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Rachel Maddow shares new reporting that Robert Mueller's investigation includes looking at Jeff Sessions contacts with Russians, while at the same time, Sessions is sending investigators to look at the conduct of the Trump Russia investigation. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-reportedly-eyeing-sessions-sessions-200853054.html

Top advertisers are fleeing a Fox News show after host Laura Ingraham mocked a Parkland school shooting survivor over his college rejections. At least four companies announced they would cease advertising on the show after Ms Ingraham tweeted tauntingly about 17-year-old David Hogg’s rejection from four colleges. Mr Hogg has become a prominent voice in the gun control movement following the Valentine's Day massacre at his high school that left 17 people dead. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/advertisers-abandon-laura-ingraham-apos-185000016.html

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a man arrested after two teenagers' bodies were found in abandoned Utah mine (all times local): from https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-police-man-bound-stabbed-missing-teens-182245037.html

As President Trump was leaving the White House, he stepped out with Hope Hicks before she leaves her position in his administration in the coming days. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-steps-hicks-her-last-091711973.html

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin's police chief said Thursday that a "domestic terrorist" set off a series of explosions that killed two people and severely wounded four others in Texas' capital, offering a stronger characterization of the suspected bomber after drawing criticism for being unwilling to do so previously. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/austin-police-chief-calls-bomber-domestic-terrorist-153559436.html

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura from https://www.yahoo.com/news/parkland-survivor-criticizes-laura-ingraham-133505996.html

Its first revival season just barely started, but "Roseanne" has already been from https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-roseanne-apos-renewed-second-195614457.html

David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/david-hogg-laura-ingraham-apos-093901275.html

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that Utah's top federal prosecutor is investigating a variety of Republican allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a letter to lawmakers released on Thursday. Democrats in Congress have repeatedly criticized Republican requests for a special counsel, saying they are merely a tactic to distract from and undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutor-reviewing-republican-complaints-against-fbi-u-ag-212704337.html

On a return visit to Pakistan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai addressd her critics who accuse her of promoting an ideology at odds with the country's Islamic values. Rough cut (no reporter narration) from https://www.yahoo.com/news/ive-never-happy-nobel-winner-165123942.html

The National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks from https://www.yahoo.com/news/nra-pulling-big-bucks-parkland-112857550.html

Public schools closed in at least 25 Kentucky counties on Friday as teachers from https://www.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-teachers-shut-down-schools-150855869.html

President Trump took aim at Amazon on Twitter, claiming the company pays “little or no taxes” (Amazon pays local and federal taxes) and hurts small businesses. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-targets-amazon-claims-doesn-155249911.html

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Vatican ceremonies for Good Friday (all times local): from https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-pope-presides-over-way-cross-procession-193444018.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Hundreds of mourners gathered in California's capital on from https://www.yahoo.com/news/sacramento-celebrates-life-stephon-clark-202313445.html

As Christian around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. Here are some of the images from Holy Week.  from https://www.yahoo.com/news/holy-week-around-world-slideshow-wp-180323910.html

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote a New York Times op-ed reflecting on his service in President Trump's administration. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/fired-v-secretary-not-hard-serve-country-120926003.html

Hundreds more Syrian rebels and civilians prepared Friday to leave Eastern Ghouta under a negotiated withdrawal, as Russia unilaterally announced a similar deal to empty the final pocket of the battered enclave. The former rebel bastion on the outskirts of Damascus has been drained by a nearly six-week Syrian government assault and two evacuation deals brokered by regime ally Moscow. Under such agreements, rebels agree to hand over territory in exchange for safe passage for them and civilians to opposition-held northwest Syria. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/syrians-quit-ghouta-talks-last-pocket-stutter-003456353.html

David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/david-hogg-laura-ingraham-apos-093901275.html

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that Utah's top federal prosecutor is investigating a variety of Republican allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a letter to lawmakers released on Thursday. Democrats in Congress have repeatedly criticized Republican requests for a special counsel, saying they are merely a tactic to distract from and undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutor-reviewing-republican-complaints-against-fbi-u-ag-212704337.html

On a return visit to Pakistan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai addressd her critics who accuse her of promoting an ideology at odds with the country's Islamic values. Rough cut (no reporter narration) from https://www.yahoo.com/news/ive-never-happy-nobel-winner-165123942.html

Palestinians in Gaza pitched tents near the volatile border with Israel on Thursday ahead of a six-week protest camp under the gaze of wary Israeli soldiers. The protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. It comes amid rising tensions as the United States prepares to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/gazans-pitch-protest-tents-israel-border-tensions-mount-143830019.html

When the top American inside the United Nations' sprawling system speaks on his final day on the job, it's worth listening. And Jeffrey Feltman, the undersecretary-general for political affairs, had much to say. from https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/world/jeffrey-feltman-leaves-united-nations/index.html

Easter isn't just about a risen savior. The resurrection stories can also be seen as a #MeToo moment, some say. from https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/world/easter-metoo-jesus/index.html

Afghan Special Security Forces and US Special Operators killed an ISIS-K commander and another terrorist fighter during a nighttime raid in Afghanistan. from https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/03/28/us-special-forces-kill-isis-commander-afghanistan.cnn

