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April 02, 2026

"What's Goin' On!" - Legendary Motown soul music singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye was born in 1939 in Washington, D.C.

Today in Black America - April 2

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The Associated Press

Takeaways from Trump’s address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy ahead

FACT FOCUS: False claims Trump made as he addressed the nation about Iran

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments


USA Today


'They’ve never been here': Why these Texans reject Trump border wall

In Trump's war, a fast start and a messy exit from Iran

Bryon Noem, Kristi Noem and a tabloid investigation, explained


The New York Times


Markets Recoil After Trump Claims Success in Iran Without Offering Exit Plan

Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi

Nutrition Is In and D.E.I. Is Out as Medical Schools Bow to Kennedy


The Washington Post


Congress is in no rush to authorize ballroom after judge’s ruling


Ballroom commission changed documents at White House’s request

Supreme Court appears skeptical of effort to end birthright citizenship


NJ.com


N.J. teacher sent 7,500 pages of often-explicit texts to teen after sexual assaults, prosecutors say

Man shot his girlfriend and dumped her on the side of a road near a N.J. hospital, feds say

These are among the ‘bad landlords’ of N.J.’s largest city, mayor says

The Los Angeles Times

SoCal man complained about girlfriend’s cooking. She cut his throat, buried him under staircase


With Trump watching, Supreme Court justices sound skeptical of his bid to end birthright citizenship

Anti-regulation Democrats? Top takeaways from governor’s race forum in Fresno


The Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson looks to oust CHA board chair after agency votes in new CEO

Obama Presidential Center to host summer basketball, volleyball programs for South Side teens

Chicagoans react to birthright citizenship arguments before the Supreme Court


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta airport warns of busy spring break weekend travel surge

Georgia bill tracker 2026: See what lawmakers are voting on


Bill to protect Confederate monuments narrowly fails in Georgia House




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