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POSTED: April 25, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song," was born on this date in 1918 in Newport News, Virginia.

The New York Times


National


Britain Grapples With Questions of Religion and Race

EDITORIAL: Virginia Bucks the Trend

Sanders and Allies Aim to Shape Democrats’ Agenda

Long Rivals, Cruz and Kasich Team Up to Block Trump

Charles Koch Says He Could Possibly Support Hillary Clinton

How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk

Hillary Clinton Can’t Rely on Donald Trump’s Unpopularity

A ‘Super PAC’ Where Art Meets Politics

Failure to Share Data Hampers War on Boko Haram in Africa

North Carolina and Mississippi See Tourist Backlash After L.G.B.T. Laws

Emails Deepen Criminal Cases in Flint, but Charges May Be Tough to Prove


Draft of Press Release on Flint Water Source Switch



Local


Stakeouts, by the Cooler, at a Bus Terminal’s Den of Thieves

De Blasio Team Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Report Says


Lawyer for Fund-Raisers Tied to de Blasio Fires Back at Elections Board


Housing Bias Outlasts Ruling in a Long Island Village


Routine Voter Purge Is Cited in Brooklyn Election Trouble


The Christian Science Monitor


In Prince, an icon who defied easy categorization

In restoring voting rights to ex-felons, a question of redemption

N.C. residents' question: How much is 'bathroom bill' going to cost us?

Housing crunch: The price isn't right


Why Al Qaeda thinks ISIS has no future



The Star-Ledger


Teaneck mayor died after respiratory issues, official says

16-year-old girl shot in head in Trenton

Kean Jr.: Taxpayers should get a bigger break for supporting N.J. charities | Opinion

Christie tells N.J.: Get ready for a Trump visit

How Pearson plans to avoid another PARCC exam crash


Philly.com


'Me and Mrs. Jones' singer Billy Paul dead at age 80

Tasco questions need for city commissioners


Local lenders vanishing as banks consolidate

SRC's Jimenez to lead Philadelphia Education Fund


The Washington Post


Among this group of GOP primary voters, Trump is the Porsche of candidates

Cruz and Kasich devise strategy to keep Trump from clinching three primary states

Facing long odds for the Democratic nomination, Sanders remains a big draw on the trail

Sanders discusses possibly supporting Clinton


Sanders: Support for Clinton ‘totally dependent’ on how progressive her agenda is

Protests at white power rally in Georgia turn violent

The Daily 202: African American women, their political muscle growing, could pick winner of Maryland Senate primary

Who agrees with Bernie Sanders on Israel? Large numbers of Americans.

Why keeping secrets is not in a school’s best interest

If you think these ‘elite’ summer programs will get your kid into college, guess again

Metro sank into crisis despite decades of warnings

In Baltimore, a battered city seeks a new mayor who can heal its wounds

This man is on parole for attempted murder. He just voted for the first time in 20 years.


Virginia governor restores voting rights to convicted felons


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


No new developments in rural Ohio shootings investigation, officials say


Cleveland neighborhood map quiz: How well do you know the 'hoods?

Teacher strike, Kasich connections dominate talk of state superintendent finalist Tina Thomas-Manning


Addiction city: Ohio's opiate addicts would make the fifth largest city in the state


The Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Chicago police reforms: Mayor Emanuel's meager 'down payment'

At a Jehovah's Witness hall, congregants remember Prince as 'Brother Nelson'

Freed from prison after sentence thrown out, man attends son's graduation

Activists protest outside Zion gun store

2 hurt in Wisconsin prom shooting; deceased gunman identified


The Detroit Free Press

$6.1M project creates housing for veterans in Detroit

Study: Area hospitals need to improve patient safety


Allen Academy's future uncertain as charter in Detroit

Darnell Earley charges pricey attorney to cash-strapped Flint

House, Senate panels OK budgets for government, schools


The Los Angeles Times

How California's U.S. Senate ballot could cause problems for the June 7 primary


California's next senator could be a Latina. Will her past mistakes get in the way?

Lawmakers pump the breaks after Gov. Jerry Brown goes full throttle on pet projects

Official to low-income earners: If you can't afford Costa Mesa, look somewhere else


USA Today

Obama to send up to 250 more military personnel to Syria


Ex-classmate: Wis. prom shooter was bullied about hygiene










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