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New York Times:
Blasts at Churches and Hotels in Sri Lanka Said to Kill Almost 200 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A series of coordinated bombings ripped across Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, striking hotels and churches, killing almost 200 people and shattering the relative calm that the war-torn nation had enjoyed in recent years.
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CNN:
Sri Lanka blasts: At least 140 dead and more than 560 injured in multiple church and hotel explosions — (CNN)An ongoing series of bomb blasts struck luxury hotels and churches across Sri Lanka on Sunday. At least 140 people were killed and 560 have been injured in the coordinated terror attacks …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): — Sri Lankan police say 207 people were killed and 450 wounded in a series of blasts in and around the country's capital.
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Kevin Freking / ABC News:
President attends Easter service following slew of tweets — President Donald Trump is using Easter morning to offer condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continue his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and attend service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Giuliani: “There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians” — President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said on CNN's “State of the Union” that “any candidate in the whole world” would accept negative information on their campaign opponent, and that there's “nothing wrong with taking information from Russians.”
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ABC News:
Congressional Dems may ‘take up impeachment’ in wake of Mueller report: Adam Schiff — Rep. Adam Schiff addressed the issue of impeachment on “This Week.” — Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday congressional Democrats may take up impeachment in the wake of the special counsel report …
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Washington Post, Axios, Joe.My.God., Breitbart, New York Post and Sputnik International
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway says ‘president is not going to jail,’ predicts another Trump term
Kellyanne Conway says ‘president is not going to jail,’ predicts another Trump term
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, IJR, Breitbart, Mediaite, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and New York Post
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'
Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'
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Vox, ThinkProgress, RedState, The Week, Rolling Stone, IJR and Joe.My.God.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump lashes out at Romney
Trump lashes out at Romney
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Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
NYT Finally Acknowledges That Steele Dossier Might Not Be That Factual
NYT Finally Acknowledges That Steele Dossier Might Not Be That Factual
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Laurence Tribe / USA Today:
I've warned that impeachment talk is dangerous, but the time has come — The consequential decision to impeach should not be made lightly. But Mueller's damning report is an invitation that Congress shouldn't refuse. — CONNECT — Despite Attorney General William Barr's assurances …
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump continues attacks on Mueller report days after declaring victory — President Trump on Sunday continued to wage an attack against special counsel Robert Mueller, calling his investigation's report a “hit job” and claiming it was written by “The Trump Haters and Angry Democrats.”
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll
Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll
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Politico
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler won't rule out impeachment for Trump
House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler won't rule out impeachment for Trump
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico — [Read the latest edition of Crossing the Border, a limited-run newsletter about life where the United States and Mexico meet. Sign up here to receive the next issue in your inbox.]
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Andrew Hay / Reuters:
FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
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ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
A member of an armed group detaining migrants at the border has been arrested by the FBI
A member of an armed group detaining migrants at the border has been arrested by the FBI
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Audrey McNamara / The Daily Beast:
FBI Arrests New Mexico Border Militia Leader Larry Mitchell Hopkins
FBI Arrests New Mexico Border Militia Leader Larry Mitchell Hopkins
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ImmigrationProf Blog, The Guardian, Splinter and The Root
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Rep. Duncan Hunter Faked a Border Wall Crossing on Facebook
Rep. Duncan Hunter Faked a Border Wall Crossing on Facebook
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Mother Jones
Khushbu Shah / Vox:
New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint in social media video
New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint in social media video
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BuzzFeed News, One America News Network and The Verge
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriend — When Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat wired $2.75 million to Michael Avenatti in January 2017, the pro basketball player intended most of the money to go to his former girlfriend, Alexis Gardner.
New York Times:
How Michael Cohen Turned Against President Trump — The president's longtime fixer had, for months, sought “a little loving and respect.” Confidential emails and texts chronicle their momentous falling out. — Michael D. Cohen was at a breaking point. He told friends he was suicidal.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Broke Roger Stone Is Speaking for Money at a Strip Club — Trump's pal is destitute paying to defend against Mueller's charges he lied about WikiLeaks. Now he's being hounded by antifa that doesn't want him and the Proud Boys in town. — Roger Stone has two very important speaking gigs in his future …
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Raw Story
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
A Brief Aside on the Inexplicable May 2017 Rosenstein Memo About Comey — This is hardly the most important thing about the Mueller Report, but I thought it might be worthy of a short note, if only to fill out the historical record. — Back on May 9, 2017, when President Trump removed FBI …
BBC:
Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky ‘wins presidency’ — Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a run-off election to become the country's next president by a landslide, exit polls suggest. — The polls give him more than 70% support. He dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago …
New York Times:
How 2020 Democrats Are Gaming Out Trump Impeachment Quandary — Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has worked for months to find traction in a crowded Democratic presidential primary, stepped forward on Friday with a call to arms: President Trump must be impeached.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Armed with Mueller report, Democrats confront challenge of Trump's messaging machine
Armed with Mueller report, Democrats confront challenge of Trump's messaging machine
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CNN:
What we learned watching Robert Mueller for 18 months — (CNN)Editor's Note: When special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate Russian meddling in the US election, CNN, like most news organizations, endeavored to learn what we could about the famously secretive team's work.