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Pakistan says it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran.

But Iran's parliament speaker says they are a cover for the 2500 U.S. Marines that arrived

in the Middle East this weekend.

And the speaker threatened that U.S. troops would be set on fire if they attempt a ground

invasion.

Israel, meanwhile, says it's not ready for the fighting to end just yet.

Israel wants this war to keep going.

I spoke with a military official today who said Israel would still need weeks more and

wants weeks more to complete its military goals in Iran.

Israel does understand the momentum here is headed toward an negotiated end of the war.

So Israel sped up attacks this weekend on Iran's military industry, its manufacturing sites.

That's NPR's Daniel Ester and Jerusalem.

The fighting between Iran and Israel is making religious activity difficult during an important

time for both Christian and Jewish faith.

Jerusalem's holiest places are sitting empty with both Passover and Easter just one week

away.

The Western Wall is also closed and officials say a key Passover blessing will take place

with just a small number of people attending.

ICE officers could remain at airports even after TSA workers start getting paid again.

That's according to White House borders are Tom Homan.

As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, TSA paychecks could resume as early as later today, even

though Congress has not allocated money for those payments.

After lawmakers failed to pass a Department of Homeland Security budget last Friday, President

Trump directed the Transportation Security Administration to pay workers from existing

funds.

Immigration and customs enforcement officers have been helping the TSA with checking identification

and other tasks.

On CNN state of the Union, Tom Homan said ICE officers might remain at airports.

Depends on how many TSA agents come back to work, how many TSA agents have actually quit

and have no plan coming back to work.

The TSA says hundreds of workers quit after going weeks without pay, that's increased security

wait times by hours at airports around the country.

Democrats vowed to block DHS funding without reforms after officers killed two U.S. citizens

in Minneapolis, Jeff Brady and PR News.

It'll be a short week ahead on Wall Street and PR Scott Horsley reports that traders may

welcome the break after a big sell-off last week.

All the major stock indexes fell last week as the U.S. war with Iran continued to scramble

energy markets, crude oil prices topped $100 a barrel, and gasoline prices climbed to

about $1 a gallon higher than they had been before the war.

This coming week brings a fresh look at the U.S. job market, we'll find out on Friday

how many jobs employers added or subtracted in the month of March.

The job market has shown little movement for the last six months, but at 4.4 percent

the unemployment rate remains relatively low.

Traders will not get an immediate opportunity to react to the jobs report.

The stock market will be closed that day for the Good Friday holiday.

Scott Horsley and PR News.

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Stocks in Asia finished down on Monday, Malaysia's benchmark index fell one and a half percent,

while South Korea's market finished down 5.3 percent, and Taiwan fell 2.4 percent.

Jakarta stocks are down 14 percent for the month.

Project Hail Mary, a feel-good movie about a space forage, is still soaring at cinemas

NPR's Bob Mandello has our details.

Ryan Gosling's film about an alien encounter during a long shot effort to save Earth

No one's ever done this before.

Took off like a rocket last weekend.

It is time go.

Think you mean go time pal.

And apparently the 85 percent of its audience that said in exit polls that they'd recommend

Project Hail Mary to a friend actually recommended it to a friend.

Where most blockbusters dropped drastically after a big US opening,

Project Hail Mary will finish this second weekend with another $54 million in the till,

and it's holding even better overseas.

So the worldwide 10-day total will top $300 million all before the start of next weekend's

lucrative Easter holidays. Bob Mandello, NPR News.

Rayland Mullins sank a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer's Sunday to give Yukon a thrilling

win over tournament top seed Duke 73-72. With that win, Yukon will now play Ilanoi next Saturday

in the men's final four. Well Michigan will take on Arizona. All America forwards serious

strong meanwhile scored 21 points as defending champion Yukon rolled over Notre Dame Sunday 70-52

in NCAA women's action. The Huskies now move into the women's basketball tournament final four.

UCLA also advancing after beating Duke 70-58. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.

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