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Sharp tremor rattles Ecuador

Posted: 20 Apr 2016 03:21 AM PDT

A relative kisses a photo of Kexly Valentino affixed to her coffin, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Kexly died along with her mother Gabriela and her brother Alex during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador's Pacific coast on Saturday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)MONTECRISTI, Ecuador (AP) — A fresh tremor rattled Ecuador overnight, a 6.1 magnitude jolt that was the strongest aftershock since a lethal earthquake killed hundreds of people on Saturday. There was no immediate report of further damage.


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Criminal charges coming on Wednesday over Flint water: report

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 11:42 PM PDT

The top of the Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Michigan(Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general will announce criminal charges on Wednesday connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said that among those who will be charged by Attorney General Bill Schuette is a Flint city official who signed a document saying the homes Flint used to test tap water under federal guidelines all had lead service lines. The newspaper cited three sources familiar with the investigation for its story.

Trump trounces in New York primary, pushes toward 1,237

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 09:26 PM PDT

Trump trounces in New York primary, pushes toward 1,237Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an election night event at Trump Tower in New York City, April 19, 2016. NEW YORK — Donald Trump easily won New York's Republican presidential primary Tuesday, a significant home-state victory that is likely to give new momentum to the GOP frontrunner's campaign after weeks of turmoil. "It's just incredible," Trump declared, as he spoke inside the atrium of Trump Tower in Manhattan surrounded by his family and at least 100 cheering friends and supporters.


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Ted Cruz debuts new campaign theme: ‘Yes we will’

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 07:41 PM PDT

Ted Cruz debuts new campaign theme: 'Yes we will'While taking a shellacking in the New York Republican primary, the Texas senator debuted a new campaign slogan aimed at President Barack Obama — and the general election.


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Republican Trump cruises to New York win, moves closer to nomination

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 07:05 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump exits the polling station after voting for the New York primary election in the Manhattan borough of New York CityGOP front-runner Donald Trump moves closer to capturing enough delegates to avoid a contested convention in July.

AP: S. Korea covered up mass abuse, killing of 'vagrants'

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:48 PM PDT

ADVANCE FOR THE STORY SLUGGED: SOUTH KOREA TORTURED CHILDREN - In this undated image provided by the Committee Against Institutionalizing Disabled Persons, a civic group representing the former inmates, child inmates line up for morning assembly at the Brothers Home in Busan, South Korea. An Associated Press investigation shows that rapes and killings of children and the disabled three decades ago at a South Korean institution for so-called vagrants, the Brothers Home, were much more vicious and widespread than previously realized. It also reveals that the secrecy around Brothers has persisted for decades because of a cover-up orchestrated at the highest levels of government.(Committee Against Institutionalizing Disabled Persons via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVEThree decades ago, a policeman tortured Choi Seung-woo over a piece of bread he found in the boy's schoolbag.


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Death toll rises to 507 from Ecuador earthquake

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:12 PM PDT

Relatives mourn around the coffin of Kexly Valentino who died in the earthquake, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Officials say 499 of the dead have been identified so far and returned to loved ones.


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Sanders calls New York’s closed primary ‘wrong’

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 05:39 PM PDT

Sanders calls New York's closed primary 'wrong'STATE COLLEGE, Penn.—Bernie Sanders told thousands of his supporters Tuesday evening that the believed New York's closed primary system is "wrong." He also predicted he will perform better than expected in the state. Sanders tried to play down Clinton's likely victory in New York Tuesday to the packed crowd on Penn State's campus. Sanders has done better in open primary states.


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Live updates from the New York primary

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 04:13 PM PDT

Join the Yahoo News team for everything you need to know about New York's Republican and Democratic primaries. Beginning at 9 p.m. ET, Katie Couric will host live coverage with Matt Bai and Olivier Knox, along with supporters of all five remaining presidential candidates. The live blog - with reporters across New York - will kick off at 6 p.m.

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No prison time for NYPD officer in stairwell shooting case

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 02:48 PM PDT

Former police officer Peter Liang sits in court for sentencing in New York, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Liang, convicted in the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man, Akai Gurley, in a darkened stairwell was spared prison time Tuesday, and a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to a lesser charge. (Jesse Ward/The Daily News via AP, Pool)NEW YORK (AP) — A former police officer who shot an unarmed man to death in a darkened stairwell was spared prison time Tuesday, and a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to a lesser charge in a case that became a flashpoint for police accountability.


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At encryption hearing, lawmakers search in vain for workable solutions

Posted: 19 Apr 2016 02:12 PM PDT

At encryption hearing, lawmakers search in vain for workable solutionsThe nearly four-hour hearing comes less than a month after the FBI abandoned a controversial case against Apple involving the iPhone of a San Bernardino shooter.


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