TRACK ENERGY COSTS

“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.”

“Trump said the rescued officer sustained injuries, but quote, he will be just fine. This was the first time Iran has shot down a US fighter jet since the war started. President Trump also issued a profane threat to Iran on Easter Sunday morning. He said, starting Tuesday, the US will bomb power plants and bridges if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.”

“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.”

“A recent national survey from Common Sense Media, the nonprofit group that focuses on kids and concerns about media, found that 36% of boys aged 11 to 17 in the US have gambled in the past year. Michael Robb, Common Sense Media's head of research, notes that playing fantasy football with friends or making a Marsh Madness bracket may be harmless for kids and can help strengthen male friend groups. But for a small subset of boys, things can get out of control.”

“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.”

“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.”

“This Easter, only about a dozen priests were praying inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where it's believed Jesus died and was resurrected. The Latin Patriarch's office shared this video. Last week, he was barred from entering by Israeli police citing safety restrictions. After wide criticism, a small number are back in, but no crowds.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 huge eyedrops recall has been expanded to more than 3 million bottles nationwide. They were made by Casey Pharmaceuticals. It's a private label maker that are produced under a number of names and sold at stores around the country. They're being voluntarily recalled because of questions over the product's sterility.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Gasoline prices have jumped sharply since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran. That's expected to push the annual inflation rate back above 3 percent when the price index for March is released on Friday. Core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, is also expected to be higher in March than it was in February.”