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Today in Black History: Carl T. Rowan is appointed Ambassador to Finland by President John F. Kennedy on this date in 1963
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The New York Times


National

North Carolina Officer Will Not Be Charged After Slamming Teenager to the Ground


South Africa Reverses Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

Hospitals and Doctors Reject Bill as G.O.P. Moves Ahead


How Many People Are Affected by Premium Increases?

Why Republicans Are Battling Republicans on Obamacare Repeal

Editorial: Secretary Kelly Is Missing in Action on Immigration

Hawaii Sues to Block Trump Travel Ban; First Challenge to Order

Opinion: How Trump Undermines Intelligence Gathering

C.I.A. Scrambles to Limit WikiLeaks Damage

Illegal Border Crossings Appear to Drop Under Trump

E.P.A. Head Fills Posts With Climate Change Deniers

Ethics Questions Trail Nominee for Agriculture


S.E.C. Nominee’s Client List Raises Possibility of Conflicts

A Democrat in Conservative Georgia Rides Opposition to Trump



Local


Diversity Lags as Students Are Matched With City Schools

Fury Over Brooklyn Shelter Reflects Difficulty of Curbing Homelessness

Two Dozen People Are Accused of Bringing 200 Guns to New York


The Christian Science Monitor


THE MONITOR'S VIEW Trump’s ‘travel ban’ – the question of intent


Why some worry Jeff Sessions' crime-fighting approach is out of date

Can House's Obamacare replacement survive a divided GOP?


Not just another Women's Day: feminist one-day strike brings 'edge' to movement


The Star-Ledger


Grand jury votes not to indict 5 cops in deadly Newark shooting

DPW supervisor, charged in Paterson overtime scheme, turns himself in

Teacher from Teaneck charged with sexually touching 6-year-old girl

We tracked Christie's gun record over 25 years. It changed -- a lot.


WATCH: N.J.'s Pallone calls Republican Obamacare replacement 'a disgrace'


Cory Booker pushes to block updated Trump travel ban


Philly.com


To battle deadly overdose epidemic, Philly considers safe injection sites.

Task force to look at Cheyney overhaul

Can ransomware attacks such as one that hit Pa. Democrats be stopped?

2 more Philly-area prosecutors tapped for lead roles in AG's Office



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to present state-of-the-city address


Cleveland mayoral challenger Brandon Chrostowski says city must target neighborhood violence

International Women's Day march and rally in Cleveland


Mayor Frank Jackson protests to state that budget plans would cost Cleveland millions

Ohio's proposed transportation budget doesn't do enough for transit, some lawmakers say

Ohio bills aim to curb food stamp, Medicaid fraud



The Chicago Tribune

Preckwinkle says GOP health care plan will ravage Cook County budget


Senators call on DOJ to produce any evidence that supports Trump's wiretapping claim

6 wounded in Chicago shootings, including 2 teens shot in Logan Square

Man who blew millions reviving gang faces prison in brazen shooting

EDITORIALS: WikiLeaks' piracy and American security


The Detroit Free Press


NAACP gathers Detroiters' views on charter schools in the city

Wind-whipped Detroit apartment fire claims 5th victim


'Person of interest' questioned in Detroit fire that killed 5


Peters, others in GOP push change for justice system

Issue of smart meters draws crowd to Lansing



The Los Angeles Times


Upgraded jail cells — for a price: Pay-to-stay option allows even those convicted of serious crimes a safer, more comfortable stay

Spoiled food and moldy showers: Poor conditions for immigrant detainees in O.C. jail, report says


What's at stake as the GOP moves to slash regulations? For starters, clean air


Opinion: To black Americans, Trump behaves like a classic Southerner — and we feel erased

What will the future of L.A. Unified look like? Two very different visions are battling it out


Tuesday’s L.A. voter turnout is likely to be lowest ever



The Washington Post


This company is making millions from America’s broken immigration system

Harvard Law School will no longer require the LSAT for admission

On nearly every issue, more Americans oppose Trump’s agenda than support it

Obamacare revision clears first hurdle in House committee

Conservatives meet with Trump, who hints that GOP ACA fix could drift further right

How the House Republicans’ proposed Obamacare replacement compares

WikiLeaks disclosure exposes rapid growth of CIA digital operations — and agency vulnerabilities


Trump administration considers $6 billion cut to HUD budget

Jon Huntsman offered job of Russia ambassador, White House official says

Democrats wage uphill battle against bill targeting federal-union representatives

Perspective: Slaves weren’t immigrants. They were property.


Perspective: Banning anthem protests means U.S. Soccer is siding against Black Lives Matter

Montgomery County to pay $45,000 to settle claims by man who video-recorded police

He threatened to kill the president. Now he is seeking public office.


Forty years ago, terrorists struck the District in three coordinated attacks



USA Today


President Trump promised mine jobs and highways; West Virginia won't forget


Trump team: WikiLeaks is different now that Trump is being hacked


Newly identified fault line in California could unleash monster earthquake








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