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Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street. Fresh economic data on inflation and falling consumer sentiment sparked a broad sell off. Big tech led the way with Alphabet and Amazon losing more than three percent each. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 715 points to 41-583. The S&P 500 lost 112 points to 55-80. The Nasdaq dropped 481 points to 17-322.        A halt on President Trump's use of a war time law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is being extended. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg extended his temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's application of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act until April 12th. It comes as Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to weigh in on the issue, arguing the lower courts have no standing on the issue.        Vice President JD Vance sees a double-standard when it comes to the media coverage of the leaked Signal group chat. Speaking from Greenland, Vance said the American media didn't seem to care when 13 U.S. service members died during the Afghanistan pullout under President Biden. Now, Vance says that same media demands someone get fired over a leaked group chat where no American died.        President Trump says next month will be our "liberation day." Speaking from the White House, Trump said he spoke with the new Canadian Prime Minister, and thinks it will work out between the two countries, despite U.S tariffs that are set to take effect April 2nd. Trump is calling that date "liberation day," claiming the tariffs against Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union, will undo decades of those powers "taking advantage of the U.S."        Over 200 Tesla protests are set to take place at dealerships around the world on Saturday. It comes after months of vandalism and violent attacks since the company's CEO Elon Musk joined the Trump administration. Organizers are calling it a global day of action as part of a campaign dubbed "Tesla Takedown."        Deion Sanders is becoming one of the highest-paid coaches in college football. The University of Colorado says Sanders signed a new a five-year, 54-million-dollar contract extension. The new deal increases his base salary to ten-million dollars starting this season.       

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