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President Trump has said the group of Central Americans is a threat to the safety of the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JEkvxg

At least 21 people die in two blasts in the Afghan capital, including AFP photographer Shah Marai. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HzMpxT

The tree, planted by Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, has been taken into quarantine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HEHGau

Several military sites are struck, including weapons depots and command centres, reports say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9jEhp

President Macron speaks to his Iranian counterpart, who says an existing deal is non-negotiable. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r6ieEC

Muhammadu Buhari is the first African leader to be received by the Trump administration in the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jg4G4T

Britain's Home Secretary Steps Down Amid Row Over Deportation Targets Amber Rudd had denied that she had ever discussed deportation targets, but The Guardian on Sunday published a letter she sent to Prime Minister Theresa May proposing a 10 percent increase in removals. Read more on NPR

Jackson Won't Return As Trump's Personal Physician, Report Says Dr. Ronny Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be VA secretary amid numerous allegations, will stay with the White House medical unit but won't be the president's physician, Politico reports. Read more on NPR

Puerto Rican Comedy Troupe Aims To Lift Up Spirits Of Those Living On, Off The Island Teatro Breve is a popular Puerto Rican sketch comedy group and that has been touring the U.S. mainland with an ironic take on how Puerto Ricans living off the island dealt with Hurricane Maria. Read more on NPR

Comedian's Controversial Performance At D.C. Gala Prompts Renewed Criticism Saturday night's White House Correspondents Dinner featured a controversial performance by comedian Michelle Wolf, prompting renewed criticism of the annual event. Read more on NPR

South Korean Officials Say North Korea Has Pledged To Shut Down Its Main Nuclear Site North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to close the country's main nuclear testing site in May. For more on what this signifies, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jean Lee of the Wilson Center. Read more on NPR

French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged The gallery dedicated to the work of artist Étienne Terrus underwent a six-figure renovation only to find that 82 of its paintings are fakes. Read more on NPR

Central American Migrants Arrive At U.S. Border To An Uncertain Future A group of migrants, mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are seeking political asylum in the U.S. Their trip has garnered heavy attention following remarks by President Trump. Read more on NPR

'A Silent Extinction': Finding Peace And Saving Giraffes On A Lake In Kenya Nearly 40 percent of giraffes were wiped out in one generation. Now, Kenyan conservation efforts are helping to bring them back. Read more on NPR

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia began registering political parties on Monday for a July general election which long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen is poised to win after the Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2w434Eq

T-Mobile, Sprint Announce A Plan For Merger The combined company would be called T-Mobile, and have a total value of $146 billion based on current stock prices. The deal, subject to regulatory review, comes after years of failed merger talks. Read more on NPR

Pro-Regime Syrian Forces Take Control Of At Least Two Villages Near Iraq Border A U.S. official confirmed to NPR that pro-regime forces took control of two villages near Syria's border with Iraq where Kurdish-led forces are in control. Read more on NPR

Pompeo Urges Unity Among Gulf Countries, Pressure Against Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging easing economic tensions with Qatar amid efforts by the U.S. to apply new sanctions against Iran. Read more on NPR

'Failing Patients': Baltimore Video Highlights Crisis Of Emergency Psychiatric Care A viral video is drawing attention to a problem in hospital emergency rooms across the country. More and more patients with urgent psychiatric conditions aren't receiving the care they need. Read more on NPR

A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They're trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms. Read more on NPR

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At least two deer were discovered wandering around Friday with arrows sticking through their bodies, prompting authorities in Oregon to offer a reward for information that could lead to arrest. from FOX News https://ift.tt/2Kn7w4z

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“Is this ridiculous, what I’m trying to do?” says South Korean violinist Hyungjoon Won in the short documentary 9at38 . Catherine Lee’s film, premiering on The Atlantic today, follows Won as he attempts to stage a peace concert at the 38 th Parallel Demilitarized Zone to commemorate the 70 th anniversary of Korea’s independence. “I’ve made an official pitch to the South and North Korean governments for a choir from the North and orchestra from the South to play Beethoven’s 9 th ,” explains Won in the film. “The lyrics mention a mysterious force that unites what’s divided, making us brothers.” Won, a Julliard-trained musician, makes many personal sacrifices in pursuit of the concert. So, too, did Lee. Frequently during the two-year process of filming, the humanitarian aid worker-turned-documentarian questioned the potential impact of the musical performance. “When I would run out of funds or when I would be pulling consecutive all-nighters, I would ask myself, why am I making this...

