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Today in Black History: Educator self-help and business advocate Booker T. Washington was born on this date in 1856 in Hale's Ford, Virginia.

The New York Times

National

Trump Gives Military New Freedom. But With That Comes Danger.

Russian Spies Tried to Recruit Carter Page Before He Advised Trump

Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself


If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?


EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool

Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil


How Gorsuch Could Pull the Eight Other Justices Rightward

Ceding to One Side on Health Bill, Trump Risks Alienating Another

Democrats Are Bad at Midterm Turnout. That Seems Ready to Change.


2 Education Dept. Picks Raise Fears on Civil Rights Enforcement


Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Court Rules


Police Unions Hail Trump’s Easing of Scrutiny. Local Officials Worry.


Local


New York Assembly Clears a Major Obstacle in Budget Talks

At Penn Station, Rail Mishap Spurs Large and Lasting Headache


The Christian Science Monitor


Will GOP leadership work with Democrats? These Republicans hope so.

Equal Pay Day is earlier this year, but how far have women really come?


Without FAFSA simplification tool, students find extra hurdles to funding college


The Star-Ledger

The Art of the Deal: How to profit off your Presidency | Editorial

N.J. activist pushes for Christie ally David Samson to face jail time


Teen charged with murder in killing of 16-year-old Newark boy

Teen writes 'BlackLivesMatter' 100 times on college app - gets in



Philly.com

Jones: Black lives don't matter to Jeff Sessions' Justice Department

Philly teachers: District windfall should mean new contract

Scholar Charles Blockson receives 2016 Philadelphia Award

Judge who stole cocaine from evidence challenges disbarment



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Frank Jackson says Jeff Sessions' Justice Department could shape, but not dismantle Cleveland police reform

John Kasich mulls Ohio's future in State of the State address: Ohio Politics Roundup


John Kasich, during State of the State address, says Ohio must innovate to keep up with changing economy

Talk it Out: Is it worth investing millions to reinvigorate Akron's most impoverished neighborhoods?

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court plans partnership with bail reform nonprofit



The Detroit Free Press


School bus company benched in Detroit because of insurance problem


Wayne County's CFO leaving Evans administration



The Chicago Tribune

1 dead, 8 wounded in city shootings

Teen fatally shot by Chicago cop in 2013 didn't point gun at police, lawyer says


Cunningham declares victory in tight Waukegan mayoral race

Advertisers flee Fox News' Bill O'Reilly amid sexual harassment claims

Latest Sessions move leaves future of Chicago police reform in question


The Los Angeles Times


Trump's border wall just got real: The builders have submitted their plans

This group wants to bar children in the U.S. illegally from attending some schools

Trump’s War on Journalism

At Police Commission hearing, LAPD and critics agree: policing alone isn't the answer to homelessness

Pay gap between men and women in California is nearly $79 billion a year

L.A. County supervisors looking into how to discipline its bad workers


The Washington Post

Senate plunges toward historic, bitter showdown over Supreme Court nominee

Rice denies leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports

Former Trump adviser admits to 2013 communication with Russian spy


Please, can someone brief the president on the unemployment rate?

As GOP presses for new health bill, lawmakers weigh letting states skip certain mandates


Advertisers flee Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News show amid sexual-harassment claims

Accepted, 8 times over: Ohio quadruplets earn spots at Yale, Harvard

Trump touts plans for $1 trillion in infrastructure spending — and possibly more

Congress passes comprehensive weather forecasting and research bill

Baltimore mayor, police commissioner pledge to move forward on reform efforts

Quarter issued honoring Frederick Douglass site


USA Today


Mayor who led Ferguson through unrest after Michael Brown's death re-elected

Tent City, infamous home of inmates who wear pink underwear, is closing

New Republican rift opens as debate turns to tax reform











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