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Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, gained independence on this date in 1980.

Today in Black America - April 9

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The Washington Post

Navarro’s claim of $6 trillion in tariff revenue ears four Pinocchios

Judge orders White House to temporarily lift ban on the Associated Press

Border agents ask lawyer with pro-Palestinian client to give up phone


The New York Times


Global Markets Sink as U.S. Imposes Punishing Tariffs

U.S. Is Said to Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern


A Teachers’ Union Is Spending Millions to Elect Its Boss Governor



USA Today


Consumers are boycotting Walmart over rollbacks in DEI efforts from April 7 to 14

Trump, GOP vow to fix DC. Residents would prefer to run their city themselves.

Justice Department shuts down its cryptocurrency fraud unit


NJ.com


These 21 N.J. schools have the highest average SAT scores

N.J. officials propose homeless shelter in vacant school building

See the N.J. towns with the lowest property taxes in each county


The Los Angeles Times


‘It’s a shambles’: DOGE cuts bring chaos, long waits at Social Security for seniors

From Bratz dolls to Krusty the Clown: How Trump tariffs are hurting L.A. toy makers

Mayor Karen Bass is looking vulnerable. But will anyone challenge her in 2026?


The Chicago Sun-Times

Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University: report

Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judge

City Council targets predatory towing companies that still 'run rampant' in Chicago


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Orange Crush has a bad rap. Here’s how two promoters plan to change it.

Trump plays chicken with China: What it means for Georgia’s poultry industry


What new tariffs took effect today? Here’s what we know





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