April 15: Zelenskyy praises sinking of Russian warship. Easter baskets battered by business inflation.

Updated: Apr 15, 2022 / 05:36 AM CDT

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☀ Good morning! It’s Friday April 15, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Russian warship damaged by Ukraine sinks in Black Sea

FILE – The Russian missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is seen anchored in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, on Sept. 11, 2008. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the ship was damaged Wednesday, April 13, 2022, but not that it was hit by Ukraine. The Ministry says ammunition on board detonated as a result of a fire whose causes “were being established,” and the Moskva’s entire crew was evacuated.(AP Photo, File)

2. Texas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’

Trucks wait to cross the Ysleta port of entry south of El Paso, Texas on Wednesday, as Texas continued to enforce enhanced commercial inspections.

3. Expanding drought leaves western US scrambling for water

FILE – Water drips from a faucet near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake in Folsom, Calif., on May 22, 2022. The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest it has been in at least 1200 years and a worst-case scenario playing out live, a new study finds. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson, File)

4. Brooklyn subway shooting suspect ordered held without bail

New York City Police, left, and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, away from a police station, in New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The man accused of shooting multiple people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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WILL INFLATION TAKE US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE?

Higher prices are expected to have an impact on the price of the average Easter basket this year.

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