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Family of California synagogue shooting suspect: 'We are shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible attack' - CNN

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 Top stories - Google News https://cnn.it/2XZVmEN

Boeing Signals Additional Software Problem Affecting 737 MAX Airliners - The Wall Street Journal

Boeing Signals Additional Software Problem Affecting 737 MAX Airliners    The Wall Street Journal Boeing CEO says 737 Max was designed properly and pilots did not 'completely' follow procedure    CNN Cramer: Boeing CEO must own what they did wrong at investor meeting    CNBC Four potential whistleblowers called FAA about Boeing 737 Max jets    CBS This Morning Boeing Told Southwest That Max Lacked Key Alert After Lion Crash    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://on.wsj.com/2DI0LbH

Joe Biden promises to 'finish the job' by expanding Obamacare - Washington Examiner

Joe Biden promises to 'finish the job' by expanding Obamacare    Washington Examiner Poll: Biden gets 6-point launch bounce    POLITICO Joe Biden kicks off 2020 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania    CNN Biden snags first major union endorsement of 2020    Fox News How Joe Biden gets under Trump’s skin    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2Jc4kL1

Her best friend died at Chabad, but she's determined to keep her message alive. - CNN

Her best friend died at Chabad, but she's determined to keep her message alive.    CNN 'Hero' congregant honored after San Diego synagogue shooting    New York Post Synagogue shooting "an affront to humanity," Poway mayor says    CBS News California synagogue shooting: Doctor performed CPR on dying wife    Daily Mail Lori Gilbert Kaye, killed in synagogue shooting, is remembered as a teacher of 'radical empathy'    CNN View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEGCG-5R5AI

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Step Down in May - The New York Times

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Step Down in May    The New York Times WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, said Monday that he would leave the Justice Department in mid-May, bringing to a close a ... View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2UTihja

Trump orders asylum overhaul, including new fee for applicants and faster adjudications, amid 'severe' bord... - Fox News

Trump orders asylum overhaul, including new fee for applicants and faster adjudications, amid 'severe' bord...    Fox News Trump introduces sweeping changes to asylum in memo    CNN Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders    The New York Times 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 Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2Vyy8rE

Message from witness to family of crane collapse victim: 'She wasn't alone' - KOMO News

Message from witness to family of crane collapse victim: 'She wasn't alone'    KOMO News Victims of Seattle crane accident are identified and remembered    NBC News Dashcam footage shows Seattle crane collapse that killed 4    Fox News Crane collapse in Seattle causes concern in Charlotte    WCNC Seattle crane collapse victims include college student, Marine as probe launched into 4 companies involved    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2W9ss4m

Beto O'Rourke's campaign for climate socialism is deeply unserious - Washington Examiner

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 Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2DFG7ZE

Trump sends regards to Japan’s Emperor Akihito ahead of abdication - Fox News

Trump sends regards to Japan’s Emperor Akihito ahead of abdication    Fox News Japan's emperor is abdicating. Here's what you need to know.    The Washington Post Japan Will Enthrone a New Emperor. His Wife Won’t Be Allowed to Watch.    The New York Times Japan’s emperor is abdicating. He leaves behind a powerful legacy.    The Washington Post Japan police: Man put knives on desk of emperor's grandson    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2DGniWg

Decoding ISIS leader's new video - Washington Examiner

Decoding ISIS leader's new video    Washington Examiner ISIS Leader Baghdadi, Who Was Rumored to be Dead, Appears in Video and Admits Defeat in Syria    Newsweek 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 Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2WdiBuz

Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela - Reuters

Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela    Reuters Pompeo: Maduro loyalists looking for 'golden ticket' out of regime    Washington Examiner Pompeo says Maduro's inner circle looking for exit strategy in Venezuela | TheHill    The Hill Venezuela’s National Assembly leader Juan Guaido denounces Russia’s “intervention” in Venezuela    Miami Herald U.S. Threatens Maduro Supporters After Russia and China Blast Plans to Overthrow Venezuelan President    Newsweek View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://reut.rs/2ZJk5ib

Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com - Investing.com

Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com    Investing.com Cramer: Be wary of stocks that rally into earnings reports, like Google-parent Alphabet did    CNBC Alphabet stock drops after earnings show disappointing Google sales growth    MarketWatch Google Reminds Investors Rapid Growth Isn’t Guaranteed    Bloomberg Alphabet's first-quarter sales fall short of expectations    Yahoo Finance View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2XSpXnr

Airline outages: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue experience IT issues - CBS News

Airline outages: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue experience IT issues    CBS News Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages    CNBC Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage    Star Tribune American, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines hit by brief computer outage — again    USA TODAY Computer systems restored after 'technical issue' causes outages at airports across the country    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://cbsn.ws/2GSBn59

Spotify Has 100 Million Paid Subscribers - Thurrott.com - Thurrott.com

Spotify Has 100 Million Paid Subscribers - Thurrott.com    Thurrott.com Spotify now has 100M paying subscribers, but it’s still losing money    BGR Spotify has 100 million Premium users    Engadget Spotify Reaches 100 Million Subscribers, but Not Without Some Dissonance    The New York Times Spotify now has 100M paid subscribers, double Apple Music’s last reported number    9to5Mac View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2ZS6THY

Apple nicked Intel's modem lead - Fudzilla

Apple nicked Intel's modem lead    Fudzilla The man who predicted Antennagate is no longer at Apple    The Verge Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts exits following Intel hire, Qualcomm settlement    9to5Mac Apple's 5G modem project lead Ruben Caballero has left the company    AppleInsider Who will be the king of the 5G chip market?    Gizchina.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2DAGJzF

Apple Call Options Hot Ahead of Earnings - Schaeffers Research

Apple Call Options Hot Ahead of Earnings    Schaeffers Research Apple, Enough With the Slow-Ass Chargers    Gizmodo New leak reveals Apple’s final iPhone 11 Max design, and it’s much better than we thought    BGR Apple Insider Leaks Exciting New iPhone XR2 Design    Forbes Apple (AAPL) Q2 Earnings to Benefit From Non-iPhone Segments    Nasdaq View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2LeGu3R

Samsung's latest patent shows phone with wraparound display - TechRadar

Samsung's latest patent shows phone with wraparound display    TechRadar Samsung imagines a wraparound smartphone display    Engadget Samsung Patents Wraparound Display That Aids in Photos and Selfies    PetaPixel Samsung's Wraparound Phone Design Is the Anti Galaxy Fold    Tom's Guide Samsung might be working on a new phone with a wrap-around display    BGR View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2Lc9XLG

Simplified Start Menu on Windows 10 May 2019 Update doesn't completely skip the bloatware - OnMSFT

Simplified Start Menu on Windows 10 May 2019 Update doesn't completely skip the bloatware    OnMSFT 10 truly helpful Windows 10 tools you might not know about    PCWorld Windows 10 will require PCs to have at least 32 GB storage    SlashGear Microsoft is working on an “open design” philosophy, but there's still a long way to go    OnMSFT How Microsoft learned from the past to redesign its future    The Verge View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2UPtNvM

‘Snowfall’: Filming On John Singleton’s FX Drama Series Continues As Cast & Crew Honor His Memory - Deadline

‘Snowfall’: Filming On John Singleton’s FX Drama Series Continues As Cast & Crew Honor His Memory    Deadline 'Boyz N the Hood' director John Singleton dies after suffering major stroke    ABC News 'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton dead at 51    Fox News How John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' shaped the life of one boy from the hood    Los Angeles Times How John Singleton’s ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Steered Hollywood in a New Direction    Variety View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2V5XsFQ

Woodstock 50 Has Been Canceled - erienewsnow.com

Woodstock 50 Has Been Canceled    erienewsnow.com Woodstock 50 Organizers ‘Committed’ to Festival After Losing Financial Backing    Rolling Stone Woodstock 50 Canceled By Its Investors    NPR Woodstock Organizers Cancel 50th Anniversary Festival    Billboard Woodstock 50 canceled? Organizers say festival will be a 'blast'    Poughkeepsie Journal View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2IPpsHp

Prince William and Kate Middleton Celebrate Their 8 Year Anniversary Despite Those Cheating Rumors - The Cheat Sheet

Prince William and Kate Middleton Celebrate Their 8 Year Anniversary Despite Those Cheating Rumors    The Cheat Sheet The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated eight years of wedded bliss and pointedly ignored the cheating rumors. View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2V2nQQY

