Shea offered to help rightwing figures, Sri Lanka attacks kill hundreds, and other headlines

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Coordinated attacks kill nearly 300 in Sri Lanka
On Easter Sunday, terrorist bombings in churches across Sri Lanka killed hundreds of people, and despite security forces receiving warnings of the attacks 10 days ago, no precautions were taken, the New York Times reports.

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Rep. Matt Shea

Shea-dy Surveillance
In a private group chat with rightwing figures, Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley) apparently offered to help do background checks on liberal Spokane residents the participants wanted to target, including with described acts of violence, the Guardian reports. 

Climbers' remains recovered in Canada
The remains of Spokane climber Jess Roskelley and his two climbing companions were recovered in Alberta on Sunday from an avalanche field that likely took their lives, the Spokesman-Review reports.