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A university has taken on five "canine teaching assistants" to tackle student anxiety. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPH2rc

A tame beluga wearing a Russian harness is thought to have come from a Russian navy facility. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J1c9CZ

North Korean state TV introduces a more casual, modern-looking weather broadcast. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GRp6hm

A city in South Korea has put out special seating for older people at road crossings. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PzLLBw

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ZNOA6P

Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2L8O5k9

What has changed since mass protests led South Africa to announce free education for poor university students? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2J31asB

Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2vrILxN

Following the Sri Lankan ban, BBC Reality Check looks at other countries that have imposed either a partial or complete ban on face coverings from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vxuj6a

Kanhaiya Kumar has emerged as an outlier in an election being seen as a battle for India's identity. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UT7bL2

Trump sues Capital One, Deutsche Bank to keep them from complying with subpoenas    Fox News Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress    CNN Trump Sues Banks to Stop Them From Complying With House Subpoenas    The New York Times Let’s impeach Trump for being such a great president    The Washington Post Trump Organization and Trump family sue Deutsche Bank to prevent it from complying with congressional subpoenas    Business Insider View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2GJRQHt

Army Vet Plotted To Commit Terrorist Attack In Los Angeles Area    NPR Army veteran charged with plotting terror attacks in California    CNN Afghanistan war vet plotted to bomb Long Beach white nationalist rally, feds say    Fox News L.A. terror plot thwarted: Army vet planned ‘mass casualties,’ FBI says    Los Angeles Times Man plotted to bomb white-supremacist rally, retaliating for New Zealand mosque attacks, feds say    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://n.pr/2W9r1D0

Joe Biden promises to 'finish the job' by expanding Obamacare    Washington Examiner Poll: Biden gets 6-point launch bounce    POLITICO Joe Biden kicks off 2020 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania    CNN Biden snags first major union endorsement of 2020    Fox News How Joe Biden gets under Trump’s skin    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2Jc4kL1

Her best friend died at Chabad, but she's determined to keep her message alive.    CNN View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEGCG-5R5AI

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Step Down in May    The New York Times WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, said Monday that he would leave the Justice Department in mid-May, bringing to a close a ... View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2UTihja

Trump wants to charge asylum-seekers to apply    Fox News Trump introduces sweeping changes to asylum in memo    CNN Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders    The New York Times Trump calls for changes to toughen path to asylum    POLITICO Trump proposes an application fee for asylum-seekers    New York Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2IZP0AZ

Beto O'Rourke's campaign for climate socialism is deeply unserious    Washington Examiner Beto: We only have ’10 years’ left on Earth if we don’t address climate change    Fox News O'Rourke releases plan to fight climate change with $5 trillion investment and net-zero emissions by 2050    CNN Beto’s Green New Deal? Flagging in polls, O’Rourke unveils $5T climate change plan    Fox News Beto O’Rourke has a new climate plan. Here’s the right reason to dislike it.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2DFG7ZE

Trump sends regards to Japan’s Emperor Akihito ahead of abdication    Fox News Japan's emperor is abdicating. Here's what you need to know.    The Washington Post Japan Will Enthrone a New Emperor. His Wife Won’t Be Allowed to Watch.    The New York Times Japan’s emperor is abdicating. He leaves behind a powerful legacy.    The Washington Post Japan police: Man put knives on desk of emperor's grandson    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2DGniWg

Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela    Reuters Pompeo: Maduro loyalists looking for 'golden ticket' out of regime    Washington Examiner Pompeo says Maduro's inner circle looking for exit strategy in Venezuela | TheHill    The Hill U.S. Threatens Maduro Supporters After Russia and China Blast Plans to Overthrow Venezuelan President    Newsweek Venezuela’s National Assembly leader Juan Guaido denounces Russia’s “intervention” in Venezuela    Miami Herald View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://reut.rs/2ZJk5ib

Decoding ISIS leader's new video    Washington Examiner ISIS Leader Baghdadi, Who Was Rumored to be Dead, Appears in Video and Admits Defeat in Syria    Newsweek ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Appears In Video For First Time In 5 Years | TIME    TIME ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says    Fox News Though Isis leader al-Baghdadi is alive, this poor strategist may not be a huge threat    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2WdiBuz

UN boss raises Xinjiang Uyghurs during his trip to China    CNN U.N. chief raises issue of Xinjiang's Uighurs during China visit    Reuters View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://cnn.it/2UQW4Cl

Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com    Investing.com Cramer: Be wary of stocks that rally into earnings reports, like Google-parent Alphabet did    CNBC Alphabet stock drops after earnings show disappointing Google sales growth    MarketWatch Google Reminds Investors Rapid Growth Isn’t Guaranteed    Bloomberg Alphabet's first-quarter sales fall short of expectations    Yahoo Finance View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2XSpXnr

Spotify Has 100 Million Paid Subscribers - Thurrott.com    Thurrott.com Spotify now has 100M paying subscribers, but it’s still losing money    BGR Spotify has 100 million Premium users    Engadget Spotify Reaches 100 Million Subscribers, but Not Without Some Dissonance    The New York Times Spotify now has 100M paid subscribers, double Apple Music’s last reported number    9to5Mac View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2ZS6THY

Western Digital stocks declines as earnings miss Street view    MarketWatch Western Digital Shares Tank After Company Misses Earnings Badly    TheStreet.com Western Digital fiscal Q3 clocked by inventory writedown    ZDNet View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://on.mktw.net/2GN6KN2

