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MI governor: Flint tap water safe to drink again
Current testing puts the 90th percentile at 4 ppb of lead, which is below the federal action level of 15 ppb, according to the state. However, on Thursday she issued a statement calling for the state-funded supply of bottled water to continue until every lead and galvanized water service line in the city has been replaced. [Full Article...]
Gazans return to border in defiance of Israeli guns
On March 30, tens of thousands of Palestinians including women and children gather at sites throughout the blockaded Gaza Strip , which is flanked by Israel along its eastern and northern borders. Israel accuses Hamas , the Islamist group that runs Gaza and with whom it has fought three wars since 2008, of utilizing the protest as cowl to hold out violence. [Full Article...]
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont hopes to return to Belgium
Mr. Puigdemont can still be extradited on the less serious charge of misuse of funds to hold Catalonia's banned independence referendum past year. A German court refused to extradite him on charges on rebellion, but is considering Spain's request to extradite him on the lesser charge of misuse of funds. [Full Article...]
Nine killed, hundreds more injured in Gaza border protests
Tensions had been building on both sides of the Gaza-Israel border ahead of what some Palestinians alternately dubbed "Friday of Fire" or "Friday of Tires" - a reference to the tires set alight in an attempt to obscure the sights of Israeli snipers. [Full Article...]
McIlroy starts well at Augusta as other favourites struggle
He chipped out and missed a 20-footer. It was his first triple of the tournament. Maybe Jordan Spieth should switch gloves more often. It added to a 6-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Leishman going into the weekend at Augusta National . [Full Article...]
New strikes on Syria's rebel Douma kill 8 civilians
They were the first bombing raids on Douma since negotiations began around 10 days ago over a withdrawal of rebels and civilians from the town, the largest in Eastern Ghouta. The air and ground offensive on Eastern Ghouta has killed more than 1,600 civilians and caused an global outcry. But as talks dragged on, Syria and its Russian ally threatened Jaish al-Islam with a renewed military assault ... [Full Article...]
Several dead as vehicle ploughs into crowd in German city
A security source said, "The scenario is such that an attack can not be ruled out". German police confirmed there are "dead and injured" following the incident close to the Kiepenkerl statue in the city's historic quarter. The Focus newspaper said that three people were killed and 30 others wounded. The incident evoked memories of a December 2016 truck attack in Berlin that killed 12 peo... [Full Article...]
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Says There Were Likely Other Breaches Like Cambridge Analytica
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify on Capitol Hill on April 11 before the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, to answer questions about how the company protects its users' data. Social experiences provided to Facebook users, like viewing their friends' Facebook playlists, required data sharing, she explained. "We made mistakes and I own them and they are on me". [Full Article...]