Light News Dump

LOL Pete Buttigieg just blamed Trump AND Bernie voters for the problems we currently face.
 https://twitter.com/cit_uprising/status/1119947114778218496

Cummings says Trump will be "emboldened" if Democrats "do nothing" after Mueller report
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elijah-cummings-on-face-the-nation-trump-will-be-emboldened-if-democrats-do-nothing-after-mueller-report/

Washington state passes law extending statute of limitations for victims of sexual violence
https://thinkprogress.org/washington-state-passes-law-extending-statute-of-limitations-for-victims-of-sexual-violence-49d88db6a08e/

Dutch engineers build world's biggest sun-seeking solar farm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/21/dutch-engineers-build-worlds-biggest-sun-seeking-solar-farm

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s power to fill vacancies in some top state posts would be stripped and given to party leadership under new legislation introduced in the House. Under the state Constitution, the governor holds the power to appoint a replacement if the office of the attorney general or secretary of state becomes vacant. HCR 5013, however, would allow the legislature to move that power to party delegates. The system would work much in the same way legislative vacancies are filled now, Rep. Blake Carpenter, R-Derby, said.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article229304834.html

With Widespread Deforestation, North Korea Faces an Environmental Crisis
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/with-widespread-deforestation-north-korea-faces-an-environmental-crisis/

How Gov. Gavin Newsom is progressing on his key policy promises for California
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-100-days-20190421-htmlstory.html

Polish crowd beats, burns Judas effigy with hat, sidelocks of ultra-Orthodox Jew
https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-crowd-beats-burns-judas-effigy-featuring-anti-semitic-tropes/

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidential election. Volodymyr Zelenskiy defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko by a landslide based on an exit poll released after voting stations closed, according to multiple reports. Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old who has never held public office, received 73.2 percent of the nationwide vote, while Poroshenko only received 25.3 percent.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/439925-comedian-zelensky-wins-ukraine-presidential-election-exit-polls

No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/21/no-more-waivers-united-states-will-try-force-iranian-oil-exports-zero/

Sri Lankan police issued an intelligence alert warning that terrorists planned to hit ‘prominent churches’ 10 days before Easter bombings
https://www.thisisinsider.com/sri-lankan-police-issued-alert-10-days-before-suicide-bomber-attack-2019-4

Beto praised for VA work by Republican colleague (c-span.org)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4761799/arrington-orourke&fbclid=IwAR0BgO5HOKc1rn4gDpS2irD7AuUvo8fs9AmiE3B3YHKH27-fRpOz5hAdWy8