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November 08, 2024

Republican Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts becomes the first Black elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction in 1966.

Today in Black America - October 2

POSTED: October 02, 2024, 7:25 am

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The New York Times

The Moment When Vance Dodged a Question but Said Plenty


Vance Strains to Sell a Softer Trump

How Two Billionaire Preachers Remade Texas Politics



The Washington Post

Fact Checker: 21 claims that deserve scrutiny, most of them from Vance

See how dockworkers’ strike will snarl shipments of bananas, beer, cars and more

Ex-congressional candidate charged with threatening ‘hit squad’ against opponent


USA Today

'Going to be a doozy': Feds warn of flood of fraud aimed at Helene victims


Justice Department launches first federal review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre


'Weird Science': Climate change takes center stage in VP debate after Helene disaster


The Associated Press


John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84

11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued

Helene death toll now at least 166 as Biden plans to visit ravaged Carolinas


The Los Angeles Times

Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning

Opinion: I’m a ‘Never Trump’ conservative who voted third-party in 2016. Here’s why I won’t make that mistake this time


Former L.A. County deputy charged with sexual assault, giving meth to 14-year-old girl


NJ.com


Harris vs. Trump latest polls: Sweep of all 7 swing states by this candidate is most likely


At Bayonne’s Port Liberty, solidarity on the picket line and uncertainty about the future

CBS slammed for Walz-Vance debate: Why did it take 88 minutes to get to ‘very important moment’?


The Chicago Sun-Times

Slain Chicago cop's family hires lawyers to 'ensure justice is served' as last defendant moves for dismissal

Budget Committee cancels Thursday hearing called to turn up heat on embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez

City Council hears possible solutions for preventing weather-related deaths



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Labor department says Georgia plastics plant owed workers wages

Could the damage from Hurricane Helene affect voting in Georgia?


Patricia Murphy: Are Trump’s Georgia allies ‘Starting the Steal?’





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