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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. LOCAL GROUP SUSPECTED IN SRI LANKA BOMBINGS ON EASTER

The coordinated bombings that ripped through churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people, were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domestic militant group.

2. WITNESS DESCRIBES 'PANIC MODE' FOLLOWING BOMBINGS

People were being evacuated, others were being dragged. Blood and ambulances were everywhere, says Bhanuka Harischandra, a tech company founder who saw the aftermath of the Sri Lanka attacks.

3. 'NOTHING WRONG WITH TAKING INFORMATION FROM RUSSIANS'

That's what President's Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, says as House Democrats vow to step up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

4. WHERE TRUMP SOUGHT HELP AS MUELLER PROBE BEGAN

In 2017, the president asked senior intelligence officials to publicly counter news stories alleging that Trump's campaign had ties to Russia.

5. WHO REACHES TENTATIVE CONTRACT DEAL

Stop & Shop supermarket workers and company officials say they've put together a contract agreement to end a strike that began April 11.

6. COMEDIAN WINS UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

TV sitcom star Volodymyr Zelenskiy cruised to a landslide victory over incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in a crushing rebuke to the incumbent's five years in office.

7. CEDAR THE GERMAN SHEPHERD REUNITED WITH OWNERS

The dog, stolen nearly two years earlier, was found abandoned in Colorado. A microchip led to its human family.

8. EUROPEAN LANDMARKS IN NEED OF TLC

The devastating Notre Dame fire is a warning bell that all of Europe needs to hear since thousands of monuments and palaces across the continent are in need of renovations.

9. ONLY PASSENGERS ON BOARD

Tesla to show off technology required to make turn its electric cars into driverless vehicles.

10. HARRY AND MEGHAN'S FIRST BABY

Meghan's due date is fast approaching, so here are some key answers to your questions about the soon-to-be latest addition to the world's most famous royal family

Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center right, and his wife Olena Zelenska, center left, greet their supporters at his headquarters as the portrait of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is seen on a TV screen, right, after the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Ukrainians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff as the nation's incumbent leader struggles to fend off a strong challenge by a comedian who denounces corruption and plays the role of president in a TV sitcom. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) The Associated Press
President Donald Trump, center, returns a salute during his arrival on Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sunday, April 21 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Associated Press
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, March 27, 2018, a view of the Rialto bridge, in Venice, Italy. The recent devastating Notre Dame fire in Paris was a warning bell that all of Europe needs to hear, since so many monuments and palaces across the continent are in need of better upkeep according to European officials. National governments are increasingly looking for private donors to renovate major monuments prompting Diesel brand to back improvements for the Rialto bridge in Venice. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch children playing football at a school in the town of Asni, in the Atlas mountains, Morocco. The time is drawing near for the impending royal birth of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. The couple is keeping many details about Meghan’s pregnancy and birth plan private and say they don’t know the baby’s gender yet. (Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via AP, File) The Associated Press
FILE- In this March 14, 2019, file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk appears poised to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles in a risky bid to realize a bold vision that he has been floating for years. The technology required to make that quantum leap is scheduled to be shown off to Tesla investors Monday, April 22, 2019, at the company’s Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) The Associated Press
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