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Today in Black History: Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, pioneer, established what would become the city of Chicago on this date in 1773.

The New York Times


National


Rex Tillerson Out as Trump’s Secretary of State, Replaced by Mike Pompeo

Bowing to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Gun Control Promise

Congress Quashed Research Into Gun Violence. Since Then, 600,000 People Have Been Shot.


Schools Are Tested by National Gun-Violence Walkout

Trump Targets Obama’s School Discipline Policies


Goldberg: Will Betsy DeVos Expand the School-to-Prison Pipeline?


White House Aides Blur the Legal Lines Between Partisans and Public Servants

Editorial: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Run


Pennsylvania’s Special House Election: What to Watch For


Republicans in House Say No Collusion, but Mueller’s Case Grows


Local


Cuomo Weighs State of Emergency for New York City Public Housing

Percoco Jury Says It Is Deadlocked, Again



Philly.com


'He would not let me leave.' A Villanova player seeks another year of eligibility after escaping a nightmare

Former Pa. official had sex with teen. yet, he remains 'the most powerful man' in town

Why Philly's School District is a money pit

If Mayor Kenney's budget passes, Philly spending will have risen $600 million in three years

A rare thing: Wilmington Trust executives face criminal trial for bad loans from the 2008 mortgage meltdown


The Detroit Free Press


Metro Detroit roads are bad, but the cost to fix them is the real shocker

Kettering University in Flint cancels classes after racist graffiti

Leaky Palmer Park Prep in Detroit is closed as teachers worry about mold

Detroit aims to create $250M affordable housing fund, build 2,000 new units over 5 years

Study: Joe Louis demolition, better access on nearby streets would open up Detroit's Riverfront


The Star-Ledger


Murphy: I won't say 'hell no' to charter schools

N.J. has too many damn towns. Here are 25 that need to go.

N.J. kids are walking out of school Wednesday. Here's what you need to know

ACLU slams school planning to suspend protesting kids

Bayonne Zoning Board approves city's first mosque, a year after being first denied



The Chicago Tribune


National Geographic acknowledges it covered world through racist lens for generations

Sen. Daniel Biss runs in progressive lane while trying to outpace voting record


Biss plots overthrow of Madigan Democratic Party control

Meet some of the Illinois students behind Wednesday's school walkouts for gun reform


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Tanisha Anderson's mother says punishment of Cleveland officers 'unfair,' union to challenge discipline

Has Gov. Kasich ever met with State Superintendent DeMaria? Neither will say


Ohio's proposed gerrymandering fix is not failsafe, this bad map shows

Advocates rally for local support for RTA and mass transit (photos)

Burton D. Morgan Foundation awards $175,000 to Akron-area groups



The Los Angeles Times


Lazarus: Trump's CFPB looks at credit cards and, absurdly, sees 'a positive picture for consumers'

Protesters on eve of Trump's visit: 'You want to mess with California? Well, bring it on'

Editorial: The biggest outrage about America's gun violence is Congress' failure to do anything about it

A new kind of computer science major delves into how technology is reshaping society

Take a little off the top: How visits to the barbershop helped reduce blood pressure in African American men


The Washington Post


National Geographic confronts its past: ‘For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist’

Austin police search for bombing motive, say explosives made with ‘skill and sophistication’


Artist calls out NRA for its ‘nightmarish, intolerant, divisive vision’ after sculpture used in ad

Pressure is increasing to give teachers guns. In this Ohio district, they already have them.

In Pennsylvania’s Trump country, a surging Democrat takes House race down to the wire

The Daily 202: Trump supporters in Pennsylvania embrace his 'obnoxious' personality

Perspective: Police are still killing black people. Why isn’t it news anymore?

D.C. program that builds green infrastructure sustains the environment and the local workforce

Council member pushes for hearing on D.C. schools scandal, mayor’s involvement

D.C. Public Schools taking over all-girls charter school in Southeast


Perspective: The nation is focused on students and gun violence. But kids in urban schools want to know, where’s everybody been?


USA Today


California ICE spokesman quits, accuses Trump administration of fake news

'National Geographic' delves into its past: 'For decades our coverage was racist'


Schwarzenegger says he wants to sue global oil companies for first-degree murder







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