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Secretary of State John Kerry isn't too pleased with some of the 2016 campaign rhetoric floating around. In particular, he mentioned the anti-Islam and pro-torture stances as being hard to explain to global leaders Sunday on CBS' Face the Nation.

A suicide attack in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly killed at least 56 people and injured more than 100 others Sunday evening. Many of those injured are reportedly in critical condition.

A suicide attack in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly killed at least 60 people and injured about 300 others Sunday evening. Many of those injured are reportedly in critical condition.

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's harsh anti-Islam rhetoric is so concerning that on ABC's This Week, host Jonathan Karl had to check and see just how far it might go. He directly asked the business mogul if he could rule out establishing internment camps for Muslims in the U.S.

Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have been sparring over their wives all week. On Sunday, opponent Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) called for an end to it on NBC's Meet the Press.

Syrian forces recaptured the city of Palmyra from Islamic State militants, according to state media. The extremist groups started demolishing ancient ruins after taking the city in May.

Across Mexico, people celebrating Easter took part in a Holy Week tradition Saturday that involves burning figures representing Judas Iscariot, who the Bible says betrayed Jesus Christ.

After facing criticism, Tribeca Film Festival pulled an anti-vaccine documentary from its lineup Saturday, The New York Times reports.

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Bernie Sanders easily won presidential caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii on Saturday. He won 73 percent of the vote in Washington, 82 percent in Alaska, and 70 percent in Hawaii. The dominant performance was expected by Sanders, who typically fares well in largely white states. Clinton still holds a sizable delegate lead over the Vermont senator.

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Belgian prosecutors charged a man the media identified as Fayçal Cheffou with participating in a terrorist group and in terrorist murders Saturday. Читать дальше...

In his Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Francis called on the need for "weapons of love" in light of the recent terrorist attack in Belgium and others worldwide, Reuters reports.

Technics & Civilization by Lewis Mumford (Univ. of Chicago, $25). This 1934 book invented media theory, the notion that our technologies create entire environments that reshape life as we know it. The invention of the clock led to hourly employment. The capital-intensive machinery of the industrial age led to consolidated corporate power. Mumford said it all, first.

Bernie Sanders easily won presidential caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii on Saturday, Politico reports.

In today's highly deodorized world, we assume that to be without smell is to be clean. But throughout the long and pungent history of humanity, smelling "good" has been as delightful as it has sometimes been disgusting.

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