Khloe Kardashian Says She'd Be 'Insecure' If She Was Sofia Richie After Scott Disick Discovers His 'Soulmate' - Entertainment Tonight

Khloe Kardashian Says She'd Be 'Insecure' If She Was Sofia Richie After Scott Disick Discovers His 'Soulmate'    Entertainment Tonight On the latest episode of 'KUWTK,' a spiritual healer tells exes Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick that they are 'soulmates.' View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://et.tv/2XY2gub

Arizona Cardinals agree to terms with rookie free agent class - Revenge of the Birds

Arizona Cardinals agree to terms with rookie free agent class    Revenge of the Birds 2019 NFL draft -- Biggest post-draft questions for all 32 teams    ESPN Kyler Murray, A Black Man, Was The #1 NFL Draft Pick, Trump Congratulated The #2 Pick Instead | TIME    TIME Opinion: One pressing post-draft question for each of the 32 NFL teams    USA TODAY Steve Keim: I’m not scared to make a mistake    NBC Sports View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2GRPebZ

Western Conference's Best Assists of the First Round | 2019 Playoffs - NBA

Western Conference's Best Assists of the First Round | 2019 Playoffs    NBA It's Time To Remember Al Horford Again    Deadspin NBA Playoffs best bets and prop predictions: Sixers need strong start in Game 2    Covers.com Eastern Conference's Best Assists of the First Round | 2019 NBA Playoffs    NBA Monday Morning Media Roundup: April 29th, 2019    Brew Hoop View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92HUkz4tmQ

Dolphins GM Chris Grier indicates the Josh Rosen trade doesn't mean Miami can't draft a QB next year - CBS Sports

Dolphins GM Chris Grier indicates the Josh Rosen trade doesn't mean Miami can't draft a QB next year    CBS Sports With Rosen playing under his cheap rookie deal, the Dolphins could always bring in another QB in 2020. View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2vuOCCm

Synagogue Shooting Suspect Was a Piano-Playing Nursing Student From Religious Family With a Racist Secret

Sandy Huffaker/AFP/GettyPOWAY, California—Nineteen-year-old nursing student John T. Earnest, who was charged with murder Sunday as the lone gunman in the deadly Poway Synagogue shooting, played piano for hours a day and earned a 4.31 grade point average. His father was a church elder whom neighbors called “the sweetest man.”But somewhere on his path, Earnest took a terrible turn, claiming Adolf Hitler as an idol and writing what appears to be his own rambling manifesto that Jews “deserved nothing but hell.” He wanted to be the one to, as he put it, “Send. Them. There.”Police say someone purporting to be him posted the anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, white supremacist “manifesto”—which eerily mirrored the Q&A; style that Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant used in his own pre-massacre diatribe—about 20 minutes before he walked into the Poway synagogue with an AR-15 style assault rifle and started shooting—killing one woman and injuring three others—before the gun malfunctioned and he

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 due this year in any of Europe’s biggest nations, all eyes are today on Spain as a bellwether for next month’s European Parliament poll, in which populist movements are expected to make a bigger impact than ever. Spain, despite its political fragmentation that has brought about this, its third election in less than four years, has been making solid economic progress in the past half-decade, while also putting order in its public finances. With unemployment still close to 15 per cent, the economy might have been expected to feature prominently in the campaign. But instead Spaniards have been beaten around the head wi

Man arrested over knives at Japan prince's school desk: media

Japanese police on Monday arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with two paring knives found at the school desk of Prince Hisahito, grandson of Emperor Akihito, local media reported. The incident comes as authorities were beefing up security ahead of the popular emperor's abdication on Tuesday after a 30-year reign. The man, identified as Kaoru Hasegawa, was arrested on suspicion of illegally entering the premises of the junior high school the 12-year-old prince attends on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and other news reports said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XUlfWm

Beats' first truly wireless earbuds to launch May 10

Over the weekend, Apple's Beats headphones division announced that pre-ordering for their fitness-oriented AirPods competitor will open May 3, with the earbuds hitting shelves on May 10. While the Powerbeats Pro are powered by the same Apple H1 chip used in the second-gen AirPods and likewise support "Hey Siri," they offer nearly double the listening time at nine hours on a single charge instead of just five. The earbuds come in four colors and will put owners back $249.99, $50 more than the latest AirPods. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZIsfr8