Gold Prices Gain on Weak China PMI Data    Investing.com China April factory growth unexpectedly slows as economy struggles for traction    Reuters Chinese factory activity grew slower than expected, widely watched indicators show    CNBC Australian Dollar Wilts As China Manufacturing PMI Misses Forecasts    DailyFX Surprise fall in China PMI figures despite stimulus efforts    South China Morning Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2GK04iP

Apple nicked Intel's modem lead    Fudzilla The man who predicted Antennagate is no longer at Apple    The Verge Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts exits following Intel hire, Qualcomm settlement    9to5Mac Apple's 5G modem project lead Ruben Caballero has left the company    AppleInsider Who will be the king of the 5G chip market?    Gizchina.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2DAGJzF

Samsung's latest patent shows phone with wraparound display    TechRadar Samsung imagines a wraparound smartphone display    Engadget Samsung Patents Wraparound Display That Aids in Photos and Selfies    PetaPixel Samsung's Wraparound Phone Design Is the Anti Galaxy Fold    Tom's Guide Samsung might be working on a new phone with a wrap-around display    BGR View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2Lc9XLG

Operation Spectre Rising for Black Ops 4 begins April 30 on PlayStation 4    CharlieINTEL.com New Black Ops 4 Trailer Details Specialist And Huge Blackout Changes Coming This Week    GameSpot Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 — Operation Spectre Rising Trailer    Call of Duty New 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' season adds a sword-wielding specialist    Engadget Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Operation Spectre Rising goes live...    Dot Esports View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2IYn802

‘Snowfall’: Filming On John Singleton’s FX Drama Series Continues As Cast & Crew Honor His Memory    Deadline 'Boyz N the Hood' director John Singleton dies after suffering major stroke    ABC News 'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton dead at 51    Fox News How John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' shaped the life of one boy from the hood    Los Angeles Times How John Singleton’s ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Steered Hollywood in a New Direction    Variety View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2V5XsFQ

Woodstock 50 Has Been Canceled    erienewsnow.com Woodstock 50 Organizers ‘Committed’ to Festival After Losing Financial Backing    Rolling Stone Woodstock 50 Canceled By Its Investors    NPR Woodstock Organizers Cancel 50th Anniversary Festival    Billboard Woodstock 50 canceled? Organizers say festival will be a 'blast'    Poughkeepsie Journal View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2IPpsHp

Are Zac Efron and Lily Collins Dating Again? Inside the Co-Stars' Relationship    The Cheat Sheet Here Are The Movies Coming To Netflix This Week    HuffPost The Greatest Showman 2: Zac Efron gives EXCITING update on Hugh Jackman sequel    Express Zac Efron Is Chilling in ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile:’ Review    Us Weekly Zac Efron Says The Greatest Showman Sequel Could Still Happen    Cinema Blend View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2UO5YVh

Early Defensive Rookie of the Year, sack total O/U for Buffalo Bills first-round pick Ed Oliver    newyorkupstate.com While not official, Sports Betting AG has given NYUP early odds on Ed Oliver's Defensive Rookie of the Year odds and over/under sack total. from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2WdjOSw

Switch to Barclays Center not reason for Islanders' second-round hole    New York Post Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily - Hurricanes rally to stun Islanders    ESPN The Islanders' Best Hope Against The Hurricanes Is A War Of Attrition    Deadspin Herrmann: Lehner knows series is far from over    Newsday New York Islanders Need to Leave Panic Button Alone    FanSided View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyp.st/2LqPTp9

Fox News Breaking News Alert Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein submits resignation 04/29/19 2:26 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert 'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton dead at 51, family announces 04/29/19 1:38 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty in federal wire, bank fraud case; trial to begin on June 25 04/29/19 10:34 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert First images emerge of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in five years, intelligence group says 04/29/19 9:30 AM

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The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumors after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZTsQq6

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Tuesday for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, amid heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GTOa7i

Japan's Emperor Akihito prayed to a Shinto sun goddess on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to mark the end of a three-decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IPFpNA

Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday, but judged his three-decade Heisei era as a period of difficulty and transition for Japan after the economic boom and confidence of the 1980s. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XT2dj3

The children ran along the narrow enclosure, screaming, fighting and crying for the attention of the prison worker distributing sweets and balloons. Bug-bitten toddlers, too small to walk, clung to the sides of the chain link fence, staring blankly. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J5zkw7

Erik Prince - the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump - has been pushing a plan to deploy a private army to help topple Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicholas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the effort told Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XUfRCE

President Xi Jinping appealed to China's youth on Tuesday to love the country and dedicate themselves to the Communist Party, warning on the centenary of student-led protests there was no place for those who ignored the country's needs. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBjOsY

Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down in favor of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito, on Tuesday, ending the 31-year Heisei era during which he sought to bring the monarchy closer to people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V39jVt

Anti-riot police fired tear gas and protesters threw Molotov cocktails during a mass demonstration in the Honduran capital against government proposals for health and education reforms that critics say would lead to privatization and job losses. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J3g7ed

A multinational anti-narcotics operation led by Colombia has seized up to 94.2 tonnes of cocaine in the past 105 days worth some $3.2 billion, President Ivan Duque said on Monday from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DEvyGt

Peru deported more than 40 Venezuelan migrants for concealing they had criminal records or for residing illegally in the country, the interior minister said on Monday, in the first large expulsion since hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fled to Peru to escape their country's economic crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Wdb52P

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as the archbishop of Colombo complained about insufficient security around churches. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V0QMc4

Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GQerTX