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Today in Black America - October 25

POSTED: October 25, 2016, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: The “Million Woman March” takes place in Philadelphia in 1997, drawing women from across the country.

The New York Times


National


Justice Dept. Shakes Up Inquiry Into Eric Garner Chokehold Case


Ex-Attorney General of Pennsylvania Is Sentenced to Prison

Struggling for an Emmett Till Memorial That Withstands Gunshots

Black Democrats to Hillary Clinton: Send Money to Take Congress

WikiLeaks’ Gift to American Democracy

Liberals Hope Elizabeth Warren Will Serve as Clinton’s Scrutinizer in Chief

Law Group Stifles Study on Trump, for Fear of ‘Libel Bully’

Some Health Plan Costs to Increase by an Average of 25 Percent, U.S. Says


AARP Sues U.S. Over Rules for Wellness Programs


Local

Report Highlights How Guns Flow Into New York From States With Weaker Laws

After Almost a Century, the 2nd Avenue Subway Is Oh-So-Close to Arriving


Seeking Senate Majority, Cuomo Tries New Tactic: Stumping for Democrats

Ex-Aide Says Christie Had ‘Memory Issue’ About Bridge Lane Closings


The Christian Science Monitor


A key tool to battle education inequality: active mentors


What Republicans will do if Trump loses

On Nov. 9, how does Trump or Clinton heal the nation?

Standing Rock protests escalate, as tribe calls for DOJ to investigate


Philly.com


Despite plea for leniency, Kane gets 10-23 months in jail

Candidates for attorney general spar over Kane, Trump ties


Negotiations with SEPTA workers stall as strike deadline nears


'Hurricane' Schwartz: remembering Sheela Allen-Stephens, who died last week

City says it will crack down on drug use, increase patrols in Rittenhouse Square



The Washington Post


Attacks fly from Clinton and Trump in their sprint to finish


Sanders is prepared to be a liberal thorn in Clinton’s side

A growing conflict over voting rights is playing out in Georgia, where the presidential race is tightening

Average premiums for popular Affordable Care Act plans rising 25 percent for 2017


‘Jackie’ stands by account but says she had concerns about Rolling Stone article

‘Black Jeopardy’ is SNL’s best political sketch this year


The big problems with the Obama administration’s new teacher-education regulations

Hundreds of Harvard students stage a walkout, occupy building to support striking dining hall workers

U.S. courts: Electronic surveillance up 500 percent in D.C.-area since 2011, almost all sealed cases



The Chicago Tribune


16-year-old killed, 8 people wounded in Chicago shootings


Illinois Obamacare premiums rise by double-digits for 2017 plans

CPS plans to borrow as much as $840 million for school construction

Cook County state's attorney race pits David against Goliath

Chicagoans with less than college degree have had weakest earnings recovery


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Justice For All: The personal stories of people who couldn't afford bail

Sentencing set for former Cleveland, Chicago schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett

6 municipal tax increases on the Nov. 8 ballot in Summit County

Cleveland to pay $250,000 to man with Down syndrome who says police slammed him on hood of car


The Detroit Free Press


Half of Detroit school board candidates bad with money

Schuette seeks to yank crooked DPS principals' pensions

Federal court lifts Michigan ban on selfies of ballots


Ex-Michigan representative avoids jail in federal fraud case


DTE Energy: We warned Detroit about power line that killed girl



The Los Angeles Times


'A practical solution to a horrific problem': When even L.A. needed havens for black drivers


Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war


USA Today


Bridgegate: Aide worried she had been set up to take the fall

Noose Put on Student, NAACP Seeks Federal Probe








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