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Today in Black America - October 27

POSTED: October 27, 2014, 10:30 am

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Today in Black History: African National Congress (ANC) co-founder Oliver Tambo was born in 1917 in the village of Kantolo in South Africa.

The New York Times

Flu, TB and Now Ebola: A Rare Legal Remedy Returns


Nurse May Go Home to Finish Quarantine, Christie Says


Nurse Who Spoke Out About Quarantine Felt a Calling for Health Care, Friends Say

Democrats Poised to Pick Up a Few Governor’s Seats

Bushes, Led by W., Try to Make Jeb ‘45’

In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis

City Rights Commissioner Charged With a Sex Crime


The Christian Science Monitor

Marysville school shooting: What more could the community have done? (+video)

Election 2014: Rise of independents scrambles the math


Quarantine or not? Key Ebola question pits Obama vs. governors (+video)


Nigeria's Boko Haram forces kidnapped girls into marriage: Human Rights Watch



The Star Ledger


Nurse quarantined in N.J. after treating Ebola patients plans to sue, report says

Device gives Bergen Tech teachers instant security, report says


New Jerseyans more confident Ebola can be contained better by state than the feds, poll says

Former Orange mayor, ex-financial reporter among candidates to face off at West Orange mayoral debate


The Washington Post


Under fire, N.Y. eases Ebola quarantine rules

If the GOP brand is ‘dog food,’ the Democratic brand is now slightly more desirable dog food


Want to create activists? Here’s how.

The Americanization of British electioneering


Republicans ramp up minority outreach ahead of 2016 campaign

Five myths about black voters

Lanier to address concerns over police stops at hearing

D.C. families split on education approach for next mayor


The Detroit Free Press

Carol Cain: Tough tactics needed to pass road funding

Jail contractor blames Wayne County for failed project

Hey, alumni, how about donating for Detroit kids?


Closing arguments today in Detroit bankruptcy case


The Chicago Tribune

No CTA fare hike, 'slight' service bump in 2015

Rauner, Quinn take governor campaign to pulpit

At least 15 hurt in shootings since Saturday


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Five years later, Anthony Sowell case legal battles linger

Innovators huddle before taking on the Cleveland Clinic's innovation summit

Millions for demolition within reach for Cleveland and inner-ring suburbs

Repeal of state income tax would harm Ohio on several levels: Zach Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Suspect in high school game shooting booked into jail

Richard Woods says test scores should play smaller role in evaluations


The Los Angeles Times


Woman killed, four others injured in two Watts shootings


UCLA, 4 other UC hospitals ready to treat California Ebola patients


KIPP charter school group plans major expansion in L.A. area


Dissent goes missing in pro-labor L.A. City Council


State schools chief race may reverberate beyond California


Philly.com

The economy and the surprisingly wide reach of poverty

Praise for special counsel to Pa.'s troubled high court

Why no criminal charges in school sex scandal?


A no-confidence vote for Lincoln University's president


USA Today


Dress up as Ray Rice for Halloween? Critics blast costumes

Family seeks justice after Wis. police shooting


Second victim in Washington school shooting dies









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