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Anne D’Hynenzio, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) – Co-founders of a company that manufactures lip products for dark skin tones no longer want to introduce the line to Target. The brothers and sisters who make jigsaw puzzles celebrate a puzzle that celebrates black subjects.Poundcake and Color Puzzle is one of the small businesses that owners are rethinking their plans as major US companies weaken diversity, equity and inclusive programs. The initiative was primarily from President Donald Trump’s first term, and entered a new era at the dawn of his second term.Some black brands are likely to drop the partnerships they pursued…

Testifying before the Senate, Gabbard looked at the 2024 US cybersecurity guidance that encourages government officials to use encrypted messaging apps such as signals.National Intelligence Director Tarsi Gabbard testified that the signal messaging app used in the chat was “pre-installed on government devices” as he faced questions from the second day about leaked Trump administration text conversations about Yemen’s military strike.Lawmakers raised questions about the signalling app after reporting that Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg had been inadvertently added to text conversations among high-level Trump administration officials who discussed plans to attack Yemen’s targets. Throughout the first article on March 24,…

Associated Press, by Josh BoakWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has placed a 25% tariff on car imports. The White House’s claims will encourage domestic manufacturing, but it also puts financial pressure on automakers that rely on global supply chains.”This will continue to drive growth,” Trump told reporters. “We effectively charge a 25% tariff.”The tariffs the White House expects to generate $100 billion in revenue each year can be complicated as even US automakers source components from around the world. The tax hike that begins in April means carmakers could face higher costs and reduced sales, but…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A rare rejection has occurred at the state capitol as a Republican-led bill was voted by fellow GOP lawmakers. Senate Bill 814 allowed carriers on college campus to be concealed, but died at the first committee stop. The bill was defeated because two Republicans were not in the room to vote in question. Also, it is unclear what the final outcome will be if it appears on the committee, but in future sessions, similar bills could be modified in the same way as they did in the past few years. Florida House proposes the largest sales…

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a lack of tests on whether the substance is marijuana or legal hemp, the state court of appeals Wednesday threw out a drug trafficking conviction against a man who was stopped at Tampa International Airport after two duffel bags contained packages of “green, leafy” substances.The ruling by a three-judicial panel of judges at the Second District Court of Appeals said airport police in 2022 had interfered with the duffel bag after a flight from Denver. Drug sniffing dogs have indicated that the bags may contain drugs, and police found each bag contains 25 vacuum-adhesive packages of…

Associated Press, by Josh FunkSomeone discovered a surprising number of nearby mistakes in the country’s capital sky before a fatal air collision that killed 67 people in January, and could now prevent future crashes, according to the head of the agency investigating the crash.Jennifer Homendi, chairman of the National Road Safety Board, stressed in Congress Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration had data dating back to 2011, indicating that a crash alarm was sounding in the cockpit at least once a month as the plane arrived at the helicopter. But the FAA did not act, she said.”All this data is…

Some of the money could be returned to people as government efficiency (DOGE) attempts to eradicate unnecessary government spending.In fact, President Donald Trump and Doge Head Elon Musk announced in February that they would consider plans to release a $5,000 dividend check to Americans from savings from Doge’s cost-cutting efforts.There are many things you can do with those dollars, but you need to know if you are eligible to pay first.Where did the Doge stimulus check idea come from?Trump has yet to release details about the proposed Doge dividend check. But it helps you see where the idea comes from.It…

The United Launch Alliance can begin its national security mission flight as it received a new Vulcan Rocket accreditation by Space Force on Wednesday. This was scheduled to debut.ULA’s Atlas V and Delta IV Rockets alternatives faced several delays and flew a $8.5 billion mission under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, after being selected as one of two major providers alongside SpaceX in 2020.These missions were expected to have had their first Vulcan flights between 2020 and 2024, by the summer of 2022.However, the Vulcan, which had to complete two certified flights for Space Force, was released in…

According to the Florida lawsuit, an employee at Disney’s Hollywood Studios had a history of filming under a skirt or dress at work before the 14-year-old did the same to her.In addition to facing criminal charges for video eavesdropping, 28-year-old Jorge Diazvega is also facing civil lawsuits.The complaint was filed March 21 in Orange County by the girl’s grandparents, named Disney and Diaz Vega, and the company says it is negligent because they knew Diaz Vega had a nonconsensual filming habit.Diaz Vega told deputies that a colleague from Disney’s Animal Kingdom had previously reported Diaz Vega to the supervisor, according…

Construction of a new gold mine in northern Manitoba is underway, marking the first new mining venture in the province in over 15 years.The Toronto-based Alamos Gold-led mine is projected to focus on two gold deposits and take a lifespan of 27 years, Prime Minister Wabkinu said at a groundbreaking ceremony on March 25 in Lake Lin, a town more than 1,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg.Kinow says the Lynn Lake Gold project is expected to create jobs and have lasting economic impacts on northern Manitoba, first through construction jobs and then through mining jobs.Mining Minister Jamie Moses also attended the…