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Today in Black History: El Haji Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem in New York City on this date in 1965.

The New York Times

National

Opinion: Move Left, Democrats

Firsthand Account: The assassination of Malcolm X

Trump Chooses Army Strategist to Be National Security Adviser

Contradicting Trump on Russia: Russian Officials

What to Watch: Republicans Return to Face Constituents

For-Profit Schools, an Obama Target, Are Optimistic Now

Breitbart Editor Loses Speaking Slot and His Book Deal

Opinion: How Cities Should Take Care of Their Housing Problems

Gorsuch, Like Previous Supreme Court Nominees, Keeps Views Hidden

Colorado Aims to Expand a Main Artery, but Beleaguered Neighbors Balk

Unease Spreads in Atlanta as a City Contracting Scandal Brews



Local

A Surprising Salve for New York’s Beleaguered Cities: Refugees

Protesters Ready for Trump’s First Visit to New York as President


Editorial: The Legacy of Zero Tolerance Policing


The Christian Science Monitor

One month of Trump: What voters think – and why that matters

After millions sign petitions, British lawmakers debate Trump's state visit

Sweden responds to Trump's comments with confusion, criticism

Provacateur invited to conservative summit, then disinvited

In deep-red Utah, a GOP bill to study the wage gap


The Star-Ledger


In Newark, a Presidents' Day rally against a president

Racial tensions boiling over at PBA local, former official says

Port Authority reportedly mulling $4 surcharge on airport fares

Jamie Fox, hard-driving political insider, dead at 62


Newark man uses education to turn his life around and give parents a voice

School apologizes for fried chicken menu for Black History Month


Philly.com


Key Pa. senator under fire for suggesting inner-city students need 'less intensive' program to succeed

El-Shabazz declares himself 'perfect candidate' for DA, despite tax debts

Labor leaders struggle with fears of the Trump presidency

Searching for the motive behind the myth of widespread voter fraud


Ubiñas: Trump's travel ban has local immigration lawyers on high alert



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Who's running for mayor in Cleveland? Frank Jackson faces a crowded field for re-election


Voucher money could be saved for college, future tuition under new proposal

Nearly half of community college students say they may drop out because of finances, report says

Students use GoFundMe to try to pay for college

Goodyear experts partner with Akron STEM schools on special projects

Ohio Republican lawmaker backs out of plans for payday loan reform bill



The Chicago Tribune

1 killed, 8 wounded in shooting attacks in Chicago

Chicago-area houses of worship consider providing sanctuary to immigrants

Hundreds attend meeting to air opinions on upcoming New Trier civil rights seminar day

Chicago cop pens play to capture the violence all too common on city streets

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bustos won't run for Illinois governor in 2018


The Detroit Free Press

State Sen. Coleman Young II says he's running for Detroit mayor


Kaffer: It's time to speak up about racism in Flint water crisis


Women allege racism against Grosse Pointe Farms sushi restaurant


Bills aim to help cities clean up brownfield sites



The Washington Post

Military strategist H.R. McMaster to be new national security adviser


Trump prepares rollback of rules on climate, water pollution

Anti-vaccine movement is energized by Trump in the White House

For a Trump adviser, an odyssey from the fringes of Washington to the center of power

In Ohio’s Trump country, a conservative lawmaker gets an earful

The Trump presidency exists in a bubble

Can Trump win over African Americans? This survey suggests there’s little chance.

Staffing, budget shortages put Indian Health Service at ‘high risk’

These California teachers mocked students for skipping school on immigrant boycott day

Neil Gorsuch always sides with big business, big donors and big bosses

Va. House Speaker William Howell, a pragmatic Republican, will not run again

Lost slave freedom papers tell of the tortuous paths out of bondage

‘Uplifting each other’: All-boys Ron Brown High is coming together in debut year

No barbs, but support for decriminalizing pot at first GOP Va. governor debate


The Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court to rule on border shooting: Does the U.S. Constitution protect someone on the Mexican side?

Women and minorities make gains in Hollywood but remain vastly underrepresented, UCLA report says

California students and athletes hit by new travel ban against anti-LGBT states

Fighting voter ID laws in the courts isn't enough. We need boots on the ground



USA Today

Trump set to issue streamlined immigrant travel ban

No honeymoon: One month in, Trump's approval ratings are lagging









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