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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.

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Today in Black History: The NAACP established the Spingarn Award in 1914, named for chairman Joel Spingarn, for the purpose of celebrating Black achievement.

The New York Times


National

G.O.P. Holds Out Option of Fixing Current Health Law

In Kentucky, Fear and Confusion Over Health Bill

Spurned by Trump, Senate Democrats Take a Harder Line

EDITORIAL: The False Premise Behind G.O.P. Tax Cuts


Blow: Trump’s Obama Obsession

Robocalypse Now? Central Bankers Argue Whether Automation Will Kill Jobs

The Supreme Court Partially Allowed Trump’s Travel Ban. Who Is Still Barred?

F.B.I. Agent Charged With Lying About Oregon Standoff Shooting


Pharmacist Gets 9-Year Prison Term in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak



Local


Assembly Approves 2-Year Deal on Mayoral Control of New York City Schools

Report Finds No Challenge for City in Plan for Diverse Schools


Subway Derailment Inquiry Focuses on Track Repairs

Paul Massey Unexpectedly Drops Out of New York City Mayor’s Race

School Board Decisions Spur Onondaga Nation Protest



The Chicago Tribune


4 killed, at least 6 hurt in Wednesday shootings


Rauner, Madigan show no signs of budging as deadline nears

With Ultra Foods closing, shoppers fear Calumet Park could become a food desert


Teen detained on video after refusing to follow officer's orders, Lansing police say


Chance the Rapper affirms that black boys are worth fighting for


Philly.com


More bones reported at Arch Street site; city declines to halt construction

Pa. Senate passes first-of-its-kind bill sealing some criminal records

Pa. Capitol's 'B' word for solving budget woes: Borrowing


Slowdown continues at Philly-area construction sites



The Star-Ledger


Hundreds call for closure of N.J.'s largest youth prison


Doctors raked in cash to push fentanyl as N.J. deaths soared

The 72-hour Lakewood swarm: What you need to know about massive fraud sweep

The potential $4M hidden cost for NJ Transit from Penn Station work

Rutgers gets crucial rating upgrade as post-merger finances stabilize



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio councilman suggests letting repeat overdose victims die

Richmond Heights adds safety forces, including its first two minority full-time officers


Frank Jackson 'Fat-cat' fundraiser draws protest to Gates Mills (Video)

Ohio House approves budget bill, sending it to Gov. John Kasich


The Detroit Free Press


State sues Flint over delays in approving drinking water source


See who gave Flint more than $1B


What if the health care bill were about health care?


Detroit schools to cut dozens of administrative jobs, invest savings in schools



The Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the state's housing crisis. Here's why they've failed


1 in 5 L.A. community college students is homeless, survey finds

California Republicans don't want to be caught again without a statewide candidate — but the party is fractured

Senate health bill would leave Medi-Cal with $115-billion shortfall through 2027, analysis finds


The Washington Post


Awkward moment at Trump meeting highlights GOP tensions over health bill


The Fix: The GOP’s health-care bill is political kryptonite

Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by health-care cuts

As legislative battle over health care heats up, conservative media interest wanes

Analysis: Trump has given us no reason to believe he knows anything about health-care policy

Trump administration sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees

Trump’s pledge to keep the world from laughing at us hits another setback

‘Woe unto those who legislate evil’: Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement


Republicans’ health-care efforts would would set black women back, report finds

Many small colleges face big enrollment drops. Here’s one survival strategy in Ohio.

Perriello, wealthy donors team up to help Democrats chase seats in Va. House

Nine months after motorcyclist Terrence Sterling was fatally shot by D.C. police, family seeks answers


USA Today


John McCain: Russia threat is dead serious. Montenegro coup and murder plot proves it.

Memo to Democrats after special-election losses: Find better candidates








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