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Terror in Sri Lanka

A series of bombs ripped through churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 290 people and injuring hundreds. Several of those bombs went off inside churches, during Easter services in three cities. Sri Lanka’s minority Christian community, which accounts for less than 10% of the country’s total population of 21.4 million, appeared to be the main target of the coordinated attacks. Though it wasn’t immediately clear who ... Full story

Cycle of bike thefts ends with officers on bicycles arresting a suspect

Frank Johnson riding his Specialized Rockhopper mountain bike. It was stolen from his condominium’s garage in January. (Family photo). Again and again, surveillance footage and photos showed a man walking into downtown parking garages and leaving with bicycles that weren’t his. Often he arrived carrying a bag, described in some cases as a “bulging backpack” replete with portable power tools to cut locks and fences on storage areas, according to ... Full story

AB6IX's Lim Young Min is up next in their 'Absolute Beginning' teaser

AB6IX 's Lim Young Min has been visited by the same hooded figure in his groupmates' teasers. The hooded figure doesn't do much in Lim Young Min's teaser except show up, but he seems to throw Lim Young Min off a lot. The teaser ends with, like it has so far, the mysterious white doorway. There's only one more members 'Absolute Beginning' left to be released now. Are you excited for AB6IX's debut? Full story

Coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka rank high on list of deadly recent attacks

People in Karachi, Pakistan, light candles as they condemn the deadly blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21. (Shahzaib Akber/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock). Attacks on churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Sunday killed more than 200 people, making them among the deadliest acts of terrorism in the past five years. A look at other recent deadly attacks shows that the Easter Sunday violence stands out in another way, too. The blasts in Sri Lanka were more ... Full story

Kim Sanggyun, Lee Si Won, And Yoo Gun Join Kim Sejeong’s New Rom-Com Drama

More actors are confirmed for KBS’s upcoming drama “Let Me Hear Your Song” (literal title). “Let Me Hear Your Song” is a mystery romantic comedy that tells the story of a timpanist who lost all memories from the day a murder took place. She decides to uncover the lost truth after meeting a suspicious tone-deaf man. gugudan ’s Kim Sejeong , Yeon Woo Jin , Song Jae Rim , and T-ara’s Jiyeon have confirmed their appearances as lead actors. Lee Si ... Full story

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019: Pernille Harder profile

BBC Sport profiles Wolfsburg and Denmark forward Pernille Harder, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 award. Full story

Be Sure To Check Out GFRIEND’s “Go Go Friend” Asia Tour In Singapore

GFRIEND will finally be back in Singapore after 3 years! The girl group’s “2019 GFRIEND Asia Tour [Go Go GFRIEND!]” in Singapore will be taking place at The Star Theatre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore on July 20 at 7 p.m. SGT. Buddy, don’t forget to mark your calendar! The ticket sales start on April 20 through APACTix, you may log on to www.apactix.com or call +65 3158 8588 to book the ticket, priced at $228* SGD, $188* SGD and ... Full story

Avenatti accused of embezzling $1.5M from NBA player Hassan Whiteside: report

Attorney Michael Avenatti in 2017 embezzled $1.5 million from NBA player Hassan Whiteside, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The Times, citing bank records and an indictment brought against Avenatti, reported that in 2017 Whiteside — who plays for the Miami Heat — wired Avenatti $2.75 million and intended for his former girlfriend, Alexis Gardner, to get most of the money. Avenatti was entitled to slightly more than $1 million in fees as ... Full story

The New Firehouse Hotel Makes Los Angeles’s Arts District the Place to Stay

By now it’s a classic, almost-cliche tale of urban revitalization: artists seeking dirt cheap studio spaces descend on a post-industrial, less-frequented part of town. They open a few galleries, a book store, a coffee shop. Then a groundbreaking new restaurant opens. Bam! Suddenly that under-the-radar, grimy stretch of warehouses is one of the coolest neighborhoods in town. Such is the trajectory of L.A.’s downtown Arts District, which began ... Full story

The Mueller report concludes it was not needed

How would you like to spend two years and $30 million assembling a report that concludes you were not needed in the first place? Voilà: the Mueller report . Nice work if you can get it. The report is appropriately thick, D.C. thick. It takes more than 400 pages to state the obvious: There was no collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians to swing the 2016 election. Zip. Nada. Nothing to see here. It goes on to tee up a question about ... Full story