Dave Mattingly

The Dow added 224 points yesterday.

The S&P gained 46.

The Nasdaq closed up more than 1 percent.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

It's a wild guess, but there is some science involved in it.

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President Trump says Iran is promising to allow 20 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as indirect talks between the two countries to end the war continue.

At the same time, NPR's Emily Fang says Iran appears to be making more demands of the Trump administration after pushing back on the president's 15-point proposal for ending U.S.

and Israeli airstrikes.

That's NPR's Emily Fang reporting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says church leaders will be able to pray in Christianity's holiest site in Jerusalem during the Easter Holy Week.

Police blocked the Catholic Church's highest representative in Israel from holding a private prayer service on Palm Sunday, sparking widespread criticism, as NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

TSA agents at airports across the U.S.

are expected to receive their first paychecks in more than a month this week.

Still, as NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, it could take a while before airline passengers stop seeing long lines to get through security.

Wall Street futures are higher this morning.

This is NPR News.

NASA is preparing to launch its Artemis II mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The four-person crew is scheduled to travel around the moon and back over roughly 10 days.

Liftoff will take place as early as Wednesday.