Saturday, March 29, 2025

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The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sat Mar 29 2025

Muslim Americans fear leaving country as Trump travel ban looms

DHS police officers stand guard as protesters take part in a rally organized by Jewish activists against the detention by ICE agents of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, U.S., March 20, 2025.

The Trump administration is considering prohibiting or limiting travelers from more than 40 countries from entering the U.S.

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A driver changes lanes during the Los Angeles evening rush hour commute on March 26, 2025 in Alhambra, California. US President Donald Trump announced on March 26 steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next week.

Looking for a truly 'made in America' car? Good luck.

Trump's auto tariffs are expected to hit virtually all automakers, including American companies that assemble cars in the U.S.

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An American flag flutters in the wind next to signage for a Social Security Administration office in Burbank, California on October 25, 2012.

When do SSI recipients get their April checks? See the schedule

Because of the calendar, Social Security recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits get one check in April, but two payments in May.

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The April 8 2024 total solar eclipse occurred when the moon blocked the sun's disc, ushering in daytime darkness and unveiling the elusive outer atmosphere, which appeared as a ring of light.

What time is the partial solar eclipse on Saturday? See list of cities

In the United States, the partial solar eclipse will occur at sunrise on Saturday. Here are the key times for cities along the East Coast.

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Alysa Liu celebrates her victory with fans on Friday night in Boston.

Alysa Liu is as surprised as anyone to win world title after retirement

After one of the most remarkable comeback stories in figure skating history, Alysa Liu says she "didn't expect this."

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A cleared-out Kohl's is pictured in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 28, 2025.

27 Kohl's stores are set to close today in 15 states: See map.

Kohl's is set to close 27 stores at the end of business Saturday. We've mapped where they are. The company will still have 1,120 locations after the closures.

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A purple street light in Los Angeles, March 26, 2025. The color is caused by the malfunction of a thin layer of yellow silicon-phosphor on top of blue LED lights, which is meant to produce white light. When the layer flakes off the LED chip, the underlying bluish-purple color shines through.

Purple streetlights cast a mysterious and eerie glow across USA

A purple wave of faulty streetlights has swept across the USA, generating incorrect theories, bad lighting and fans of an accidental aesthetic.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Alina Habba as US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2025.

What to know as Trump's 'Liberation Day' of sweeping tariffs arrives

The president has circled April 2 as the culmination of his "American first" economic policy, which has already shaken markets and started a trade war.

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Sarah Newman, a longtime Education Department worker, is comforted after clearing out her office in the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2025.

Pushed from their jobs, Education Dept. workers pack their bags

Laid-off Education Department workers packed up their offices Friday – and said goodbye to jobs they loved.

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TikTok could be banned again in a week. Here's what we know

If ByteDance does not divest TikTok by April 5, the app could go dark once again. President Trump has already addressed how he plans to prevent the ban.

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