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Today in Black America - September 26

POSTED: September 26, 2017, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Conductor William Levi Dawson, who led the Tuskegee Choir for 25 years, was born in 1899 in Anniston, Alabama.


The New York Times

National

Puerto Rico’s Governor Warns of ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

Supreme Court Cancels Hearing on Prior Travel Ban


Editorial: A Trump Travel Ban We’ve Seen Before

Around the World and the U.S., New Travel Ban Draws Anger, Applause and Shrugs


G.O.P. Senator Rejects Health Bill, Virtually Sealing Its Fate

The Republican Senators Who Have Opposed the Many Bills to Repeal Obamacare

Read the C.B.O. Report on the Graham-Cassidy Bill

North Korea Says It Has Right to Shoot Down U.S. Jets


Even Top Aides See Huge Risk in ‘Rocket Man’ Rhetoric


Reddit Limits Noxious Content by Giving Trolls Fewer Places to Gather

At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts

Wisconsin Strict ID Law Discouraged Voters, Study Finds



Local


Anthony Weiner Gets 21 Months in Prison for Sexting With Teenager

Menendez Co-Defendant Pressured Government for Help, Official Testifies

In Dire Straits, Connecticut Nears 90 Days Without Budget


De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.



Philly.com


Bunch: The U.S. learned some lessons from the Vietnam War. The wrong ones

A monument at last for Octavius Catto, who changed Philadelphia


Philly's tax appeal board meets more, gets ready for 2018 rush

A Pa. lawmaker's corruption case has been stalled for almost three years


The Detroit Free Press


Judge to Kilpatrick: I'm not changing my mind; pay your $1.5M restitution tab

Detroit is once again the most violent city in America, FBI says. Chief Craig disagrees


Detroit schools see enrollment uptick: Are students coming back?


How do Michigan students rank on the SAT?


Republicans, Duggan to unveil plan to drastically lower Michigan auto insurance rates


The Star-Ledger


By the numbers: How Trump's newest Obamacare repeal would still slam N.J.

'Day of Healing' in Newark takes aim at crime victims of trauma | Carter

What N.J. residents say Menendez should do if he's convicted

'A bull in the Commerce Department china shop' and other Menendez trial takeaways

Accused killer's attorney: Prosecutors never gave key evidence to grand jury


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Tim Ryan decries Graham-Cassidy health care proposal (video)


The Bell family struggles with prison visits: A Greater Cleveland


Akron City Council begins conflict management counseling

Cleveland man says guard at private prison severely beat him (video)



The Chicago Tribune

Chicago police officers to be reprimanded after kneeling in Instagram post


Emanuel budget hole now tops $259 million

CPS issues $35 million reprieve on enrollment-based cuts for schools


Frantic 911 calls released in death of off-duty Chicago police sergeant


The Los Angeles Times

In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’


State suspends medical license of Carmen Puliafito, former USC Keck dean tied to drug use


Fast-moved wildfire burns 2,000 acres, damaging one home as hundreds evacuated


The Washington Post

‘Everybody knows that’s going to fail’: GOP health-care effort collapses

Trump pins blame on McCain as latest GOP health-care bill sinks


Bill Cassidy: The public face of a doomed health-care bill

Latest travel ban will probably affect tens of thousands, and it could short-circuit the court battle

White House feels the heat over Maria response

Trump declares Puerto Rico is in ‘deep trouble’ as questions mount about response to hurricane


U.S. asks appeals court to review reversal of Blackwater conviction, sentencings for Iraq massacre

Robinson: If Trump’s not a white supremacist, he does a good impression

A Trump judicial pick said transgender children are proof that ‘Satan’s plan is working’

Millions of drivers lost their licenses for failing to pay court fees, study finds

Did their school have ties to slavery? Now students try to make sense of the answer

Some Georgetown Law students and faculty plan to protest speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Poll: Md. Democratic primary race wide-open; name recognition favors Gansler


USA Today


S.C. teacher returns to classroom after KKK-themed homework

What the Little Rock Nine endured for a better education







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