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Today in Black America - December 2

POSTED: December 02, 2013, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: The late Congressman Charles C. Diggs from Michigan is born in Detroit in 1922.

The New York Times

Derailment of Train in Bronx Kills 4 and Injures Dozens


Editorial: The New Mayor and the Teachers

Wage Strikes Planned at Fast-Food Outlets

Insurers Claim Health Website Is Still Flawed


Eye on 2016, Clintons Rebuild Bond With Blacks

For New York City’s Charter Schools, a Lesson on Paying Rent


Back in New York With the Same Passion, but to Less Fire and Smoke


The Christian Science Monitor


HealthCare.gov working much better, officials declare (+video)

For African refugees in Morocco, a perilous path to asylum

Why people feel free to heckle President Obama (+video)



The Star Ledger


Off-duty Essex sheriff's officer shot while working at family's liquor store, $10K reward offered

The Auditor: Christie to help Lonegan retire campaign debt, Buono loses Metuchen and more

Essex County College president outlines 5-year road map, aims to improve lowest in state rank

Mercer County nursing programs in high demand as profession gains popularity amidst recession


N.J. defendants are set free on bail payment plans without judges, prosecutors knowing


The Detroit Free Press

Bill would allow smoking at Michigan outdoor cafés, patios


Families fight for justice in 2012 quadruple murder in Detroit


Susan Tompor: Detroit retirees facing cuts anxiously await bankruptcy eligibility decision

Jim Schaefer: A few minutes with ... A woman who made and gave away a hundred Thanksgiving dinners


State pays thousands for prisoners' claims of lost, damaged personal items



Philly.com

Big day nears for Evesham's new Indian Cultural Center

At issue in building collapse: Who knew what, and when?

Councilman Green among top picks to lead SRC


Atlantic City boosters nervous about online gaming


The Chicago Tribune

GOP candidates split on Illinois pension reform plan

Quinn fundraising slows down

Senate Democrats under the gun on proposed pension fix

Youth services group aids kids affected by trauma

Former Rukn seeks clean slate in wake of his acquittal in retrial of 1984 gang killings



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Seeing 'no justice,' community groups hold vigil to mark one year anniversary of deadly Cleveland police chase (VIDEOS)


Families of Timothy Russell, Malissa Williams sue Cleveland and police over chase, shooting

A year later: Cleveland Nov. 29 police chase and fatal shooting in the hands of a grand jury


Ed FitzGerald stands by lieutenant governor pick Eric Kearney

U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge endorses Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald for governor

Community meetings on Cleveland's $1 billion school construction plan resume


The Los Angeles Times


Congress' Obamacare has better benefits, service

Sheriff's Department hired officers despite misconduct

California lawmakers set for 5.3% pay hike

At San Jose State, students grapple with hate crime allegations



USA Today


Two states, different experiences under health care law

Stakes high as Supreme Court hears Mich. tribal case













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