On this day in 1966, James Meredith was shot on the second day of his 220-mile "March Against Fear" to encourage Black voter registration and defy white supremacy across the South.
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President Trump announced he has issued a pardon to former Republican Rep. Stephen Buyer of Indiana, who was convicted of insider trading after leaving office. https://t.co/pRvToWFEcN
Meet Nicholas Perkins, this visionary HBCU grad who acquired all 92 Fuddruckers restaurants for $18.5 MILLION! 👏🏾
Nicholas Perkins (Howard University & Fayetteville State University) made history as the new owner of the iconic “World’s Greatest Hamburgers” brand — spanning the U.S., Canada, Panama, and Mexico.
From successful franchisee to full owner of a national chain!! This is what Black wealth building, vision, and HBCU excellence look like in action!
Proud of Nicholas Perkins for showing the world what’s possible when ambition meets opportunity. The future of Black business is bright!👏🏾👏🏾
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending a policy that required the agency to report the deaths of former detainees that occurred within 30 days of their release from federal custody.
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BREAKING: The House passed a measure to provide almost $2 billion in aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions against Russia on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate behind a 226-to-195 tally — despite GOP leadership in full opposition to the measure.
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week from its highest level in nine months, welcome relief for prospective homebuyers. https://t.co/NKeFWUnDPI
Donald Trump promised to lower the cost of living and end foreign wars. That promise was a lie.
Statement on the passage of House Democrats’ War Powers Resolution.
NBA free agent Terry Rozier must forfeit most of his $26.6 million salary for the 2025-2026 season due to his alleged role in a sports gambling scheme, an arbitrator rules. https://t.co/WtcEv88otW
Scott Pelley, the longtime CBS News journalist, was fired by the network a day after he harshly criticized its leadership in a staff meeting.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to use a contested 2023 congressional map that a lower court had called "intentional race-based discrimination" in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution. https://t.co/omaqI2w2mj
Scott Pelley issues new statement after being fired by CBS for opposing their pro-MAGA bias:
“New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.
Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done.
Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions to one-star admirals of several senior Navy officers who had already been selected for promotion by a board of senior Navy admirals, three sources familiar with the move told ABC News.
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BREAKING: The Justice Department has issued a statement saying it will abide by a district judge's ruling that temporarily ordered the freezing of the administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund." https://t.co/scR7SPNmGk