Ex-Funeral Home Owner Faces 20 in Prison After Giving Families Fake Ashes

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building is asking for leniency when she is sentenced Monday, saying she was a “scared and desperate mother” who was manipulated to keep the family business operating. Carie Hallford, 48, faces up to 20 years …

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Trump Calls for Allies to Help Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries early Monday. Dubai International Airport — the world’s busiest — suspended operations after a drone struck a fuel tank, starting a fire. Authorities said …

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Myanmar Parliament Convenes as Army Prepares for New Era of Rule

March 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament convened on Monday for the first time ⁠since ⁠a coup five years ago, in one ⁠of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful military retains ​tight control. The gathering of the new parliament comes after a recent phased election dominated by the army-backed Union …

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