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The Latest: UN official: sorrow over Sri Lanka attacks
Sri Lanka’s minister of tourism says 39 foreign tourists were killed in the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, while another 28 were wounded.
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Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a dramatic reaction that reflects distrust in the capability of American internet…
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Will Netflix eventually monetize its user data?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jason Mittell, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) Even in the wake of a recent mixed earning report and volatile stock prices,…
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A look at Sri Lanka’s troubled recent history marked by war
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A series of blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the country’s 26-year civil war. A look at a troubled history…
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Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan authorities blocked most social media after Easter Sunday attacks killed more than 200 people, with officials saying the temporary move was meant to curtail the spread of false information and ease tensions. The…
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US ambassador’s Passover wishes in Polish met with anger
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Poland wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish, and the reaction was a wave of angry comments on Twitter. Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher also wished Poles a happy…
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President attends Easter service following slew of tweets
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. See photos.
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Corporate America embraces 420 as pot legalization grows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marijuana users have for decades celebrated their love of the drug on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America…
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Social media influencer convicted for violent plot to hijack website name
A social media influencer from Iowa is facing 20 years in prison for planning a violent home invasion to hijack an internet domain name for his company.
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Ramsey says Jags know why he’s skipping voluntary workouts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey responded to Tom Coughlin’s public criticism Friday, saying the team knows why he’s skipping voluntary workouts. Ramsey did not elaborate on the reason for his absence…
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Paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren dies at 92
Paranormal investigator and author Lorraine Warren, whose decades of ghost-hunting cases with her late husband inspired such frightening films as “The Conjuring” series and “The Amityville Horror,” has died.
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Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo’s Ebola epicenter
BENI, Congo (AP) — Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak and killed “a dear colleague,” the head of the World Health Organization said Friday as he condemned the latest violence…
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked…
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Report: FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are reportedly considering seeking some kind of oversight of Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership of Facebook over the social network giant’s mishandling of users’ personal information. Discussions between Facebook and the U.S.…
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Maryland’s latest law on cyberbullying could be a national model
Named after a Grace McComas, a 15-year-old girl who died by suicide after being the victim of cyberbullying, the new law makes cyberbullying that targets a minor a serious offense.
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