Here's What Happens After Russia or China Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

An attack that sank a carrier with significant casualties, on the other hand, might well result in demands for vengeance, the specific circumstances of the attack notwithstanding. This could put U.S. policymakers in the awkward position of needing to escalate, without being able to use some of the most lethal military options in their toolkit.Since the 1950s, the supercarrier has been the most visible representation of U.S. military power and maritime hegemony. Although supercarriers have participated in nearly every military conflict since the commissioning of USS Forrestal in 1955, no carrier has come under determined attack from a capable opponent. In part, this is because supercarriers are very difficult to attack, but the symbolic grandeur of the massive ships also plays a role; no one wants to know what the United States might do if one of its carriers came under attack.(This first appeared several months ago.)What would happen if a foe attacked a United States Navy (USN) aircraf

Adidas is dropping more 'Avengers' sneakers

These designs are super sick. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GTh73j

US STOCKS-Futures edge lower ahead of inflation data

In yet another busy week for earnings, about 160 S&P 500 companies, including Google-parent Alphabet Inc and Apple Inc, are due to report their quarterly reports. An inflation report from the Commerce Department is expected to show personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for March to have risen 0.7% from 0.1% in February. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IXQR9o

Rep. Clyburn slams Trump's praise for Robert E. Lee: 'The president is now glorifying a loser'

“Robert E. Lee was a slave owner and a brutal slave master. Robert E. Lee was a loser.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZMULIj

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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2IZPB5y

Jordan Peterson accuses Cambridge University of being 'unprofessional' after he found out from Twitter that he was stripped of fellowship

The controversial professor Jordan Peterson has said Cambridge University is "unprofessional" after he found out the institution had stripped him of a fellowship via Twitter. Dr Peterson, who will be speaking at a sold-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo next month, said he felt "sorrow" and "shock" over the decision, which came as Cambridge academics lambasted the university for inviting him. Many have dismissed the views of the Canadian psychologist, who has hundreds of thousands of fans and styles himself as the "professor against political correctness". He has argued for enforced monogamy, pushed the view that men are victims of gender discrimination, and said that the idea of white privilege is a “Marxist lie.” The professor has also come under fire for posing in a photograph next to a man in a shirt with the slogan "proud Islamaphobe". However, he has said the university was wrong to strip him of his visiting fellowship, telling th

After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil

KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — As Sri Lanka's long civil war ended in this once-contested region along its eastern coast, Muslim women eager to show their piousness began wearing the black niqab veil to hide their faces. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2WcLCGx

North Korea vs. the F-35 Stealth Fighter (Who Wins? Who Dies?)

Alternatively, the F-35A might be assigned to dangerous suppression or destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD) missions. The stealth and onboard jamming capabilities of the F-35 would make it more survivable than the ROKAF’s 4th generation aircraft in such a role.The ROKAF, South Korea’s Air Force received their first F-35A fighter jets in April 2019. The ROKAF hopes to eventually buy forty F-35As and should have ten F-35As by the end of the year.(This first appeared several weeks ago.)But how do these aircraft fit into the ROKAF’s existing fleet of aircraft? What role could they play in countering the North Korean KPAF?The ROKAF already fields a variety of advanced American fighters, including over one hundred KF-16Cs and around 60 F-15K Slam Eagles. The KF-16C is fully integrated with the American AMRAAM air-to-air missile, which the ROKAF fields in the AIM-120C-5 and AIM-120C-7 variants.The combination of the KF-16C and AMRAAM vastly outclasses the majority of fighters the KPA

In Spain’s Election, Socialist Party Strengthens Hold on Parliament

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2J0ps6B

Horseman Rides Into Crowd of Anti-Coal Protesters in Australia, Injuring Woman

By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vtAnxU

Man in Custody in Connection With 7 Killings in Tennessee, Police Say

By MIHIR ZAVERI and SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2IOQWNo

Synagogue Shooting Keeps Religious Leaders on Edge: ‘No One Should Be Gunned Down in Worship’

