TRACK CEASEFIRE

“A fragile cease-fire is holding for now.”

“For people on the ground, the uncertainty is far from over.”

“Jared Malsin unpacks the sticking points for achieving long-term peace.”

“After nearly six weeks of war in Iran, a fragile cease-fire is holding.”

“Will the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Hold?”

“Diplomats from both sides have left Cairo without reaching a definitive agreement.”

“The latest data suggests that inflation is staying higher for longer than anticipated.”

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“From Iran's perspective, they feel emboldened. This war that started with a call to replace the regime, well, one Khamenei was replaced by another Khamenei. So the regime is still there. It is proven that it can withstand the most powerful army in the world and the most powerful army in the region, Israel. And it discovered the Strait Of Hormuz and what havoc it can wreak, not only on The Gulf, but on the entire globe.”

“Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming the Iranian backed Hezbollah militants, making the announcement Thursday amid disagreement over whether the Iran ceasefire includes Lebanon. British prime minister Keir Starmer describing the ceasefire as fragile and has criticized Israel's strikes on Lebanon.”

“The prime minister also drew parallels between Russian president Vladimir Putin and president Trump, saying he was fed up with the fact that British families would see their energy bills rise because of, quote, the actions of Putin or Trump across the world. Before this latest surge in prices from The US and Israel's war in Iran, the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine had already pushed up energy prices.”

“While talking to reporters from space, astronaut Victor Glover said he'd been thinking about the return to Earth ever since he was assigned to this mission a few years ago. We have to get back. There's so much data that you've seen already, but all the good stuff is coming back with us. There's so many more pictures, so many more stories. And riding a fireball through the atmosphere is as profound as well.”

“Fans in LA went from ecstatic to heartbroken when they logged on to buy Olympics tickets and saw prices in the hundreds and thousands of dollars. Seats at the games start at $28, but go as high as 5,500, including a whopping 24% service fee on each ticket. And the cheap seats sold out fast. Denny Nivens has been to eight summer games and said he's never seen price tags so high.”

“The first two days of the ceasefire have been shaky with strikes of varying severity happening in Lebanon, Iran, Israel, and the Gulf Arab states. The Iranians I spoke to at the border didn't wanna be named fearing reprisal upon their return, and none of them believed that the temporary truce would hold.”

“Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to give the ceasefire a boost Thursday. He said he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah militants. Lebanese authorities have not yet responded.”

“Melania Trump also denied that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump and said that she is not one of Epstein's victims. She urged congress to hold public hearings for them. Melania Trump's statement seemed to come out of the blue.”

“The Artemis two astronauts are preparing for Friday evening's return to Earth. The three Americans and one Canadian are now under 150,000 miles from home after setting a new distance record during Monday's lunar flyby. They're aiming for a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego.”

“The scientists found that the same neurons that fire when someone looks at an object also fire when a person imagines that object. The finding supports earlier evidence from brain scans suggesting that seeing and imagining activate the same circuits.”

“Vice president JD Vance is in Islamabad today leading a US delegation for high level talks aimed at stabilizing a fragile ceasefire between The US and Iran. The agreement reached this week is already being tested with tensions lingering between the two sides. Officials say the next two weeks will be critical in determining whether the ceasefire can hold.”

“Lebanese president Joseph Aoun says the Lebanese ambassador in Washington had a phone call Friday with the Israeli ambassador there. It's the first official contact between the two countries since 1983. Aoun says there will be face to face talks Tuesday at the state department focusing on a ceasefire.”

“A sharp spike in gasoline prices during the war triggered a surge of inflation last month. Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago. That's the biggest annual increase in twenty two months. Stripping out volatile energy and food prices, core inflation was 2.6%, high enough to make the Federal Reserve cautious about additional cuts to interest rates.”

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“The Trump administration has released plans for a massive arch to be built in Washington DC. The project is meant to mark the nation's two hundred fiftieth anniversary in July, though details on funding and approval remain unclear. Critics say the proposal would mark a significant departure from how sitting presidents typically approach public memorials.”