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The Latest: 12 students,1 teacher killed honored at ceremony

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LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Xy1Fix via Latest News

Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at current and former aides who cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, insisting the deeply unflattering picture they painted of him and the White House was "total bullshit." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZrCtMs via Latest News

President attends Easter service following slew of tweets

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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continued his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and attended service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Po4UWX via Latest News

IS claims deadly attack on Afghan ministry

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The Islamic State group Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 people and trapped around 2,000 for hours inside the communications ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day. Four IS jihadists detonated explosives near the ministry, then entered and "battled Afghan security forces with machine guns and hand grenades for numerous hours", the group said in a statement on its social media channels. The attack in central Kabul killed seven civilians and three members of the security forces, the interior ministry said on Sunday, in a new toll after three people died of their wounds. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ULkt0J via Latest News

SpaceX test accident in Florida sends a massive plume of smoke into the sky

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon experienced an "anomaly" during ground tests that manifested as a column of smoke rising from the spacecraft's thrusters. The Crew Dragons were expected to fly with astronauts aboard later in the year, and it is currently unclear whether recent tests could delay that.> Smoke seen for miles as SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly at Cape Canaveral https://t.co/W4Cj2bcN6y via @Florida_Today> > -- Code Tripping (@Code_Tripping) April 21, 2019Though few details are available, SpaceX did release a statement to SpaceNews confirming the incident."Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida," a spokesperson told SpaceNews. "The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand."Images from Cape Canaveral show a column of smoke visible from local beaches. The ground test anomaly came...

Sri Lanka bombings: 'Several' Americans among 200+ killed in blasts at churches, hotels

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Nine bombings rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the deadliest violence the country has seen in a decade. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UvMNiz via Latest News

NKorea issues mild criticism of Bolton over media interview

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday issued a relatively mild criticism of White House national security adviser John Bolton for calling on North Korea to show more evidence of its disarmament commitment before a possible third leaders' summit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GwSdGm via Latest News

UPDATE 1-Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre

Addressing hundreds of people gathered at Saturday's service in a park next to the school, Dawn Anna, mother of slain student Lauren Townsend, spoke on behalf of all the families of the victims about their sense of loss. Patrick Ireland, whose fall out of a school library window into the arms of firefighters, which became one of the iconic images of the massacre, spoke of his long physical and emotional recovery. Betty Shoels, the aunt of murdered student Isaiah Shoels, said her 18-year-old nephew was a fun-loving athlete who was always smiling, despite feeling out of place as one of the school's few African-American students. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2VhErQ9 via Latest News

Church apologizes after video shows cleric inviting kids to spit, slap and cut him for Easter lesson

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An associate pastor at Impact City Church in Pataskala, Ohio, invited abuse from youths, including spitting, slapping, and allegedly cutting. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2KLrpXa via Latest News

Giuliani: ‘Nothing Wrong’ With Getting Political Dirt From Russians

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REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunThe Trump campaign’s attempt to solicit political assistance from agents of the Russian government was perfectly legal, the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani suggested on Sunday, calling it was a completely defensible political move.“There’s nothing wrong with taking information from Russians,” Giuliani told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview on Sunday morning, referring to a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting at which Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner solicited dirt on Hillary Clinton from people they believed to be acting at the behest of the Russian government.Pressed by Tapper on whether it’s “okay” to use information stolen by adversarial foreign governments in the service of a presidential candidacy, Giuliani replied, “it depends on the stolen material.”The investigative report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller released this week reviewed evidence that Don Jr. and Kushner may have violated campaign finance laws by enthusiastically taking that Trump To...

FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico

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The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico. The arrest came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused the group of illegally detaining migrants and New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered an investigation. Hopkins, 69, also known as Johnny Horton, was arrested in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on a federal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vf3jcT via Latest News

Vulnerable House Democrats tread carefully in wake of Mueller report

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More than 30 Democratic representatives, many of whom are in their first term, represent districts that supported Trump in 2016. The party's chances of keeping control of the U.S. House of Representatives likely hinge its ability to defend those seats. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vfqVy4 via Latest News

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2 recap: The stakes are high, but the thirst is real - CNET

In "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," the war against the dead is upon us, so how are we going to spend this long, lonely night? Cue sexy music. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Po9156 via Mobiles

See all the Game of Thrones season 8 photos so far - CNET

From Stark family reunions to Jon's dragon flight to Arya and Gendry, let's take a spoiler-filled trip to Westeros. from CNET https://cnet.co/2KQ1k9y via Mobiles

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3 trailer: 'The Night King is coming' - CNET

Everyone's ready for a battle that seems unwinnable in the dark trailer for next week. from CNET https://cnet.co/2VjBlLE via Mobiles

Arya, what? Game of Thrones fans react to that unexpected scene - CNET

Remember back when Ned Stark and King Robert wanted to join their houses? Well ... from CNET https://cnet.co/2XvnUFF via Mobiles

Listen to Game of Thrones episode 2's haunting Florence + The Machine remix - CNET

Jenny of Oldstones, that touching song Podrick sang before the big battle in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, got reworked by a pro. from CNET https://cnet.co/2GppCSi via Mobiles

What Galaxy Fold's breaking screens mean for the future of foldable phones - CNET

The Galaxy Fold's screen troubles reveal just how fragile foldable phone designs can be. from CNET https://cnet.co/2DqIgZg via Mobiles

Game of Thrones, season 8: All the Westeros drama, in photos - CNET

Joyous moments interspersed with complete bloody terror. Yep, that's how it goes in Westeros. from CNET https://cnet.co/2KSO0Ba via Mobiles

Samsung's reported delay of two Galaxy Fold launch events casts doubt on shipping date - CNET

The reasons for the delay are murky but point to Samsung's recent troubles with its new foldable phone. from CNET https://cnet.co/2voa5gx via Mobiles