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In today’s top news, Black unemployment dropped to 13.3 percent, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security, Medicare and other government benefits in new budget and a federal judge ruled to make a common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages.
The national unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent, while Black unemployment dropped to 13.3 percent. [BET]
As part of his new budget, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security, Medicare and other government benefits. [LA Times]
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages. [NY Times]
Attorney General Eric Holder said Martin Luther King Jr. “would not yet be satisfied” with the progress the nation has made on protecting voting rights. [Black Voices]
A murder suspect in Mississippi was found dead after he shot and killed Eric Smith, a homicide detective, inside an interrogation room on Thursday. [CBS]
Ex-Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll opened up about her resignation after being tied to a veterans charity that is under federal investigation for gambling. [BET]
Roger Ebert, who died at the age of 70 Thursday, was a champion of Black film. [The Grio]
Two missiles have been loaded onto mobile launchers in North Korea and are ready to be launched, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Friday. [CNN]
A building collapsed in the Mumbai suburb of Thane, India, leaving 45 people dead. [USA Today]
