President Trump: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Has ‘Gotta Behave’ – The White House displayed a tough and unyielding approach to North Korea and its nuclear ambitions Monday, with President Donald Trump warning that Kim Jong Un has “gotta behave” and Vice President Mike Pence sternly advising Kim not to test America’s resolve and military power. [time]
North Korea Threatens Weekly Missile Tests As Tensions Soar Over Korean Peninsula – North Korea has vowed to carry out weekly missile tests, after the US vice president warned that America’s “era of strategic patience” was over. [tele]
Trump Calls To Congratulate Erdoğan After Vote Grants Sweeping Powers – US president spoke with the Turkish leader Monday following a referendum that has escalated concern over Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian grip. .[guardian]
Here’s What The Internet Had To Say About Trump And The Easter Bunny – With some truly last-minute planning and the help of 400 local volunteers, the White House Easter Egg Roll went down on Monday. [mash]
Manhunt Underway For Steve Stephens, Suspect In Facebook Homicide Video – Local, state and federal law enforcement officers are frantically searching for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a 74-year-old man Sunday in Cleveland and then posting a video of the coldblooded slaying on Facebook. [smh]
France Is Giving Citizenship To The African Soldiers Who Fought Its Wars Over 50 Years Ago – For most of the 20th century, France recruited, usually forcibly, men from its colonies in Africa fight its battles around the world. From the first world war in 1914 to the Indochina wars and Algeria’s fight for independence in the 1950s and 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Africans soldiers fought under the French flag. They were called tirailleurs, or “sharpshooters,” a name to mock their limited training. [qz]
The Insane French Elections That Could F*ck Us All – After a year of high-stakes electoral surprises, France may bring us the most important, disturbing, and dangerous one yet. [db]
Prince Harry Says He Sought Counseling Over His Mother’s Death – Prince Harry has said in a new interview that he suffered for years after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, before finally getting help about three years ago at the urging of his elder brother, Prince William. [nyt]
Google Agrees To Open Android To Other Search Engines In Russia – Google has agreed to be less controlling about what Android phone manufacturers can do in Russia, as the result of a settlement today with the country’s antimonopoly agency. [verge]
Huff Post Blog A Sad Day For Journalism – Media24 Head – Media24 announced on Sunday that it would investigate the controversial blog “Could It Be Time To Deny White Men The Franchise?” published on Huffington Post South Africa on Thursday. [n24]
Madeleine McCann’s Former Nanny Breaks Silence To Describe Night Three-Year-Old Went Missing – A child minder who had looked after Madeleine McCann has broken her silence about the night the three-year-old went missing ten years ago. [tele]
How Prince Concealed His Addiction: Aspirin Bottles Of Opiates – At the time of Prince’s death, his Paisley Park home and recording compound in Minnesota were strewn with “a sizable amount” of narcotic painkillers for which he did not have prescriptions, including some hidden in over-the-counter vitamin and aspirin bottles and others issued in the name of a close aide. [nyt]
Silicon Valley CEO Pleads ‘No Contest’ To Abusing His Wife—and Is Offered a Deal for Less Than 30 Days in Jail – A deal was struck, and the judge had left for vacation, before the victim had her say in the same Santa Clara courthouse where Brock Turner was given six months for sexual assault. [db]
Meet The New Oldest Person In The World – A 117-year-old Jamaican woman has earned the title of the oldest person in the world. [time]
This Is What It’s Like To Be A Student And A Sex Worker In Sydney’s Legal Brothels – The exorbitant cost of living is driving young students into sex work to make ends meet. [buzz]
Brazen Coachella Thief Steals 100 Phones – Is defeated with the help of ‘Find My Phone’ [mash]
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