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Trump Hailed at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/catholics-christians-prayer-evaneglicals/2019/04/23/id/912928/

Judge Rebukes Trump's Attack on Public Lands, Rules Coal Mining Push Illegal
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-public-lands-coal-mining-2635256934.html

Attorney General William Barr has received a waiver to participate in the investigation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian development company that has come under investigation by the FBI and DOJ for alleged money laundering. The waiver, dated April 16, allows Barr to participate in “the investigation and litigation of the 1MDB matter in which his former law firm represents an entity involved in the matter.” The waiver could also give Barr a window into an investigation in the Eastern District of New York that involves the Trump Victory committee, a political action committee dedicated to re-electing Trump in 2020.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/23/barr-trump-inauguration-fund-1287657
https://extapps2.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/0/3AA16F432E189C80852583E50048963B/$FILE/2019.4.16%20Barr%20Waiver.pdf

More than 45 kids died according to the UN. 321 Dead, Nearly 600 injured and the death toll is set to rise. Islamic state claims responsibility for Sri Lankan bombings
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts-claim/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-sri-lanka-bombings-idUSKCN1RZ102

Sierra Club’s new guide to plug-in electric vehicles is out just in time for Earth Day
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/sierra-clubs-new-guide-to-plug-in-electric-vehicles-is-out-just-in-time-for-earth-day/2019/04/22/6b63e3fd-6d6f-45df-a47e-63fc1d0f8f60_story.html

Federal appeals court says tire-chalking by parking enforcement officers is unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/federal-appeals-court-says-tire-chalking-by-parking-enforcement-officers-is-unconstitutional/2019/04/22/f412e304-6534-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html

This is literally done every day with baby chickens and baby male cows and no one is going to jail
https://abc7.com/54-year-old-woman-arrested-in-coachella-puppy-dumping/5265238/

Walgreens to raise tobacco buying age to 21
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/440216-walgreens-to-raise-tobacco-buying-age-to-21

Elon Musk says Tesla will have 1 million autonomous taxis on the road by next year
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/440199-elon-musk-says-tesla-will-have-1-million-autonomous-taxis-on-the-road-by

5,000 Twitter bots pushed ‘Russiagate hoax’ out after Mueller Report
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/twitter-bots-mueller-report/

Wild Bee Population Collapses By 90% In New England, Study Warns
https://themindunleashed.com/2019/04/wild-bee-population-collapses-by-90-in-new-england-study-warns.html

'It's already begun': Feedback loops will make climate change even worse, scientists say | It is “feedback loops” like these that make climate change unpredictable and represent a threat of global warming spiraling out of control
https://news.yahoo.com/its-already-begun-feedback-loops-will-make-climate-change-even-worse-scientists-say-090000011.html

Six Trump Interior appointees are being investigated for possible ethical misconduct
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/04/23/six-trump-interior-appointees-are-being-investigated-possible-ethical-misconduct/?utm_term=.137d88511539

Republican Lt. Gov. Of Idaho Delivered 'Oath' At Rally Hosted By Right-Wing Militia
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/idaho-lt-gov-delivered-oath-at-rally-hosted-by-right-wing-militia