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Today in Black America - January 10

POSTED: January 10, 2017, 9:30 am

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Today in Black History: Famed scientist Dr. George Washington Carver is born in 1864.

The New York Times


National


Trump Names Son-in-Law as Senior Adviser in White House


Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track

Transition Briefing: Retired Generals Tell Trump Not to Reinstate Torture

Education Nominee Backs Ideology With Aggressive Spending

EDITORIAL: Worries About Betsy DeVos


Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race

Obama Races to Overhaul Police in Baltimore and Chicago Before Trump Era


How to Prevent Gun Deaths?: Where Experts and the Public Agree



Local


New York City’s Fire Deaths Reach Lowest Point in Over 100 Years


In Address, Cuomo Posits New York’s Policies as an Answer to Trump


Andrew Cuomo Raises His Profile, Stirring Talk of a 2020 Run


The Christian Science Monitor


In a divided America, can Hollywood act as change agent?

Concern over Trump nominees: Legitimate or just politics?


Philly.com


Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill

Feds: Pa treasurer Rob McCord secretly taped millionaire pal nearly 20 times in pay-to-play scheme


Diversity at colleges?

Philadelphia Futures names new executive director


The Star-Ledger


School groups to Christie: Don't raise salary cap, eliminate it

Booker to testify against Trump's pick for attorney general

Little-known N.J. governor candidate says he reached key fundraising mark

Why you still need to care about Christie's State of the State



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

New Cuyahoga County prosecutor backs out of predecessor's dash camera gift to Cleveland police


How the old B.F. Goodrich building in Akron is helping 21st century start-ups


Ohio Supreme Court to weigh traffic camera legality Tuesday

Cleveland-Akron consumers have best credit score among Ohio metro areas


The Detroit Free Press

Michigan's error-prone system may leave wrongly accused out of luck

Activists urge caution on Flint water despite improved tests



The Chicago Tribune


Rauner: $50M campaign check is about encouraging 'bipartisan compromise'


Brother writes book about sister's murder, killer discovered 23 years later


Obama's economic legacy: Big bailouts that worked

Emanuel wins approval of pension bill, but Rauner may veto


State impasse continues as plug quickly pulled on Senate plan



The Washington Post


Trump scrambles to avoid conflicts between public, business interests

Days before hearings, ethics reports for four Trump nominees not yet public

Attorney general nominee to press image of tough lawman at confirmation hearing

GOP seek to ease concerns about replacing the Affordable Care Act

Federal workers filled with fear as they face the Trump presidency

Men are slow to show support for the Women’s March. Is it considered unmasculine?

Sen. Patty Murray seeks update on ethics review for Trump’s education pick, Betsy DeVos

Sen. Tim Scott, the GOP’s only African American senator, to back Sessions as attorney general


Roy Innis, embattled leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, dies at 82

D.C. will go ‘beyond sanctuary,’ create legal defense fund for illegal immigrants

Democratic activist Jheanelle Wilkins appointed to Montgomery state House seat


New D.C. Council faces early deadline on campaign finance reform

Roy Innis, embattled leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, dies at 82

Congressman plans to block D.C. law to let terminally ill patients end their lives


The Los Angeles Times


Democrats and their allies are planning a huge fight to save Obamacare

A proposal to give civilians more say in LAPD's disciplinary system could end up being more lenient for officers

L.A. needs to borrow millions to cover legal payouts, city report says


USA Today


Trump pick Monica Crowley has a plagiarism problem

Black pastors rally in Washington for AG nominee Jeff Sessions







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