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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - September 1

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Today in Black History: Obie Award winning actor Ron O'Neal, who gained fame for his role in the movie "Superfly," was born in 1937 in Utica, New York.

The latest coverage of tropical storm Harvey in the Houston Chronicle.

The New York Times

Global

Kenya Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential Election

National

Houston Residents Return Home to ‘Mildew and Death’

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Health

Storm Took Aim at Rich and Poor Alike

Impact on Oil Industry Is Felt at Gasoline Pumps


Editorial: How Federal Flood Insurance Puts Homes at Risk

Mnuchin Doesn’t Endorse Placing Harriet Tubman on the New $20 Bill


Watchdog May Be Too Popular for G.O.P. to Sideline


White House Sharply Cuts Spending to Promote Health Law


Wells Fargo Reports 1.4 Million More Suspect Accounts


Milwaukee County Sheriff Resigns With a Terse Note



Local

With Primary Days Away, de Blasio Rolls Out First TV Ad


Village Voice Lays Off 13 of 17 Union Employees


In Brooklyn, Challenging the Party Establishment


Chairwoman Steps Down at New York City Police Oversight Agency

Principal in Park Slope is Cleared of Communist Organizing



Philly.com

How 'forgotten hero' Octavius Catto can help Philly teachers confront race

Pa.'s $400M prison: More people, fewer cells; and air-conditioning

Philly police rally in anger over protest at officer's home

How do Philly schools prepare for 130,000 kids? Ask Ray Jackson


The Detroit Free Press

Facebook users slam Michigan GOP staffer for harshly criticizing Arpaio pardon


Attorney for trooper in ATV death: 'split-second decision' was made

Rep. Bettie Cook Scott of Detroit joins list of campaign money rule-breakers

Coleman Young II delivers campaign message 'we be winning' in local rap video



The Star-Ledger


Students at embattled county college 'live in an earthly hell,' clergymen say

Harvey victims: Don't get fleeced by Christie's tips for Texas | Editorial

Why this N.J. county thinks it needs just 1 school district

After five years, Newark and Essex County finally decide to fix a hole in the sidewalk

Another merger is creating N.J.'s 4th largest hospital chain



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Black Lives Matter Cleveland responds to grand jury decisions in two police shootings

Cleveland mayoral candidates: What they say about police-citizen relations


Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson flexes fundraising muscles, picking up more than $200,000 since mid-July


Cleveland mayoral candidate Jeff Johnson 'disappointed' in demise of Quicken Loans Arena referendum

Judge throws out murder case against Cleveland man charged in stepbrother's ruptured-testicle death



The Chicago Tribune


EDITORIALS: While Chicago braces for carnage, what can be done to curb violence?

Girl, 13, shot while riding in car on South Side

Rauner win on schools bill comes at a price

Machine guns, ATVs and hundreds of pounds of pot: Inside the battle over a McHenry Co. mansion



The Washington Post


Storm-ravaged chemical plant in Texas remains a threat; food and water scarce

In Texas chemical-plant fire, failure of backup measures raises new fears

Trump, lawmakers weigh plan for $6 billion in Harvey-related aid

In a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls

Treasury inspector general to review Mnuchin’s flight to Fort Knox

Perspective: The GOP is looking for ways to pay for tax cuts. Your 401(k) may bear the cost.

David Clarke, outspoken Trump supporter, resigns as Milwaukee County sheriff — without explanation

Analysis: Take a look at one of the country’s most blatant gerrymanders


Thurgood Marshall asked an ex-Klan member to help him make Supreme Court history

Finding the white supremacists who beat a black man in Charlottesville

Gov. Hogan seeks $67 million in cuts to current Maryland budget


The Los Angeles Times


Federal judge blocks implementation of controversial Texas law banning 'sanctuary cities'

California Supreme Court decision could end secrecy over police capture of license plate images

Harvey is likely to be the second-most costly natural disaster in U.S. history


Record heat, lightning, fires, intense rain: California's extreme weather gets wilder

Sen. Feinstein called for 'patience' with Trump. Now she faces a liberal backlash as she ponders reelection


USA Today


Opinion: Outlaw firearms at public rallies, demonstrations










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