I share what Easter means for me and ask that you find happiness in your life by reflecting on where you are and then hitting the reset button to resurrect your dreams. Believe you can achieve anything you set your mind to and do it. Next, we cover where churches are open as well as a brief history and the symbolism of the lily flower. Finally, we cover last month’s Pope Francis’s Mosul moment — the first ever papal visit to Iraq, where the Christian minority have been persecuted by ISIS (2014-2017). Iraqis have also withstood an American invasion in the 1990s, several civil wars, not to mention a long war with its neighbor Iran. May the waters along the land between two rivers run smoothly once again in the mostly Muslim nation.

A second U.S. Capitol Police Officer has lost his life due to violence since the Jan. 6 insurrection. William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year veteran, died Friday after a 25-year-old rammed his vehicle into two capitol police officers at a barricade. March was a pivotal month in the United States. A new study in the journal Cell estimates that as data catch up, they will show that B.1.1.7 became the dominant variant in many U.S. states by late March. The Biden administration joined 13 other governments to criticize the World Health Organization (WHO) report investigating the origins of the Covid-19 and called for more openness from China. The CDC director gave an emotional warning of “impending doom” with Covid-19 cases rising recently.

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12.

The nationally televised Derek Chauvin trial began Monday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In New York, a law suit against former President Donald Trump can proceed after the New York state’s highest court on Tuesday cleared the way for a former “Apprentice” contestant’s defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump to move forward, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.

Ships began moving through the Suez Canal on Tuesday morning after the 220,000-ton vessel called the Ever Given was freed. The 1,300-foot cargo ship was stuck on a sand bar for six days, blocking the waterway packed with other vessels carrying the world’s goods — including cars, oil, livestock and laptops — that normally flow easily through the canal, which is the quickest path from Asia and the Middle East to Europe and the East Coast of the United States.

Ayah, who is 14 months old and has spinal muscular atrophy. She needs a drug called Zolgensma that costs $2.1 million to save her life before she turns two. Her parents are in a race against time and want to bring Ayah from Sweden to the United States for treatment. A link to their Go Fund Me page is at https://gofund.me/b5baebbe

Harry goes to work:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/investing/chatterley-first-move-prince-harry-betterup/index.html

(NOTE: CNN's parent company WarnerMedia is a client of BetterUp)

Prince Harry joins Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law at Aspen Institute

https://mol.im/a/9397453

For full BuzzFeed story that show the Palace Press team defended Kate Middleton and not Meghan Markle while she was part of the Royal family

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-royal-press-office

Sharon Osbourne leaves “The Talk” CBS announced; https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sharon-osbourne-piers-morgan-meghan-markle-sheryl-underwood-51c097c3f134120ce69fe87bc6dc7c3e?utm_medium=APEntertainment&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9410621/Sharon-Osbourne-sue-CBS-forced-quit-chat-defending-Piers-Morgan.html https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-03-26/sharon-osbourne-leaves-the-talk-cbs-fired On March 28, the National Park Service announced that the flowering cherry trees reached peak bloom after temps well above average over the past week sped the trees through their final stages of the blossom cycle – just four days from stage 4 to peak. The initial prediction was that the trees would reach peak bloom period April 2 – 5, 2021.

As vehicular and pedestrian access remains limited to the Tidal Basin, make sure to check out the pink and white blossoms ringing the Tidal Basin via the #BloomCam. Watch virtually Cherry 🍒 Blossoms 🌸 at Tidal Basin in Washington, DC at https://nationalmall.org/bloomcam

A 21-year-old gunman accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket this week made his first court appearance on Thursday, where a defense lawyer said she needed more time to look into his psychiatric condition.

President Biden called for tightening gun laws after the Colorado deadly shooting, reviving debate on Capitol Hill.

CNN Analysis: Mass shootings signal a dubious 'back to normal' in America.

The U.S. set a new vaccine record Friday with 3.4 million doses administered in one day. Newly reported coronavirus cases in the U.S. edged higher, but remained below 50,000.

Also this week, U.S. officials said the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe for pregnant women and could give your unborn baby antibodies it needs!!!!

To date, Roughly 1 in 4 Americans has received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. WHO report on the origin of the virus is expected to be released as soon as next week.

A new study found U.S. media is more negative in its reporting of Covid-19 compared to science journals or the international media.

