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Today in Black America - June 26

POSTED: June 26, 2017, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: General Lloyd Newton, the first Black member of the Thunderbirds, the elite Air Force precision flying team, was born in 1942 in Ridgeland, SC


The New York Times

National

Senate Leaders Push on Health Bill; Opposition Gains Strength

Health Law Repeal Leaves Nevada Republican Torn Between Lawmakers

The Health Debate Shows What Both Parties Care About Most


Tillerson Finds His Role Undercut by the Oval Office

After Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis, Fears for Virgin Islands

Democrats’ Best Chance to Retake the House? 8 Types of G.O.P. Districts to Watch


White House Pushes Military Might Over Humanitarian Aid in Africa

U.N. to Investigate Reports of Government-Backed Slaughter in Congo


Jurors Find Video Isn’t Providing 20/20 Vision in Police Shootings


Bloomberg’s Next Anti-Washington Move: $200 Million Program for Mayors


Local


A Rare G.O.P. Moderate in New Jersey Governor’s Race

Cuomo’s Deployment of Troopers in City Frustrates Police

Financially Ailing CUNY Spent Over $1 Million a Year on Parades and Charities

Does It Matter Who Runs New York City’s Schools?

Preaching the Value of Social Studies, in a Second Career


Philly.com


African Americans hold top academic job at city's three major universities


Baer: Could Pa. courts do what lawmakers won't?


AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefited GOP in 2016

Casey urges action against GOP health-care plan


The Detroit Free Press

Albom: Purging our immigrants at what price to families?

Rochelle Riley: Fix Detroit by fixing the city's schools

'Black Detroit' author Herb Boyd is coming back to city for book signing event

Detroit police chief concerned about traffic stop involving Bishop Edgar Vann II



The Star Ledger

To break budget impasse, lawmaker calls for control over Horizon's surplus


Why pay more than $200K to lock one kid up in a half-empty prison? | Editorial


Recent college grads are leaving N.J. in record numbers. Here's why.


As Lakewood grows, African-American population declines | Di Ionno


The Chicago Tribune


Immigrant women fear deportation under Trump if they report domestic abuse, advocates say


What shoppers need to know about the Cook County pop tax

No little plans: More than $20 billion of megaprojects in Chicago's pipeline



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio Gov. John Kasich criticizes Senate health care bill


Mike DeWine enters GOP race for Ohio governor


Gerrymandering limits Democrats' political clout in Ohio, but is not the reason for GOP majority: AP finds


Cleveland mayoral candidates want better streets -- How would they get it done?


Healthcare reform could stifle growth of Ohio community health centers


The Los Angeles Times


Federal judge in Detroit to consider whether to halt deportation of Iraqis from across the country

L.A.'s new Democratic congressman has been in the majority his whole career. Now he's going to Washington

Analysis: There's only one Trump — that's a key challenge for Democrats targeting GOP seats in 2018


GOP's Obamacare repeal bills threaten huge disruptions across the healthcare system


A new generation of senior housing is making 'elderly islands' obsolete



The Washington Post

A black off-duty cop tried to help stop a crime. Another officer shot him.


Kushner firm given $285 million Deutsche Bank loan a month before Election Day

As U.S. grapples with Russian meddling, Europe is pushing back against the Kremlin

Trump likely to break many of his health-care promises — no matter what happens


GOP faces key week as senators waver in support for health-care bill


Perspective: The Senate health-care bill is even worse than the House’s version

Websites of Ohio governor, Maryland county hacked, defaced with pro-ISIS message


Analysis: In Trump’s America, who’s protesting and why? Here’s our May report.


State Sen. Anthony Muse to run for Prince George’s County executive

White nationalists find Lincoln Memorial, and opposing voices

Manassas church opens restored slave cabin to the public

Nearly 850 employees in Md. school system on leave this year as child abuse investigations soar


D.C. Council member condemns Park Police for detaining youths selling water on Mall


Federal appeals court upholds ruling against D.C. on special-needs students


USA Today

These workers’ lives are endangered while contractors running nuclear weapons plants make millions



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