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Despite problems during the unpiloted Artemis I reentry, the Artemis II crew is confident their heat shield will protect them during a fiery descent to Earth on Friday. CBS
VOA VIEW: Everything is looking good.
A federal judge blocked a restrictive new Defense Dept. press policy instituted after previously he ruled Pentagon press restrictions issued last year were unlawful. CBS
VOA VIEW: The judge has no authority.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS
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The average U.S. property tax bill rose 3.7% last year to $4,427, outpacing inflation even as the typical home lost value. CBS
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months. CBS
VOA VIEW: It will not run out of money.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran must give up any thought of any controls over the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair already faced a hurdle by Sen. Thom Tillis over a probe of current Chair Jerome Powell. CNBC
VOA VIEW: More Dem waste of time.
President Donald Trump said that Iran "better stop now" if it's charging fees to oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran may end up in a bigger mass.
Xi Jinping hosted Taiwan's main opposition leader in Beijing for the first time in a decade, ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Trump in May and Taiwan's presidential election in 2028. CNBC
VOA VIEW: China is dreaming.
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The USPS is facing a severe financial crisis and could run out of money early in 2027. The agency has proposed hiking stamp prices along with other measures. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The USPS is always facing financial problems.
American Airlines is joining Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue in raising its checked bag fees as the industry deals with high jet fuel prices. CNBC
DHS says the Coast Guard recovered more than 4,500 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Ecuador as part of Operation Pacific Viper counter-drug efforts. FOX News
Roman Amatitla was charged with murder and arson after allegedly setting a random Queens building fire that killed four, including a 3-year-old girl. FOX News
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A search and rescue operation is underway in Philadelphia following the partial collapse of a parking garage that left one dead and two unaccounted for. FOX News
A South Carolina pastor and his wife were arrested after a foster child reported that the pastor sexually abused them while at the couple's home. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A sick situation.
Police search for a person of interest after U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Montano was fatally stabbed in a downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, brawl Sunday. FOX News
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Russia and Ukraine have both said they will halt fighting for 32 hours during the Orthodox Easter weekend, a rare truce in the four-year-old war. UPI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that there was "no cease-fire in Lebanon," while announcing direct negotiations with its neighbor. UPI
The Trump administration made the case that the $400 million ballroom planned for the White House is needed to ensure its "safety and security." UPI
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced plans Thursday to open investigations into the artificial intelligence platform OpenAI. UPI
An effort by House Democrats to limit President Donald Trump's war powers was stymied by the GOP with a swift session that denied even a debate. UPI
VOA VIEW: Aas they should.
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Iran’s attacks on its Mideast neighbors is too much for even one of its fiercest terror allies.
Hamas issued a rare statement urging the Islamic Republic to halt its retaliatory strikes on other Gulf countries. “While affirming Iran’s right to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with in. This is the first time the Palestinian terror group has publicly commented on the ongoing war in Iran. International norms and laws, the movement calls upon our brothers in Iran not to target neighboring countries,” Hamas said in a statement. Hamas made sense for once.
An Iranian-backed proxy, Hamas gets its funding both from the Iranian regime and some other Gulf nations at Tehran launched counterstrikes at like Qatar and Turkey — putting the terror group in a tricky position since the conflict erupted. The group, which has been badly weakened due to its war in Gaza with Israel, has been in contact with Islamic Republic leaders over the issue, a Hamas official told the AFP. It’s also spoken to officials in other Mideast countries including Qatar, Turkey and Iraq, to urge them to work toward an end to the war, according to the source.
Since the first US and Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran has responded by firing hundreds of missiles and drones at half a dozen Middle Eastern countries in counterattacks, warning there was “no red line” after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