By LOUIS KEENE, JENNIFER MEDINA and ELIZABETH DIAS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2L9Ztwk

Mnuchin Says Trade Negotiations With China Are in ‘the Final Laps’

By ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GOPXKF

Review: What the Crow Knows in ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’

By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2LaqWhe

The Yankees’ Season of Injuries Continues to Find New Victims

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2DAZraI

N.H.L. Playoffs: Reunited Top Line Leads Avalanche Past Sharks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ZQzTQm

Sri Lanka, Spain Elections, Biden: Your Monday Briefing

By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2UMg0G7

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8, Episode 3 Recap: The Battle of Winterfell Exceeded Expectations

By JEREMY EGNER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Lb8OUJ

‘Billions’ Season 4, Episode 7: Garbage People

By SEAN T. COLLINS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2INpyiI

‘Barry’: Bill Hader on That Intensely Surreal and Violent Episode

By BRUCE FRETTS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2GHDIP2

Police: 8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shooting

BALTIMORE (AP) — A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the gunfire erupted after 5 p.m. on a block in the city’s western district of brick row homes. Harrison said a man approached a crowd on foot and began firing in what he called “a very tragic, very cowardly shooting.” Speaking at the scene afterward, Harrison said the shooting appeared “extremely targeted,” but he didn’t provide a possible motive. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2ZIyB9J

Exclusive: Iran's Zarif believes Trump does not want war, but could be lured into conflict

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe U.S. President Donald Trump wants war with Iran, but he told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump could be lured into a conflict. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vmzUxa

Sri Lanka revises death toll from attacks down by 100

Sri Lankan officials revised the death toll from Easter Sunday bombings down by about 100 on Thursday, blaming the difficulty in identifying body parts at bomb scenes for the earlier inaccurate number. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LcxThM

Sri Lankan police arrest three, seize grenades in Colombo raid

Sri Lankan police arrested three people, and seized 21 locally made grenades and six swords, during a raid in Colombo, a police spokesman said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2URYQfc

Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

Tens of thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial - a move which some fear puts the city's core freedoms at risk. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XRzDPi

'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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vqy9zk

Should Trump Worry About the Putin-Xi Meeting?

Russian president Vladimir Putin left his meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to journey to Beijing. The former’s destination: a forum on China’s infamous Belt and Road initiative, where Putin announced the approval of a toll road tying Belarus to Kazakhstan.The more important objective, though, for the Russian leader was meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The former lauded Belt and Road “an extremely important initiative” and said the two countries’ ties had reached “an unprecedentedly high level.”In fact, neither statement is true. The two governments haggled over Russian support for that single project for six years, and the road isn’t scheduled to be completed until 2024. If and when it actually opens is anyone’s guess. This suggests something other than “an extremely important initiative.”The bilateral relationship is better than at many points in the past, but it remains superficial. Last fall when the two leaders met, Putin announced: “We have established trust-based

Trump falsely claims babies are being legally executed, mimics Saudi king's accent and calls former FBI officials 'scum' in wild rally speech

Donald Trump has falsely claimed that newborn babies are being legally “executed” during a wild and often incoherent rally speech in Wisconsin.The US president said mothers who had just given birth were being given the choice of keeping the child or allowing it to be killed.The claim – demonstrably false – came as he spoke about late-term abortions.“The baby is born, the mother meets with the doctor, they take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully, and then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby," Mr Trump said to a chorus of boos.He rounded on Wisconsin’s democrat governor Tony Evers, who, earlier this year, vetoed a Republican bill that would have required doctors to provide medical care to babies born alive after failed abortion attempts.Mr Evers said he did not support the bill because he believed existing laws offered enough protection to such babies.The remarkable inaccuracy was one of a series of extraordinary claims made by

Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to one witness to be "wide eyed" and "terrified" passed a truck ramp before plowing into other vehicles on a crowded highway near Denver, killing four people and injuring at least six others, according to court documents released Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GO83fY

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

The National Thawheedh Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim were banned under his emergency powers, President Maithripala Sirisena said in a statement, nearly a week after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people. Police believe the suspected mastermind of the bombings, Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Zahran, led either the NTJ or a splinter group. Less is known about Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim, whose members are also believed to have played a role in the bombings. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LaoMOO