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Today in Black America - March 29

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Today in Black History: 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.

The New York Times

National


Trump’s Move to Revive Coal Won’t Halt Rise of Its Rivals

Coal Miners Can Only Hope It Helps


Fact Check: Trump’s Misleading Words on Energy and Jobs

Promises of Paris Accord Slip Further Away

China Poised to Take Lead on Climate

Russia Inquiry Stalls, Democrats Say, With Nunes Calling Shots

U.S. ‘Probably Had a Role’ in Deadly Strike, General Says

Congress Is Headed to Another Government Funding Showdown

Texas Used Wrong Standard in Death Penalty Cases, Justices Rule


2 Black Women Sue Fox News, Claiming Discrimination


In Lawsuit After Lawsuit, It’s Everyday People v. Trump


Bill Minor, Journalist Who Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94


Local


Pursuing Tax, Bill de Blasio Embraces Snowball’s Chance in Albany

As Federal Cuts Loom, New York State Aims to Protect Itself From Washington

Pressure Builds for City’s Renewal Schools as State Tests Begin

Editorial: A Bad Idea to Cut Prison Visitations



The Christian Science Monitor


Why Trump rollback of Obama climate policies could be a long slog

In tricky US-Russia climate, citizen diplomats and scholars do the talking

As House GOP tries to revive health-care reform, Democrats emboldened to stop it


The Star-Ledger


Students eyed deadly attack on N.J. elementary school, cops say

What happened when Pascrell tried again to get Trump's tax returns

Christie confirms he will lead Trump drug commission


Philly.com


Tense scenes in and out of court as judge orders Seth Williams' lawyer to stay on the case

AP EXPLAINS: What the death of broadband privacy rules means

As budget season begins, Clarke says it could be ‘most challenging’ in recent memory

Plan calls for Pa. courts to provide interpreters for people not fluent in English


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

License suspensions disproportionately imposed on poor Ohioans, trapping them in debt

Recapping a year of reporting on bail inequities in Cuyahoga County and reforms across the U.S.

Health rankings highlight Ohio's opiate crisis, youth dropout and unemployment


ACLU asks Ohio city to stop charging drug overdose survivors


Documentary on longtime 6th Circuit judge shows how life affects important cases


Ohio should count advanced courses and tests toward graduation, says Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon (video)



The Chicago Tribune


Trump signs bill that kills Obama-era rule targeting wage theft, unsafe working conditions


Democrats to unveil 'comeback agenda' as counter to Rauner's 'turnaround agenda'

City Council hears push to limit pharmacists' work hours, restrict number of prescriptions they can fill

Emanuel to unveil municipal ID plan, but details still to come


Foxx fears 'chilling effect' of Trump orders for immigrants who are victims of crimes


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit schools interim superintendent: I'll continue to work for kids

More time sought for Detroit schools chief search

Here's what Flint’s $87M water settlement means

Riley: Flint water crisis not over, so hold the celebration

Senator's staffing cited as factor behind FBI raids



The Los Angeles Times


Editorial: Despite Trump's bluster, rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations is not a done deal

He created a project for those formerly illegally in the U.S. to tell their stories, but few want to now


California Prop. 47 grants for criminal rehabilitation seen as a long-awaited step forward

Antiabortion activists face 15 felony charges over undercover videos that targeted Planned Parenthood


The Washington Post


House votes to wipe away Obama-era Internet privacy protections

House intelligence probe of Russia is effectively put on hold


After health-care bill’s failure, GOP state legislatures face new pressure to expand Medicaid

Senate Democrats offer to work with Trump on health care — but only if he ends attack on Obamacare


Trump request for border wall money could force showdown over stopgap spending bill

N.C. governor says offer over ‘bathroom bill’ made to save NCAA events includes a ‘dealbreaker’

Asia analyst forced to withdraw from position heading Pentagon-funded think tank for earlier Trump criticism

Analysis: Places that saw more job loss to robots were less likely to support Hillary Clinton

Border agents beat an undocumented immigrant to death. The U.S. is paying his family $1 million.


Wilson ‘Bill’ Minor, ‘conscience’ of Mississippi journalism during civil rights era, dies at 94

On the eve of an Oprah movie about Henrietta Lacks, an ugly feud consumes the family


D.C. police chief begins implementing new recruitment incentives




USA Today


Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters

Suburban drug overdoses fuel spike in premature death rate









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