April 2025

Delta had been expecting a record year. Then a trade war broke out

Conditions have deteriorated with a trade war leaving consumers and businesses unsure about what comes next   By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Delta Air Lines, which believed as recently as January that it was on track for its best financial year in company history, said Wednesday that disruptions in global trade have created such enormous

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Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days even as he further jacked up the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between

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How Broward schools got ‘out of whack’ — losing students while keeping employees

By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel Student enrollment in Broward schools has dropped nearly 30,000 over the past decade, but the number of employees has increased by 324, an untenable situation that will likely trigger major cuts over the next year, Superintendent Howard Hepburn said this week. Had the school district been reducing its staff

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Black Entrepreneur Curates Golf Museum Celebrating a Civil Rights Icon Who Desegregated Golf Spaces

Nationwide — Arelious Cooper Jr., an Atlanta native and co-founder of Art In the Paint, proudly unveils his creative direction of the Alfred “Tup” Holmes Golf Museum, the perfect tribute to an influential figure in Atlanta’s civil rights movement. Alfred “Tup” Holmes is the reason why we have the likes of Tiger Woods and Alexis Belton today as he

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Former Student Sues High School for Letting Her Graduate While Illiterate

Nationwide — Aleysha Ortiz, a 19-year-old teen from Hartford, Connecticut, has filed a lawsuit against Hartford Public High School, claiming the school let her graduate with honors without properly addressing her learning difficulties. She says this left her unprepared for college. “At the end of the day, if you cannot read and write, it’s very hard

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Homecoming: The Cruise Partners with National Pan-Hellenic Council™ as Official Sponsor for 2025 Leadership Conference

2026 Cruise will Celebrate Divine Nine™ Culture and Support HBCU Students: 100% of Net Proceeds to Fund HBCU and Divine Nine™ Scholarships (Black PR Wire) – Homecoming: The Cruise is proud to announce an impactful new partnership with the National Pan-Hellenic Council™ (NPHC™) as the official billing sponsor of biennial 2025 NPHC National Leadership Conference. This collaboration reflects

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Halle Berry: Over 50 ‘Just Keeps Getting Better With Time’

From films like Boomerang, X-Men, Swordfish, Monster’s Ball and more, Halle Berry‘s timeless beauty has helped made her one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Fifty-seven year old Berry is basically the spokeswoman for healthy aging, but she acknowledges the challenges of getting older. “It’s a lot harder than it used to be,” she told L.A.

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