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De Niro axes anti-vaccination film from Tribeca after scrutiny
Actor Robert De Niro announced Saturday he is yanking the anti-vaccination documentary “Vaxxed” from the Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion. “Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Conspiracy” was set to be part of the film festival when it opened next month. The decision to include the...
Sanders projected to win Washington, Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses
Sen. Bernie Sanders was projected to win the Alaska and Washington Democratic presidential caucuses — victories he hopes will spark a Western states comeback and help him cut into frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s substantial lead. The Associated Press projected Sanders the winner of both contests. The results of...
Arrest warrant issued for new suspect in Brussels attacks
Belgian prosecutors have identified and issued an arrest warrant for a new suspect in Tuesday’s attacks on the Brussels airport and a metro station. The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement Saturday that it issued an arrest warrant for a man it only identified as Faycal C. for “involvement in a...
Washington’s famous cherry blossoms are out – so are many visitors
Washington’s famous cherry blossoms have come out – as well as the many visitors who come in the spring to take in the beautiful scene. VOA’s Deborah Block takes us to the tidal basin where the blossoms surround some of the nation’s well-known...
Women’s college student president alerts police to ‘Trump 2016’ drawing, calls it ‘racist act’
Scripps College’s student president says she alerted campus police after “#trump2016” was found scrawled on a dorm room door, calling it “racist … violence,” according to an email she sent to the campus community, a copy of which was circulated Saturday on social media. “This morning,...
Mexicans burn Donald Trump effigies in Easter ritual
Mexicans celebrating an Easter ritual late on Saturday burnt effigies of U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, whose anti-immigrant views have sparked outrage south of the American border. In Mexico City’s poor La Merced neighborhood, hundreds of cheering residents yelled “death” and various...
ISIS on the RUN: Russia smashes jihadis with 158 air raids in just 24 HOURS
ISLAMIC State has been hit by a devastating 158 air raids from Russian forces in the last day — killing over 100 militants. The attacks have been carried out in the central province of Homs and comes as president Bashar al-Assad's forces reclaimed the historic Palmyra castle. Russian Aerospace said there were 40...
North Korea propaganda video depicts nuclear attack on Washington
North Korea released a dramatic propaganda video Saturday called "Last Chance" that depicts a nuclear strike on Washington, complete with animation of a missile slamming into the earth near the Lincoln Memorial. The four-minute video, backed by a hyper musical score reminiscent of TV Westerns of the 1960s, includes a...
Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit
Chinese flags hoisted in the Czech Republic ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping have been defaced. Dozens of the flags hung in the capital Prague were "spattered with a black substance overnight", a police spokesman said. The Chinese leader is due to arrive on Monday for a two-day visit before going to...
US Election 2016: Sanders battles to claw back Clinton
Bernie Sanders will try to claw back Hillary Clinton's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for the US presidency on Saturday in caucus votes in Washington state, Hawaii and Alaska. Mr Sanders remains a dogged pursuer but Mrs Clinton has 1,691 of the 2,383 delegates needed to win, AP reports. He is still...
When do clocks go forward and when is the first day of spring?
THE mornings are lighter, the weather is warmer and the daffodils have come out. But when does spring officially start? When do the clocks go forward? When do the clocks go forward? Britain's clocks will go forward at 1am on the last Sunday of this month, tomorrow. The changing of the clocks means an hour less in bed. It...
Pay rise BONANZA on its way for 30 MILLION who will benefit in taxes windfall
MILLIONS of Britons are in line for an Easter bonanza as the Chancellor delivers a windfall on pay, tax and savings. George Osborne will this week keep his pledge to give Britain a pay rise with the introduction of the National Living Wage set to benefit more than 2.7 million low income workers. Tax on savings will also be...