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• Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing
• Sanders on Clinton’s Clooney fundraiser: ‘It is obscene’
• Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless it provides troops to fight ISIS
• 'Legends of the Fall' author Jim Harrison dead at 78
• Syria forces retake ancient Palmyra in major victory over IS
• Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead
• Some Sanders supporters say they will never vote for Clinton
• Pope at Easter recalls victims of 'blind, brutal terrorism'
• Deal reached to take California minimum wage to $15 an hour
• Riot at Brussels attacks shrine; 13 anti-terror raids made
• Netanyahu defends Israeli army after soldier shot wounded Palestinian

Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:03 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing that killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children.

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'Legends of the Fall' author Jim Harrison dead at 78 Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveler who wrote with gruff affection for the country's landscape and rural life and enjoyed mainstream success in middle age with his historical saga "Legends of the Fall," has died at age 78.

Syria forces retake ancient Palmyra in major victory over IS Posted: 27 Mar 2016 12:28 PM PDT Syrian troops recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday and pledged to build on the win with an advance against other jihadist strongholds. President Bashar al-Assad hailed the victory as an "important achievement" as his Russian counterpart and key backer Vladimir Putin congratulated Damascus for retaking the UNESCO world heritage site. An AFP correspondent inside Palmyra said monuments destroyed by the jihadists -- like the iconic Temple of Bel -- were in pieces but that much of the ancient city was intact.

Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead Posted: 27 Mar 2016 05:02 AM PDT Bernie Sanders supporters get a psychological boost, but the wins do little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination.

Some Sanders supporters say they will never vote for Clinton Posted: 26 Mar 2016 08:52 AM PDT A voluble group of die-hard Sanders backers is vowing never to support Hillary Clinton — even if the consequence is handing the presidency to Donald Trump.

Pope at Easter recalls victims of 'blind, brutal terrorism' Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:57 AM PDT Pope Francis is tempering his Easter message of hope with dismay over 'blind, brutal terrorism.'

Deal reached to take California minimum wage to $15 an hour Posted: 26 Mar 2016 11:01 PM PDT California legislators and labor unions have reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest ...

Riot at Brussels attacks shrine; 13 anti-terror raids made Posted: 27 Mar 2016 12:56 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian riot police clashed Sunday with hundreds of right-wing hooligans at a temporary shrine honoring victims of the Brussels suicide bombings, as investigators launched fresh anti-terror raids, taking four more people into custody.

Netanyahu defends Israeli army after soldier shot wounded Palestinian Posted: 27 Mar 2016 09:30 AM PDT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Israeli army Sunday as controversy gripped the country over a soldier caught on video shooting a Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground. The issue reportedly sparked a bitter argument behind closed doors at the Israeli government's weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. "Any challenge to the morality of the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) is outrageous and unacceptable," he said.

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