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#1 Israeli Police Block Catholic Figures From Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre - Freddie Clayton and Matteo Moschella, Tony Seruga/Catholic Arena, Just the News, Carrie Prejean Boller, Anadolu English, LifeSiteNews, and Ranked News on X
World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday. Pizzaballa had attempted to travel to the church within Jerusalem’s Old City with the Rev. Francesco Ielpo, the church’s official guardian, to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It said the two were stopped en route and compelled to turn back, marking “the first time in centuries” that Palm Sunday Mass could not be celebrated at the church, which is the holiest site in Christianity, built where many believe Jesus was crucified...#2 Europe Seeks to Increase Deportations, Quietly Adopting Trump Administration Tactics - Sam McNeil and Giada Zampano for Associated Press/PBS, Frankie Tts, CTV News Vancouver Island, ..../Basil the Great (community note), AzLawDawg, Imtiaz Mahmood/Make Europe Great Again - M.E.G.A, and TheGlobal Dose on X
The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid, and deport migrants to "return hubs" in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting tactics of the Trump administration that have drawn public criticism across the 27-nation bloc. The EU continues to tighten migration policies after right-wing parties took power in some countries in 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from the center-right European People's Party coalition, has said that the new measures will prevent a repeat of the 2015 crisis caused by Syria's civil war, when about 1 million people arrived to seek asylum...
#3 Millions Turn Out for “No Kings” Rallies Held Worldwide to Protest Against Trump - CBS News, Aaron Jefferson | WSWS.org, Marcel/Lux, Larry/Mike Netter (community note), Ninja Tuna, Bobby Orr, Jose, and James Melville on X
Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Trump's actions, in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage in what organizers said were mass demonstrations involving millions of people. U.S. organizers had estimated that the first two rounds of No Kings rallies drew more than 5 million people in June and 7 million in October. On Saturday, they estimated that at least 8 million participants took part in more than 3,300 events worldwide. Thousands of people stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the Minnesota Capitol lawn and surrounding streets in St. Paul. Some held upside-down U.S. flags, historically a sign of distress...
#4 Senators Urge Trump Administration to Boost Ethics Training on Insider Trading - Jared Perlo for NBC News, Norm Roulet, Breaking Pulse.grvt, Moira,
Szymanski, Citizens for Ethics, and oesnada on X
Over 40 Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate signed a letter to top administration regulators and ethics officials on Monday asking for government-wide training on insider trading in prediction markets. The letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Government Ethics comes after weeks of increasing scrutiny regarding potential insider trading by government employees using prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. The letter highlights concerns that federal employees may have used insider knowledge to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit from trades relating to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the length of White House press conferences...#5 Man Accused of Stealing Sensitive Computer Key at Palm Beach County Election Training - Grace Bellinghausen for CBS 12 News, Libs of TikTok, Tony Seruga/Eric Daugherty, Right Angle News Network, and Breanna Morello on X
A Palm Beach County election volunteer allegedly stole an encrypted access key during a training session, sparking a criminal investigation. Detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office say they responded to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office at 4301 Cherry Road for reports of sensitive computer equipment being stolen. A subsequent investigation uncovered that the theft happened days earlier, on March 19, while the Elections Office was conducting a training session for volunteers assisting with the upcoming election. At the training session, detectives say the suspect, John Panicci, took an encrypted access key from a voter registration terminal.
#6 Trump Threatens to ‘Obliterate’ Iran’s Energy Facilities if Deal Not Reached ‘Shortly' - BBC News, Rohitash Mahur ( Lodhi ), OSINT FrontLine | Global, Laurentiu B .,
Al Arabiya English, and (((DeanObeidallah))) on X
Donald Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants and oil wells if a deal is not reached "shortly" Trump says the US is in "serious" discussions with the "new and more reasonable" regime in Iran - but warns if a ceasefire is not agreed, the US will hit sites it has "purposefully not yet 'touched'" He also repeats his threats against the major fuel hub of Kharg Island - our correspondent Frank Gardner asks whether they could be a bluff Meanwhile, the price of oil hits $115, while new attacks are reported in Iran, Lebanon, and Israel
#7 Trump Says He Has “No Problem” With Russian Tanker Bringing Oil to Cuba Despite Blockade - CBS News, Tony Wideman, www.Jonny Clock1977.us, Boma John, Faith, and ABC Miami on X
President Trump said Sunday night he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade. "We have a tanker out there. We don't mind having somebody get a boatload because they need… they have to survive," Mr. Trump told reporters as he flew back to Washington. When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Mr. Trump said: "I told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not." On Monday, Russia's Transport Ministry said the oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived at the Cuban port of Matanzas carrying "humanitarian supplies" of about 730,000 barrels of oil...
#8 Trump Says His ‘Preference’ Would Be to ‘Take the Oil in Iran' - Kyla Guilfoil for NBC News, Wachrüttler./Disclose.tv, GeopoliticsToday, Joseph Meagher, SBN News Pakistan, and Alex Jones/Paulb2007 on X
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to "take the oil in Iran" and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90% of Iran's oil exports. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said his "preference would be to take the oil." "To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the U.S. say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people," he said.#9 Lee Calls on Senate to Ditch Spring Recess, Reconvene to Fund DHS - Sophie Brams for The Hill, Ncnovembergrl, Gunther Eagleman™/Bella Sunshine, Glenn Beck/David Brady, and Roll Call on X
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Saturday called on his Senate colleagues to cut their two-week recess short and return to Washington, as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hangs in the balance. “If you don’t want to fight fires, don’t become a firefighter. If you don’t want to take grueling votes at difficult hours and sometimes have to work longer than you want to, maybe you shouldn’t become a United States senator,” Lee said candidly during an appearance on Fox News...
#10 Bessent to Unveil New Healthcare Fraud Crackdown - NEWSMAX, Manhattan pleasant ave., Michelle King/Eric Daugherty, M.A. Rothman, and NahBabyNah on X
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is rolling out a new initiative aimed at cracking down on healthcare fraud — while offering potentially lucrative rewards for those who help expose it. Under the program, set to launch Monday, whistleblowers could receive between 10% and 30% of fines collected from criminals who defraud Medicare and Medicaid, according to a report by the New York Post. The payments would come directly from penalties imposed on wrongdoers, not taxpayers...
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