren lead the way in the fight against climate change from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UZ8OM4

In Colombia, the 'Tiempo de Juego' charity is using the sport to try to reduce crime in violent neighbourhoods. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GJp7Cr

Courts in Damascus will try reduce divorce rates by playing couples a film about separation. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Guk7lg

As the blockbuster heads to Netflix, here are five classic films from China's rich sci-fi film history. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J13FM3

Cutting phone bills abroad and tightening internet copyright – MEPs have been busy since 2014. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XXGQgN

Photographer Jon Enoch captures what could be the beginning of the end of moped culture in Hanoi. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DExDC2

Whether a parent can be notified if their child is in a gay-straight alliance is hotly debated in Canada. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DCm3r3

How Sharan Pasricha used his entrepreneurialism to build a boutique hotel chain. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WdHFS6

The second most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism was seized by China in 1995 and hasn't been seen since. Why does it matter? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DDxFtW

Experts split on whether new guidance for crime victims will help or hinder prosecutions Complainants in rape and serious sexual assault cases who refuse police access to the contents of their mobile phones could allow suspects to avoid charges, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), Max Hill QC, and a senior police officer have warned. New national consent forms authorising detectives to search texts, images and call data are proving controversial, Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Nick Ephgrave has admitted, as the difficulties of disclosure in the digital age risk pitting the pursuit of justice against preserving privacy. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XWCruv

Most severely affected 50% more likely to die in middle age … Spain’s socialists win election as far-right gains … and, a painter’s revenge Good morning and welcome to this Monday briefing with Alison Rourke. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2PDB1BZ

PSOE wins 123 seats on 75% turnout and likely to seek coalition to reach 176-seat target for working majority Spain’s ruling socialists won the most votes but fell short of a majority in Sunday’s snap general election, a contest marked by the breakthrough of the far-right Vox party and a disastrous performance by the country’s traditional conservative party. Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) won 123 seats, the conservative People’s party (PP) 66, the centre-right Citizens party 57, the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos and its allies 42, and Vox 24. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Vx61Jg