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Sri Lanka on Wednesday again rejected devolving police powers to the provinces as requested by new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and required by the constitution as a means to ease tension with minority Tamils.via: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-sri-lanka-india-20140604,0,6791597.storysource: www.chicagotribune.com