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Today in Black America - December 18

POSTED: December 18, 2017, 9:00 am

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Today in Black History: Rev. Jesse Jackson creates People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), an offshoot of his "Operation Breadbasket," in 1971.

The New York Times


National


Friction Rises Between Trump Lawyers and Mueller’s Team


NEWS ANALYSIS: A Champion of the ‘Little Guy’ in Words, Not Actions

E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email.


In One New Jersey Town, Pending Tax Bill Creates Anxiety


Will Your Taxes Go Up or Down? A Calculator for the New Tax Bill

Suburbs Offer Democrats a Path to House Control


Warren and Sanders: Who Is Congress Really Serving?

Power Failure at Atlanta Airport Snarls Operations


What’s Next After the Repeal of Net Neutrality

Uproar Over Purported Ban at C.D.C. of Words Like ‘Fetus’


Local


To Curb Bad Verdicts, Court Adds Lesson on Racial Bias for Juries

In Speaker’s Final Days, City Council Votes Up a Storm


T.S.A. Machines That Detect Bombs Belong in Subways, Schumer Says


Rethinking Rikers



Philly.com


These Philly-area folks lost jobs in the recession - here's what they've learned

Possible culprit emreges in probe of racist fliers at Temple

Philadelphiia Parking Authority names new executive director


Hazing at Penn State 'widespread and pervasive', grand jury concludes


The Detroit Free Press


Critics: Legislation would allow Michigan industries 'to write their own rules' on pollution

Local youths with incarcerated parents get jackets for winter

Rochelle Riley: Enough with everything: I call democracy

Erin Brockovich meets with community dealing with PFAS water contamination in Kent County


The Star-Ledger


Christie signs laws to fund anti-tobacco efforts, make birth control more accessible

Meet the families tormented by N.J.'s dysfunctional medical examiner system

Immigration enforcement targets a wide swath of N.J.


Teachers accused of sexual misconduct keep getting jobs in N.J. Here's why


The Chicago Tribune

Teen helping stepdad deliver Tribune, other newspapers shot dead on Southwest Side


Homeless man beaten to death at site of his former home, friend says

EDITORIALS: Illinois' home health care hustle

Food stamp benefits disrupted for thousands as state launches new eligibility system


The Los Angeles Times


Will the GOP tax bill stall California's economic growth?

Cost of Republicans' tax cuts likely to be greater than they appear on paper

Does L.A. County's innovative youth probation camp work? It's time to find out



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ranking every Ohio city, county for median family income - Census Snapshot

Time to raise the wage, Ohio: Michael Shields (Opinion)

Akron mayor halts water disconnection to non-paying customers during holidays


The Washington Post


GOP faces a five-day sprint to pass its tax bill, forge a deal with Democrats to avoid a shutdown

‘The will is totally gone’: Conservative attacks sap IRS oversight of charities

Trump says he won’t fire Mueller, as campaign to discredit Russia probe heats up

Carolina Panthers owner to sell team amid NFL inquiry into allegations of misconduct

Should wanting to see the Supreme Court require nights on the sidewalk?

Power failure grounds flights at Atlanta’s international airport

The Health 202: It's a happy holiday for medical tax breaks, but not Obamacare's individual mandate

Hurricane Maria killed 64 Puerto Ricans. Another 1,000 died because the disaster response was inadequate.


McAuliffe proposes higher taxes in Northern Virginia to support Metro

Milloy: Anthony Williams is credited with helping to revitalize D.C. Now he’s working to make sure everyone benefits.

Va. Republican House leader backs expanded family leave as party seeks to rebrand

D.C. schools graduate chronically absent students, chancellor acknowledges


USA Today

Tavis Smiley hits back against misconduct allegations: 'I'm not an angry black man'



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