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Today is Black America - April 14

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The Associated Press

Video shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan officer

Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions


USA Today


Suspect in Brooklyn shooting due in court on terrorism charge

Now truckers are blocking the Mexico border over inspections ordered by Texas governor

Even in the first year of the pandemic, STD rates continued to climb in the US, CDC says


The New York Times


Why No One Died When a Gunman Opened Fire on the Subway

A New Legal Tactic to Protect Workers’ Pay

Justice Dept. Moves to Curb Police Abuses in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts


The Washington Post


White House, truckers blast Tex. as traffic jams at border crossings worsen

Biden heads to N.C. to make his case at an HBCU

Covid booster shot bolsters protection in 5-to-11-year-olds, Pfizer and BioNTech say


NJ.com

3 former N.J. public defenders allege workplace discrimination that statewide leaders condoned

Murphy orders review of new N.J. sex education standards that sparked uproar

New N.J. sex education standards spark belated backlash. Here’s what Murphy, Republicans say.


The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s highest court rejects legislative map challenge, clearing way for July 19 primary

Review finds Safe Streets program lacks oversight; Baltimore mayor pledges $10 million to expand ‘violence intervention ecosystem’

Person found dead along I-95 believed to be parent of child who died in Baltimore rowhouse fire last week, police say


The Los Angeles Times

As Supreme Court weighs abortion, Christians challenge what it means to be ‘pro-life’

Baseball reveres Jackie Robinson, but Robinson didn’t revere baseball. Here’s why


L.A. mayoral hopefuls court Asian Americans, the city’s fastest-growing ethnic group


The Chicago Sun-Times


Kim Foxx: I won’t ‘cut corners’ — despite crime spike — in county with long history of wrongful convictions

City Hall may seek to intervene in Danny Solis case, claiming to be victim

New bill would combat construction wage theft, union says


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

How Georgia Republicans passed a gun expansion after years of gridlock

Kemp signs bill protecting farmers from lawsuits filed by neighbors


DeKalb Schools to revisit Druid Hills renovations after student video






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