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Church wants more vigorous crackdown on Sri Lankan Islamists
It had deferred the matter until talks with Islamic clerics could be held, on the advice of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Many lit candles and placed them in a makeshift memorial for the victims. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the two, Mohamed Ivuhayim Shahid Abdul Haq and Mohamed Ivuhayim Sadiq Abdul Haq, were arrested in Nawalapitiya, 125 kilometers east of Colombo . [Full Article...]
North says he won't serve second term as president of NRA
National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary. Even as the NRA struggled to handle its internal divisions, an external threat emerged this weekend in the form of a new investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James. [Full Article...]
Prince Harry Just Confirmed That Meghan Markle Hasn't Given Birth Yet
Will, who is now in New Zealand , was asked if there was any sign of the new royal baby while taking a walk around Auckland this morning. Prince Harry and Prince William attended Easter Sunday mass with the Queen. "Potentially, Meghan and the baby could do some, if not all, of the trip". Meghan is now nesting and isn't expected to be seen again until after the baby has been born. [Full Article...]
Oil - Kuwait voicing concern over threats to close the Strait of Hormuz
Kuwait is looking at Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz with concern, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah as saying. He said the most recent reporters show that American forces continue to respond to the IRGC Navy's questions and there is no sign of a change in their behavior at the Strait of Hormuz. [Full Article...]
Iran says leaving nuclear treaties possible
The Iranian leader told Wallace that Trump's adviser Bolton, along with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Israel and the UAE - which he dubbed the "B Team" - want to change the current regime governing his country. Turkey and China have attacked the US action, but it is not clear whether they will continue to buy Iranian oil. Zarif said US officials are "wrong, their hope and delusion". [Full Article...]
Cold start leads to a relatively cool afternoon
Clouds will thicken back up this evening as a storm system approaches the area. We started off our Sunday under plentiful sunshine, but now the clouds have rolled in ahead of the rain showers to our west. Daytime temperatures on Sunday are expected to rise into the 40s in western and central MA, and higher into the 50s toward the coast. Rain showers are possible once again by late Monday night w... [Full Article...]
United States synagogue shooting: Claims Christchurch attacks were inspiration
The three other patients - "two adult males" and a "female juvenile" - were listed in stable condition, Gore said . A friend of Kaye's, Audrey Jacobs, said on Facebook that she was "taking bullets" for the rabbi to save his life, and the rabbi continued to give his sermon after being shot. [Full Article...]
1 dead, 6 injured in Baltimore shooting, suspect still at large
Harrison said the shooting was "very cowardly" while appearing to be "extremely targeted". One person was killed and six others are injured after someone opened fire at a cookout on Baltimore's west side, local officials and witnesses say. [Full Article...]