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A man reads a newspaper with a lead story on Islamic State taking responsibility of Easter Sunday terror attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

People pray during a nationwide three-minutes silence as a tribute to Easter Sunday attack victims in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

The Latest: London counter-terrorism team seeks images

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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trumps welcome thousands to annual White House Easter egg roll

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2006, file photo, a Sri Lankan soldier inspects the debris at the site of a suicide explosion by Tamil Tigers near Dambulla, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The April 21, 2019 deadly Easter attacks in Sri Lanka are a bloody echo of decades past in the South Asian island nation, when militants inspired by attacks in the Lebanese civil war helped develop the suicide bomb vest. Over nearly 30 years of civil war, the Tamil Tigers would launch more than 130 suicide bomb attacks, making them the leading militant group in such assaults at the time. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Sri Lanka, like world, again sees scourge of suicide attacks

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

This image made from video, released by Derena TV shows women in despair after an explosion in Colombo, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Witnesses are reporting two explosions have hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, causing casualties among worshippers.(Derena TV via AP)

The Latest: Japan confirms 1 fatality in Sri Lanka blasts

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President Donald Trump leans in to listen to his supporters on the tarmac upon his arrival at Palm Beach International Airport, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump traveled to Florida to spend the Easter weekend as his Mar-a-Lago estate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President attends Easter service following slew of tweets

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Dead bodies of victims lie inside St. Sebastian's Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than two hundred people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne)

Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

Blood stains are seen on the wall and on a Jesus Christ statue at the St. Sebastian's Church after blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than two hundred people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Man recalls death of daughter, wife in blast

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In this picture taken on Thursday, April 18, 2019, participants dressed in black, wearing masks, beating drums and pushing small carts that make a synchronized and loud sound take part in an Easter procession through the streets of Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

AP PHOTOS: Czech believers revive Easter rattling procession

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President Donald Trump speaks to Alice Marie Johnson, an inmate whose life sentence was commuted thanks in part to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West, right, at the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Easter is perfect time to offer forgiveness, redemption to former inmates

By Rebecca Hagelin

More than 8,000 without power in Maine following Nor’easter

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Officials: Meth addiction fuels growing Kansas crime rates

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This 2012 photo provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office in Kansas shows Deputy Robert Kunze, who was shot Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, after receiving a call about a black truck that had been stolen. Both Kunze and a suspect were killed after a fight broke out as the suspect was being arrested in a rural area of Wichita, authorities say. (Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Robert Kunze, Kansas deputy, and suspect fatally shot during arrest

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The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt)

Wonders that never cease

By Robert Knight

"CHlCKS ARE lN" is a dangerous temptation for children everywhere. More dangerous than cotton candy, fire crackers, video games and bad words. (Charles Hurt/The Washington Times)

An Easter life lesson in parenting

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for Easter services at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, April 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump, Melania Trump hold hands, attend Easter services in the church where they married

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre and members of the Royal family arrive for the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sunday, April 1, 2018. (Tolga Akmen/Pool Photo via AP)

British royals go to Easter service without Harry and Markle

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‘Hrudka’: For many, egg cheese an Easter tradition

By JOHN E. USALIS and The (Pottsville) Republican-Herald - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for Easter services at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, April 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants

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Snowy Easter egg hunt in North Dakota after spring storm

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