A story about a Florida couple — married 66 years — who died minutes apart of the Coronavirus. Finally, what some people miss about working in an office, and, what’s your post-pandemic travel plans.

CBS extended production hiatus for third time of the The Talk amid an internal investigation of complaints by staff about Sharon Osbourne’s heated exchanges with co-hosts Sheryl Underwood, hostile environment complaint by co-host Elaine Welteroth and her hairstylist, and, the resurfacing of past claims of racist behavior towards former co-hosts Holly Robinson Peet, Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Leah Remini, and talent agent Renee Tab. The British American Mrs. O has offended former co-workers who are African American, Chinese American, Iranian American and lesbian since The Talk premiered in 2010.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner released the names of the victims in the Atlanta mass killings:

Soon C. Park, 74;

Hyun Jung Grant, 51;

Suncha Kim, 69;

Yong A. Yue, 63;

Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33;

Xiaojie Tan, 49, who owned one of the massage businesses;

Paul Andre Michels, 52;

Daoyou Feng, 44.

CORRECTION: Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz (from Guatemala) remains hospitalized in intensive care after being shot in the head outside Youngs Asian Massage. He will need facial surgery.

Stop AAPI Hate documents 3,795 racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans from March 2020 to February 2021, noting that the number is likely a fraction of the attacks that occurred, because many were not reported to the group. Racist tweets made 10 years ago have cost Alexi McCammond, 27, her new job as editor in chief at TEEN VOGUE, which she was supposed to start next week. Five White House staffers have been fired for disclosures of past marijuana use. New data from the Anti-Defamation League show domestic violent extremists pose a heightened security threat in 2021.

Updates on Coronavirus worldwide, France monthlong lockdown, and AstraZeneca vaccine hesitancy in Europe. Britain’s use of “one jab” approach drops death rates dramatically in that country, despite AstraZeneca halt elsewhere due to concerns over blood clots. In the U.S.: How to get a vaccine shot — The Wall Street Journal’s state-by-state guide — provides website and hotlines as of March 18, and will be updated once a week:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-a-state-by-state-guide-11611703769?st=mzk8g8tkeiaehxj&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

Each state is different, with some allowing residents to pre register and others coordinating via employer or local health department. NOTE: AstraZeneca vaccine has not yet been approved in the U.S. My reference to Detroit Mayor Duggan getting in hot water for refusing vaccine involved one dose Johnson & Johnson not AstraZeneca.

As Sharon Osbourne’s career hangs in the balance with CBS putting The Talk in production hiatus we heard from more players yesterday. Those weighing in were the former First Lady Michelle Obama who appeared on NBC’s Today and John Oliver, appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. We explore what a mental health specialist told Piers Morgan before Piers quit ITV’s Good Morning Britain after a heated on-air dispute with that show’s weather person. We also explore a prediction by British journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown prior to the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. A link to the original Oprah interview is available at CBC here:

https://youtu.be/4Kj8UPnZfPc

A link to the song: “You'll Never Walk Alone" performed by Celtic Woman https://youtu.be/8YbUyjt_MQQ

What really happened that caused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step down from full-time service to Her Majesty, the Queen of England? In our coverage of Oprah’s March 7, 2021 interview, we look at why the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to choose between the family business (also referred to as the Firm) and their own interests. And what happens next when shots are fired across the pond at the Monarchy and it’s Royal press whose coverage is not always favorable to all members within Buckingham Palace. For more information on reasons people may distrust Covid_19 vaccination, please listen to this previous episode of Heart & Home Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sabah-fakhoury/episodes/Ep--64-Distrust-of-Covid-19-Vaccination-esg9sv Grammy winners:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/entertainment/grammy-winners-2021/index.html

The 2021 Oscar nominations:

https://abcn.ws/2OP5EYV

The Oscars will air Sunday, April 25, live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Oprah’s 3/7/21 bombshell interview with Meghan Markel and Prince Harry that CBS paid $7 Million for, spilled British tea, tarnished the British Royal Family’s brand, and divided families, friendships and careers. We recap coverage of the British tabloids and the American media spin on Oprah’s newsmaker interview with the former royals.

In this episode we look at where we are one year into the Coronavirus. We look at the numbers and the science of the pandemic and why 1 in 3 Americans don’t plan to get inoculated despite the spread of new strains and other variants.