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Family of suicide bombers attacks 3 churches in Indonesia, killing 7, police say

Jakarta (CNN) Police believe a husband, wife and their four children carried out the suicide attacks on three churches in Surabaya that left seven people dead, Indonesia's top cop said Sunday. The attackers included two daughters aged 9 and 12 years old, said Head Gen. Tito Karnavian, the country's highest-ranking police official. Earlier reports indicated at least 10 people died in the Sunday morning attacks, but Karnavian said during a news conference that seven victims were killed. Forty-one people, including two police officers, were hospitalized with injuries, police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said previously. The six bombers also died, Karnavian said. Investigators believe the parents belong to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, a terrorist group that lends its support to ISIS in Indonesia, the police general said. Through its Amaq News Agency, ISIS claimed responsibility for what it called "martyrdom attacks" in the port city on the east coast of Ja

The woman who invented Mother's Day came to hate it

If Anna Jarvis hated Mother's Day back then, she would despise it now. CNN) Mother's Day  means big business for retailers. This year is no different --  shoppers will spend an average of $180 per mom . If you hate all of the commercialization behind the day that celebrates moms, imagine how Anna Jarvis would feel now. The holiday's founder worked so hard to get the world to give moms everywhere a shoutout. But before her death, even she had to admit she had some regrets about starting Mother's Day. If she were alive now, she'd probably be living her worst nightmare. She just wanted to honor her mom Long before her death, Jarvis' mom Ann Reeves Jarvis hoped someone would dedicate a day to honor mothers. When she died on May 9, 1905, Jarvis set out to do just that. She began campaigning not only for her mom but for moms everywhere. It started off with her hometown of Grafton, West Virginia, which takes credit for  hosting the first offic

Liverpool hotshots Salah, Mane & Firmino break Madrid's BBC strikeforce's UCL goalscoring record

A mark previously held by Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo has now fallen to the Reds stars, who have been near-unstoppable this season Sadio Mane's early goal to break the deadlock against Roma saw the Liverpool star write his name into the Champions League record books, alongside his two striking partners in crime. Mane needed less than 10 minutes to open the scoring in the Stadio Olimpico, as Liverpool's bid to defend the 5-2 lead picked up in the first leg got off to a perfect start.  After Radja Nainggolan's horrendous pass was picked up, the striker was fed in by Roberto Firmino and finished in emphatic fashion past Alisson.  The goal put Liverpool 6-2 ahead on aggregate, with Georginio Wijnaldum later restoring the four-goal advantage following James Milner's own goal.  The trio of Mane, Mohamed Salah and Firmino have now hit no less than 29 goals in this year's Champions League.  Salah and Firmino have contributed 10 each, with Mane chipping i