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“Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's authorized negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the countries. The nations have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948. Meanwhile, president Trump posted on social media that Iran is doing a very poor job of allowing oil through the Strait Of Hormuz.”

“At issue is whether a crime was committed to justify a judge signing off on the warrants. Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, obtained them to investigate an alleged vote count discrepancy in a statewide election last year. In that election, Californians voted to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats.”

“Eligible men between the ages of 18 and 25 will automatically be registered into the US military draft pool starting in December. That's a change from the current requirement to self register. The military has not held a draft since 1973 during the Vietnam War.”

“The AP reported at least 50 new Polymarket accounts placed substantial bets on a US Iran ceasefire hours before president Trump made the announcement. It isn't the first time such well timed bets have occurred. Donald Trump junior has a sizable stake in Polymarket.”

“Formed in the later years of The USSR, Memorial has often been at odds with the Kremlin, not only documenting the darker chapters of the Soviet past, but also abuses in Vladimir Putin's Russia. For that work, Memorial was among human rights groups awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. Now Russia's highest court has effectively criminalized any and all of Memorial's activities.”

“President Trump late Saturday said the US military has found alive and rescued the F-15E pilot who was shot down Friday in Iran. The news comes after what's being described as a frantic effort to get the airmen out of harm's way after Iran urged citizens to assist in finding the pilot and offered a reward for his capture.”

“Finance and economy ministers from Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain want the European Commission, the EU's executive body, to introduce what they call a solidarity levy on energy companies. The call comes amid soaring fuel prices sparked by the Iranian regime's closing of the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran.”

“President Trump's executive order calls for his administration to create lists of adult US citizens in each state. It also calls for banning the US. Postal Service from delivering mail and ballots to anyone not on those lists. In their lawsuits, Democrats, voting rights groups, and almost two dozen states argue the Constitution gives state legislatures and Congress, not the president, the power to set rules for federal elections.”

“Dozens of cardinals, bishops, and priests processed into a darkened St. Peter's Basilica to usher in the ancient service known as the Great Easter Vigil. Easter comes this year into a world torn by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and at a time of great political strife in the US.”

“A federal judge in Boston has stopped efforts by the Trump administration to collect data from universities that provide institutions that are not considering race when it comes to college admissions. The judge said the federal government probably has the right to collect the data, but he said the program was started in what he described as a rushed and chaotic way.”