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USA-PULITZER/ Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Pulitzer Prizes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States. U.S.
USA-EDUCATION-CHEATING/ Actress Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty in college admissions case
BOSTON (Reuters) - Actress Lori Loughlin on Monday entered a not guilty plea to charges that she participated in a wide-ranging college admissions scam by paying bribes to get her two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California. ECUADOR-ASSANGE-WARRANT/
Assange, Manning had reason to believe leaks would injure U.S.: prosecutors WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had reason to believe that leaking U.S. military reports “would cause injury” to the country, federal prosecutors alleged in a newly unsealed court filing on Monday.
BUSINESS GOLDMAN-SACHS-RESULTS/
Goldman offers fresh details on overhaul progress as revenue slides Goldman Sachs Group Inc offered new tidbits about its sweeping operational overhaul when reporting first-quarter results on Monday, but investors focused on revenue declines across nearly all its main businesses, sending shares lower.
BEST BUY-CEO/ Best Buy replaces turnaround chief Joly with longtime CFO
Best Buy Co Inc on Monday named Chief Financial Officer Corie Barry as the company's chief executive officer, the first woman to lead the consumer electronics retailer in its 53-year history. ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION-GAME-OF-THRONES-RATINGS/ Record 17.4 million watch 'Game of Thrones' kickoff for final season
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some 17.4 million Americans watched the first episode of the final season of television’s “Game of Thrones” - a record audience for the medieval fantasy series, cable channel HBO said on Monday. GOLF-MASTERS/WOODS-TRUMP
Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom after the golfer won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday.
SPORTS GOLF-MASTERS/
Woods wins Masters to claim first major in 11 years AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s greatest comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters on Sunday by claiming a fifth Green Jacket.
SPORTS-BOSTON-MARATHON/ Cherono wins Boston Marathon by 2 seconds
The 123rd Boston Marathon ended with a sprint to the tape Monday, as Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono edged Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa by two seconds in one of the closest finishes in the event’s history. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPAIN-ELECTION/PROMISES
FACTBOX-Rights, national unity, taxes - campaign promises in Spain's election Parties contesting Spain's national election on April 28 are wooing voters with a range of different campaign promises on human rights, immigration and separatism that could well influence the outcome more than social and economic factors.
16 Apr SPAIN-ELECTION/ECONOMY
Spain's election: "It’s not the economy, stupid" For the first time in more than a decade a political campaign in Spain is not dominated by the economic crisis and the parties have opt to send moving messages that appeal to the heart and not to the pocket of the voter. The story will look into why, and what are the economic challenges the next prime minister will have to deal with.
16 Apr USA-IMMIGRATION/MEXICO (PIX) (TV)
Squalid asylum camps, overcrowded detention as Mexico tries to assuage Trump Under pressure from Washington, Mexico is backpedaling on promises of better treatment for Central American migrants seeking to reach the United States, leading to thousands stranded in unsanitary camps near its southern border and allegations of irregular detentions by officials.
16 Apr UKRAINE-ELECTION/POROSHENKO (PIX) (TV)
Poroshenko 2.0: Ukraine leader reboots campaign ahead of presidential run-off Landing pitched story on how Ukraine's president has rebooted his election campaign to try to make up ground against his challenger, the comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
16 Apr 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT RUSSIA-INTERNET/
Russia's Duma votes on final reading of bill on "sovereign" Internet Russian parliament votes on the third and final reading of the draft legislation that would beef up Internet controls and defend the country's network against foreign meddling.
16 Apr 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT CANADA-POLITICS/ALBERTA (PIX)
Albertans go to the polls in provincial election Canada’s energy center, Alberta, is set to vote in a conservative government on Tuesday, polls suggest, ending a four-year foray into leftist politics that has left the province with deep deficits and still unable to build more pipelines to move crude.
16 Apr CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
SYRIA-SECURITY/SPRING (PIX) Flowers bloom in war-torn Syria's battered cities
A mantle of gold smothers Aleppo's ruins, hiding the rubble and filling the craters with wild flowers that for a moment seem to transform a landscape scarred by war, destruction and death. 16 Apr
SYRIA-ISLAMIC STATE/CHRISTIANS (PIX) (TV) Christian convert community grows in town once besieged by Islamic State
A community of Christian converts is growing in the Syrian town where Islamic State suffered its first major defeat and the tide turned against the jihadists. 16 Apr
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS CONGO-EBOLA/TSHISEKEDI (PIX) (TV)
Congo's president to visit Ebola hotbed President Felix Tshisekedi is set to visit the Ebola-stricken town of Beni, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where he will tour a treatment centre. It is the first time a high-ranking government official has visited the area since the Ebola epidemic began in August.
16 Apr BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
BLACKROCK-RESULTS/ Q1 2019 BlackRock Inc Earnings Release
BlackRock Inc the world's largest asset manager is expected to post first quarter results. Wall Street analysts expect the company to have benefited from sharp rebound in financial markets during the quarter. Investors will be focused on pricing/fee pressures and will be keen to hear more about BlackRock's growth plans after the sweeping organizational overhaul that the company recently announced. 16 Apr 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
NIGERIA-BUDGET/ Nigeria's parliament to vote on proposed 2019 budget
Nigerian lawmakers are expected to vote on President Muhammadu Buhari's proposed budget for 2019. 16 Apr
RUSSIA-NORWAY/ (PIX) (TV) Verdict on Norwegian espionage suspect due in Russia
A court in Moscow is due to reach its verdict in the case against Frode Berg, a retired Norwegian-Russian border guard. Berg is accused by Russian authorities of gathering information about Russian nuclear submarines on behalf of Norway. 16 Apr 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT
USA-TRUMP/TAX-LEGAL (PIX) ANALYSIS:Battle over Trump tax returns could extend into 2020 election
The following explains why Congress can likely get hold of President Trump's tax returns, but it might take a long court battle. 16 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
AUTOSHOW-SHANGHAI/ (PIX) (TV) The Shanghai Auto Show showcases the latest vehicles for the world's largest auto market
The Shanghai auto show press days begin April 16. Global and Chinese domestic automakers will try to reignite growth in the world's largest car market with new models, and previews of electric and autonomous vehicles. Trade tensions with the U.S. could hang over the gathering. 16 Apr
USA-FED/ROSENGREN Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Rosengren gives lecture
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivers 33rd Annual Cornelson Distinguished Lecture hosted by Davidson University, in Davidson, N.C. 15 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT AUTOSHOW-NEW YORK/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
U.S. automakers show off new models in New York Automakers will debut new models at New York City's auto show, and auto dealers will gather for a conference. The U.S auto industry is bracing for sales declines in 2019, as well as trade tensions that could threaten imported German and Japanese vehicles popular in the coastal states.
16 Apr
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