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Fake iPhone scam costs Apple $895G

Fake iPhone scam costs Apple $895G It seems Apple has been scammed by a couple of students, but it doesn't look likely to end well for them.

Majorca Has Strong Links to Spain’s Monarchy. So Why Vote on Abolishing It?

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2FZR48K

Iran to blacklist U.S. military if Washington designates Guards as terrorists: MP

Iran may put the U.S. military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UsM4mD

UK finance minister sees deal with Labour on Brexit

Talks between the British government and the main opposition Labour party aimed at breaking the deadlock over Brexit continue, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Saturday, adding he expected to reach "some form of agreement." from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2OS8bNU

Capturing a View of the Antelope Valley's Superbloom of Poppies

As Glenn Graham, director of Armstrong Flight Research Center's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance flew his T-34 aircraft over California's Antelope Valley, he beheld a once in a lifetime event--a superbloom. from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2OUCGmA

25 Years Later, Rwanda Grapples With Legacy of Genocide and Questions of Blame

By ALAN COWELL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UxZ0HP

N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Four Preview

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2KdqDC9

James Harden, on Relatively Leisurely Night, Leads Rockets Past Knicks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2IiTQsz

Putting the Michigan in Michigan State

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2KfFRq3

Bruce Pearl at Auburn: Rebirth of a Salesman

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UAw6GS

‘Rocky’ Has a Statue in Philadelphia. Now the ‘Real Rocky’ Will Get One in Jersey.

By COREY KILGANNON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2G29pTS

The Week in Arts: The Criterion Channel, Charlotte Gainsbourg and ‘Queens of Mystery’

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2CXT40C

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Native Son’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’

By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2I2xJHK

New U.S. Sanctions Seek to Block Venezuelan Oil Shipments to Cuba

By ANNIE KARNI and NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2uPNOrm

Women’s Final Four: Notre Dame Knocks UConn Out Again

By KELLY WHITESIDE from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Ulr55C

Blue Jackets Clinch Final Playoff Spot With Win Against Rangers

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2WVsGfF

ANA Inspiration: In-Kyung Kim Takes Lead 7 Years After a 1-Foot Miss

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2TYcLeC

Baylor Women Survive a Battle with Oregon to Reach the Title Game

By KELLY WHITESIDE from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Kd6D2l

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fortnite

By JENNIFER SENIOR from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2UtZsH2

Trump Chooses No Choice

By GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2UD2Tv1

Jewish Memory and Israel’s Election

By BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2IfzMr6

Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, Revered Orthodox Rabbi, Dies at 95

By JOSEPH BERGER from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/2Db90gn

Suddenly Awaken

By CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2D3w3tf

Thailand collects sacred waters for king's coronation rituals

Thailand began rituals on Saturday for the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn next month, with officials collecting water in ceremonies across the country for use in purification rites. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UjUPju

Timeline: Rituals for Thailand's coronation of King Vajiralongkorn

Thailand began elaborate rituals on Saturday leading to the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who will be officially crowned in ceremonies from May 4 to 6. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TUAv36

Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods

Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in the southwest of the country, state television reported, as the nationwide toll from the flooding reached 70. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YVHdd4

May's Brexit talks with Labour stall, delay request fails to convince EU

Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not convinced them that they should let Britain delay its departure next week. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UDyxZc

UK finance minister optimistic over deal with Labour on Brexit

Talks between the British government and the main opposition Labour party aimed at breaking the deadlock over Brexit continue, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Saturday, adding he expected to reach "some form of agreement." from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2U2cerY