The Syrian government and rebel group Ahrar Al-Sham have reached their first evacuation agreement that allows for rebel fighters and their families to leave the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports. from https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/03/22/eastern-ghouta-syria-evacuation-agreement-karadsheh-lkl.cnn

from https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/world/gallery/holy-week-2018/index.html

A United Nations employee who says she was sexually assaulted by a top UN official has spoken publicly for the first time, alleging she was offered a promotion if she accepted an apology from the man. She claims the organization failed to take her complaint seriously, and that the investigation that cleared him was "deeply flawed." from https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/03/30/martina-brostrom-united-nations-employee-amanpour-intv.cnn

A boy who hugged a cop in a photo that went viral amid national unrest over from https://www.yahoo.com/news/kid-hugged-cop-viral-protest-135321956.html

The National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks from https://www.yahoo.com/news/nra-pulling-big-bucks-parkland-112857550.html

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency plans to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-people-face-charges-waterslide-death-kansas-boy-050346588.html

By Alissa de Carbonnel and Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, which has a strong pro-Russian lobby in government, needs more time to decide whether to follow NATO and EU allies in expelling Russian diplomats over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy, its deputy prime minister said on Thursday. EU presidency chair Bulgaria has recalled its ambassador from Moscow after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England in the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two. "The political situation in Bulgaria is such that these types of decisions have to be taken by consensus," deputy prime minister Tomislav Donchev said, referring to a strong body of opinion in the coalition government and opposition which favours pursuing good ties with Russia. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/old-ties-russia-weigh-bulgarian-decision-spy-poisoning-153223907.html

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura from https://www.yahoo.com/news/parkland-survivor-criticizes-laura-ingraham-133505996.html

The private firm SpaceX on Friday said a partially-reused rocket successfully launched and deployed the latest group of satellites to upgrade communication networks for Virginia-based company Iridium. "We have successful liftoff of the Falcon 9," a SpaceX commentator said after the rocket roared off with a tail of fiery exhaust from Vandenberg US Air Force base in California. It was the fifth set of 10 satellites that SpaceX has launched for Iridium, whose $3 billion project is expected to include a total of 81 satellites -- with 75 launched by SpaceX. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-blasts-off-iridium-satellite-payload-161025828.html

Its first revival season just barely started, but "Roseanne" has already been from https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-roseanne-apos-renewed-second-195614457.html

A man allegedly killed his wife and then was fatally shot by officers outside his son's high school from https://www.yahoo.com/news/murder-suspect-fatally-shot-police-153249038.html

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-talked-mattis-u-mexico-183612160.html

As President Trump was leaving the White House, he stepped out with Hope Hicks before she leaves her position in his administration in the coming days. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-steps-hicks-her-last-091711973.html

Contributions to powerful gun lobby group the National Rifle Association (NRA) increased significantly last month in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school. On 14 February, a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The data indicates that as student survivors of the shooting began mobilising a mass movement calling for stricter gun control laws, gun advocates took action in a different way. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/donations-nra-tripled-month-parkland-150100006.html

Russia’s massive 200-ton RS-28 Sarmat heavy liquid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile is set to become operational by 2021. “Under the government-run program for armaments extending till 2027 Sarmat is to be produced serially starting from 2020,” a defense industry source told the TASS news agency. The weapon does not appear to have started testing yet, but the comments from the TASS source appear to somewhat contradict previous comments from other Russian officials. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-massive-200-ton-rs-001900908.html

Jeff Sessions is changing America for Donald Trump, whether the president appreciates it or not from https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeff-sessions-winning-donald-trump-102919922.html

For the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban six years ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has made an emotional visit back home to Pakistan. Julian Satterthwaite reports. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/malala-makes-emotional-return-home-131622040.html

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Vatican ceremonies for Good Friday (all times local): from https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-pope-presides-over-way-cross-procession-193444018.html

At least 10 companies announced Thursday that they were pulling the plug on from https://www.yahoo.com/news/nutrish-pulling-ads-laura-ingraham-161027713.html

Vili Fualaau, 34, allegedly had a dazed expression, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech when police in Burien stopped him on Feb. 2. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/mary-kay-letourneau-apos-husband-142601731.html

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The National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks from https://www.yahoo.com/news/nra-pulling-big-bucks-parkland-112857550.html

A Colorado man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his neighbour five times in the head because he thought he was beating his dog. Michael Kourosh Sadeghi, 32, was arrested for allegedly killing his 42-year-old Denver neighbour, Dustin Schmidt, after an incident in which he is said to have walked into his back yard and unloaded five shots into the back of the neighbour's head. Vicki Branaghan,— the victim's fiancee — who said she was in the backyard at the time, told the Denver Post that the gun shots followed after Mr Schmidt swatted his dog for trying to jump over their fence. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-shoots-neighbour-head-five-000100465.html

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-talked-mattis-u-mexico-183612160.html

A fundraising campaign to cover the legal bills of sacked former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has smashed its target to hit $370,000 (£260,000) in just 14 hours. The page set up by the “Friends of Andrew McCabe” has already received more than 8,700 donations including some as high as $3,000. Mr McCabe was fired by Donald Trump’s attorney general Jeff Sessions less than two days before his expected retirement after more than 20 years service. from https://www.yahoo.com/news/crowdfunding-campaign-sacked-former-fbi-103800311.html