News In Brief

Sarah Willson, Editor-in-Chief

Stop & Shop Reopens After Strike:

The 11-day Stop & Shop strike that took place across southern New England has finally come to an end after five labor unions settled on a tentative three-year contract agreement over the weekend.

Doors reopened 8 a.m. on Monday, but Stop & Shop officials say it will take some time before shelves are fully stocked.

Stop & Shop said it would schedule a meeting to vote on the contract in the coming days, though specifics regarding what the agreement entails are unclear. Workers protested a “different benefit package” for part-time workers, as well as contract changes that would require employees to pay more for health insurance.

Though stores stayed open amid the strike, the bakery, customer service, deli, seafood counters and gas stations were non-operational.

Democrats Push For Impeachment After Mueller Report:

Top Democrats, including 2020 presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, are calling on Congress to pursue the possibility of impeaching President Donald Trump after the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was made public.

Despite the 22-month-long investigation not finding sufficient evidence to bring forth an obstruction of justice charge, Mueller’s report painted the picture of a White House plagued by lies and several instances in which Trump attempted to end the probe, but ultimately failed.

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York said “some of [the report’s]” findings are impeachable in cases regarding treason, bribery and “other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

Trump said he is “not even a little bit” concerned about being impeached, saying that “only high crimes and misdemeanors can lead to impeachment,” according to NBC News.

Bombings Kill, Injure Hundreds In Sri Lanka:

At least 290 people were killed and over 500 were injured after a series of bombings took place across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

The suicide attacks targeted churches and hotels, and are being blamed on a “little-known local jihadist group” referred to as National Thowheed Jamath. The group has not claimed responsibility for the attack.

As of Monday, 24 people had been arrested in possible connections to the wave of bombings. The president’s office also declared a state of national emergency, BBC News said.

According to cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne, officials were warned about a bomb threat from National Thowheed Jamath two weeks before the attacks, though no information was ever passed on to the Prime Minister.

BBC said that Sri Lanka will seek assistance from foreign countries due to the fact that the attacks appear to have been carried out by foreign terrorist organizations.