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Iran War Spiked Inflation In March; Consumer prices rose at fastest pace in years as war pushed energy costs dramatically higher

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Inflation, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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At the Races: Taxes on the trail; Rising gas prices; Instability in Middle East; Trump plummeting poll numbers; historically party controlling White House often loses congressional seats in midterm elections; Republicans face significant challenges

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Elections, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Victims of Camp Lejeune tainted water inch closer to amends; Some lawsuits appear headed for trial later this year

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Government, Politics, Health, Military

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CFTC bucks trend, seeks more money from Congress, proposes fees; Agency seeks 12 percent bump from enacted fiscal 2026 level

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Budget, CFTC, Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines

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This week: Iran War Powers and expulsion talk in Congress; Swalwell among four members facing serious ethics allegations

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Military, National Security

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Trump says gas prices may remain high through November midterm election; after weeks of asserting that price spike short-term

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Donald Trump, Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Gold slips as dollar firms, U.S.-Iran peace talks falter

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Currency, Dollar, Economy, Business, Featured, Gold and Silver, Precious Metals, Headlines, International, Iran

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Wall Street indexes mixed as U.S.-Iran concerns clash with bargain-hunting

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran

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Oil prices jump 6% to above $100 a barrel on U.S. blockade of Iran, as U.S. Navy prepares to block ships to and from Iran via Strait of Hormuz

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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Ukraine, Russia Report Thousands Of Easter Truce Violations

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Ukraine

[Copyright © 2026 RFE/RL, Inc. Used with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. All Rights Reserved. – Feb. 12,[…]

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 4.13.26 – NCBC (Canada)

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic Mass Videos, Faith, Faith & Values, Headlines

TV Mass for Monday of the Second Week of Easter, April 13, 2025, from the NCBC in Ontario, Canada …[…]

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 4.13.26 – Catholic TV (Boston)

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic Mass Videos, Faith, Faith & Values, Featured, Headlines

TV Mass for Monday of the Second Week of Easter, April 13, 2025, from Catholic TV in Boston … [click[…]

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Catholic Mass Readings: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 4.13.26

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Faith, Faith & Values, Headlines

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of[…]

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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating Putin’s Orthodox Easter ceasefire

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Ukraine

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Hungary’s conservative icon Viktor Orban defeated after 16 years in office by pro-EU upstart centre-right Tisza party in Sunday’s national election

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Eastern Europe, EU, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Hungary, International

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) 4.12.26 – Heart of the Nation (Wisconsin)

04.12.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic Mass Videos, Faith & Values, Headlines

TV Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 12, 2025, from Heart of the[…]

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Vatican

Trump lashes out at Pope Leo XIV amid Iran war rebuke

04.12.2026 SCW SteveWire Donald Trump, Faith, Faith & Values, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear, Persian Gulf, Venezuela

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) 4.12.26 – Catholic TV (Boston)

04.12.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic Mass Videos, Faith, Faith & Values, Headlines

TV Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 12, 2025, from Catholic TV in[…]

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Another mysterious NASA death as ninth scientist linked to secret programs dies; sparking questions over array of deaths or disappearances tied to the U.S. space and nuclear programs

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Crime, Headlines, Nuclear, Space

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Russia suffers ‘record’ soldier casualties as Ukraine ups drone production; Russian casualties mounting, recruitment falling, territorial acquisitions dwindling, recently released figures suggest

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Ukraine

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Friday in the Octave of Easter 4.10.26 – Catholic TV (Boston)

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic Mass Videos, Faith & Values, Headlines, Videos

Catholic TV Mass for Friday in the Octave of Easter, April 10, 2025, from Catholic TV in Boston … [click[…]

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VIDEO & Links: NASA’s Artemis II Orion Crew Comes Home

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, Space

The Artemis II Orion Spacecraft is set to return to earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San[…]

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Artist's Rendition of Orion Spacecraft in Flight, with Earth in Background, adapted from nasa.gov image of video still shot

Artemis II splashdown: Why Orion’s re-entry is so high risk

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, Space

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Artist's Rendition of Orion Spacecraft in Flight, with Earth in Background, adapted from nasa.gov image of video still shot

Artemis II Flight Day 10: Crew Sets for Final Burn, Splashdown

04.10.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, Space

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Artist's Rendition of Orion Spacecraft in Flight, with Earth in Background, adapted from nasa.gov image of video still shot

NASA: Artemis II Orion Images and Multimedia

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, Space

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USPS halts pension contributions after warning of looming cash crisis; Agency says move will free up $2.5B this year; officials warn could run out of cash without major reforms

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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The Fed Can Only Watch Iran’s Energy Shock — and Wait

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Federal Reserve, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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NATO chief says world ‘absolutely’ safer under Trump; ‘Degrading these capabilities is really, really very important for your and my safety,’ Rutte said of U.S. operations in Iran

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, National Security, NATO, Persian Gulf

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Automatic registration in Selective Service to start in December; Men between 18 and 25 already required to register for draft, which has not been held since 1973

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Military, National Security

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Oil prices rose in early trading Friday following attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, and as markets evaluated risk premium from ongoing closure of Strait of Hormuz, despite fragile truce between U.S. and ‌Iran

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy

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