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The DePaulia
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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

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Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media and his supporters at his headquarters after the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV appeared poised to reprise the role in real life when an exit poll showed him winning Ukraines presidential runoff Sunday in a landslide.

Comedian headed for landslide victory in Ukraine election

Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press • April 21, 2019

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised toward a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election Sunday in what was seen as...

Sri Lankan firefighters stand in the area around St. Anthonys Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Witnesses are reporting two explosions have hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, causing casualties among worshippers.

Explosions kill at least 138 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Bharatha Mallawachi and Krishan Francis, Associated Press • April 21, 2019

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least 138 people were killed and hundreds more injured in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a security...

Ukrainian presidential candidate and popular comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, watches as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during their final electoral campaign debate at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, April 19, 2019. Friday is the last official day of election canvassing in Ukraine as all presidential candidates and their campaigns will be barred from campaigning on Saturday, the day before the vote.

Ukrainian presidential elections, round two: Volodymyr Zelenskiy vs. Petro Poroshenko

Angelina Korniyenko and Brian Pearlman • April 20, 2019

Ukrainians are set to elect a new president in second-round elections Sunday, in what will be a battle between billionaire incumbent Petro Poroshenko and comedian-actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy is...

A set of motorbikes are set alight during a yellow vest demonstration in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. French yellow vest protesters are marching anew to remind the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isnt the only problem the nation needs to solve.

Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire

Angela Charlton and Michel Euler, Associated Press • April 20, 2019

PARIS (AP) — French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to drive home their message to a government they believe is ignoring the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged...

Special counsel Robert Muellers redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as released on Thursday, April 18, 2019, is photographed in Washington.

Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says

Nancy Benac, Chad Day, Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press • April 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's...

This combination of undated photos released by the Jefferson County, Colo., Sheriffs Office on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 shows Sol Pais. On Tuesday authorities said they are looking pais, suspected of making threats on Columbine High School, just days before the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting that killed 13 people.

Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead

Kathleen Foody and Colleen Slevin, Associated Press • April 17, 2019

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A young Florida woman who authorities say was so "infatuated" with the Columbine school shooting they feared she was planning an attack in Colorado just days ahead of the 20th...

Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris.

Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Lori Hinnant, Associated Press • April 15, 2019

PARIS (AP) — A massive fire engulfed the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of the French capital Monday, toppling its spire and sending thick plumes of smoke high into the blue sky as tourists...

LEFT: Former chief of the Israeli Defence Forces Rav Aluf Binyamin Benny Gantz poses at a conference in 2011. RIGHT: Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu speaks at a March 31st meeting with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in Jerusalem. Netanyahu was elected to a fifth term as polls closed April 10, 2019, and he appears set to head the next coalition government.

Netanyahu wins, quashes hopes for new beginning

Brita Hunegs • April 15, 2019

Israelis went to bed Tuesday night wondering if the reign of their four-term Prime Minister might be falling into slumber, too. But by the time the sun rose on Wednesday, it was clear that Benjamin “Bibi”...

This image released Wednesday, April 10, 2019, by the Event Horizon Telescope project, shows a black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy.

M87 black hole photo a first-of-its-kind scientific milestone

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor • April 15, 2019

It’s a revelation that has all but confirmed Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity at extremely strong gravitational scales and provided the first direct visual proof of a striking cosmological phenomenon. ...

Former Vice President Joe Biden departs from a forum on the opioid epidemic, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Seven women have so far accused the likely Democratic primary candidate of inappropriate touching and unwanted physical contact.

‘Unwanted touching’ allegations unlikely to sink Biden

Cole Bursch • April 15, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden has been accused of sexual harassment or unwanted physical contact by seven women in the past month. The allegations come before he has officially announced whether he will...

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security on April 5 at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. Trump said Friday he is considering sending Illegal Immigrants to Democratic strongholds to punish them for inaction— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea was dead on arrival. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump ‘strongly looking’ at releasing migrants in Dem cities

Jill Colvin and Colleen Long, Associated Press • April 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing "Illegal Immigrants" into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border— just...

Julian Assange gestures as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday, April 11, 2019 for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation revoked his asylum.

Judge convicts WikiLeaks founder of breaching bail

Associated Press • April 11, 2019

LONDON (AP) – Ecuador's president says his government withdrew asylum status for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange almost seven years after he sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, citing "repeated...

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