As anyone who reads the news knows, Donald Trump will decide by May 12 whether to “ withdraw from ” or “ pull out of ” or “ abandon ” or “ scrap ” or “ jettison ” (the synonyms keep coming) the nuclear deal with Iran. Why May 12? Because last October , Trump declared that Iran isn’t complying with the agreement. Under a law passed by Congress, that “decertification” means Trump can reimpose the sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear activities that were waived as part of the deal. Trump hasn’t reimposed those sanctions yet. But he’s demanded that Iran make vast new concessions. And he’s threatened that if Iran does not do so by May 12, “American nuclear sanctions would automatically resume.” There’s an irony here. For all of the drama surrounding Trump’s decision to decertify Iranian compliance with the deal, there’s little doubt that Iran is complying. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said so nine times . America’s European allies have said so. So has Trump’s own Defense Sec...

President Donald Trump evidently doesn’t need the State Department to conduct foreign policy. When Mike Pompeo went to North Korea over Easter, no one from the State Department accompanied him. Pompeo, still the CIA director at the time, hadn’t been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state, and his trip had to be quietly declared “not diplomacy.” Meanwhile, Trump has no ambassador in South Korea, no permanent assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and nothing resembling the unit of diplomats that shepherded negotiations with North Korea under past presidents. And yet the possibility making of some kind of deal with North Korea is real, even without the close involvement of America’s professional diplomatic corps. This, according to the journalist Ronan Farrow, is diplomacy by moonshot. “Whether we get played or this is used to leverage our way into lasting gains in the North Korea crisis is highly dependent on whether we assemble a corps of experts and...

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on Sunday but were not allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials said the facility was full. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2HDkrxf

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The global social media movement known through the Twitter hashtag #MeToo has highlighted sexual misconduct in business, entertainment and politics, and will be on the agenda at this year's Milken Institute Global Conference, which starts on Sunday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2JAOiqF

(Reuters) - Police in New Orleans have obtained an arrest warrant for a fourth suspect wanted in connection with a gang rape investigation following the arrest of three U.S. Marines charged in the case, authorities said on Saturday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2r8V1R1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the special relationship between the United States and France during his state visit to Washington last week by planting a tree with President Donald Trump on the grounds of the White House. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2HBn2b1

Fox News Breaking News Alert T-Mobile and Sprint announce plan to merge, form new company 04/29/18 12:26 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Trump eager to meet with Kim Jong-Un, but won't until North Korea surrenders nuclear program: John Bolton 04/29/18 10:22 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert President Trump says comedian 'bombed' at White House Correspondents' Dinner, touts success of his rival rally in Michigan 04/29/18 8:41 AM

The superhero sequel is estimated to have the highest ever global opening weekend take of $630m. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r8GvZM

The US telecoms firms could win more customers through the deal, as long as regulators approve it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w5RWr1

The march, against new homes for judges on a mountainside, is among the biggest since the 2014 coup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jjOvUp

A group of Twitter users launch a campaign to spread messages of dissent on banknotes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JFrIxs

With thousands in Nigeria addicted to codeine cough syrup, BBC Africa goes undercover to investigate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9k7zj

Pavlos Pavildis works to reunite dead migrants found in the Evros River with their families. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Hyq7wy

Four in 10 Americans wouldn't have money to cover a $400 fine - so many serve time in jail instead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r4yc10

Surf officials confirm the 80ft (24.4 metre) wave Rodrigo Koxa surfed was a world record. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Fs81q3

The US president avoided the White House Correspondents' dinner, but was still the butt of the jokes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9f81y

Ashley Butterfield has been around the world - but a visit to India brought home the challenges of being a lone black female tourist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FpSYND

The new rules which might help stop private information being shared without our knowledge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JG9YC1

President Trump's press secretary was visibly upset during a comedian's personalised takedown at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r6bs0s

How social media is driving a curly hair comeback in Egypt. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jiOFvd

Amid Keystone XL Fight, The Lakota Treaty Of Fort Laramie Turns 150 Native Americans of the Northern Plains are gathering this weekend to commemorate an 1868 agreement with the United States — one often invoked in the debate on pipeline construction. Read more on NPR

What's An 'Incel'? The Online Community Behind The Toronto Van Attack Reporter Arshy Mann breaks down the ideology of violent misogyny linked to the Toronto suspect: "It's quite a disturbing part of the Internet." Read more on NPR

Who Stole The Torahs? Twenty-three years after a brazen theft, the mystery still divides a tiny sect known as the Samaritans. Here's the story of the international hunt to bring the manuscripts home. Read more on NPR

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan farmers are busy in their poppy fields as the annual opium harvest begins, underscoring the government's failure to stamp out a crop that yields much of the world's supply of heroin. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Kp0ADJ

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North, Seoul officials said Sunday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JCKTaS

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