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Today in Black History: The Tulsa, OK race riots erupted in 1921, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Blacks and the destruction of the city's Black business center.

The New York Times


National

Recruiting Proves Difficult as Trump Weighs Shake-Up

Trump’s Personal Lawyer Refuses to Cooperate With Congressional Inquiries

EDITORIAL: Trump’s Insult to History

Trump Takes Aim at German Trade, but Overlooks Benefits


Trump Advisers in Tug of War Before Climate Decision


Recipients Fear Cuts to Food Stamps and Disability Aid in Trump Budget

A 2016 Review: Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump

Supreme Court Roundup: Justices Rule on Excessive Force and in Immigration Case

In Chicago’s Crisis of Violence, Some Signs of Hope


In Police Shootings, Finding Jurors Who Will Say ‘Not Guilty’


Local


Street Stops by New York City Police Have Plummeted

Analysis of N.Y.P.D. Stops

Amtrak Riders to Share in Penn Station’s ‘Summer of Hell’

Settlements With New Jersey Suburb Clear Way for Proposed Mosque

Appeals Court Vacates Former State Senator’s Conviction and Fine


Philly.com

Who radicalized white supremacist arrested in Portland attack?

After 42 years, Swarthmore's 1975 class president graduates

A lesson in black liberation for Philly students


The Detroit Free Press


Gun vote moves Michigan closer to scrapping training, permit rules

Poll: Michigan's view of President Trump, country's direction faltering


Community colleges facing challenges as students decrease

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley jumps on part-time Legislature bandwagon


The Chicago Tribune


Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union's no-confidence vote

2 dead, 10 wounded in city shootings


Weeks of DCFS reports filed only after Semaj Crosby disappeared, case file shows


Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year

EDITORIALS: The case for affordable housing in Jefferson Park


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland officer who shot Tamir Rice is fired, union gears up for a fight

Tamir Rice's mother 'relieved' at firing of Timothy Loehmann, wishes Frank Garmback was fired

Four things you forgot about Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot Tamir Rice

Cleveland is still holding a smoking gun: Phillip Morris


Ohio redistricting reform amendment clears Ballot Board, can begin collecting signatures


The Los Angeles Times


In President Trump's wake, divisions mark both Democratic and Republican parties


'Even the good hombres are not safe': Federal judge slams Trump deportations

Rep. Adam Schiff went to the Trump White House. It got weird

Essential California: For all of Irvine's diversity and success, some residents still feel like outsiders



The Star-Ledger


Where N.J.'s next governor stands on tax hikes

Hackensack forces 7 cops into early retirement, report says

The legacy of Millard E. Terrell in Newark burns bright | Carter

Drug counselor admits to blackmailing client after failed drug test


All but 2 N.J. federal lawmakers urge Trump to back Gateway Tunnel



The Washington Post


Trump’s window to win early legislative battles shrinks as recess looms


Trump’s aides are starting to rival their boss when it comes to praising him

The Fix: This White House statement on Trump’s ‘positive energy’ reads like a parody


Poll: Most Americans want Senate to change or ditch House health-care bill

Virginia primary in the center of fight for the Democratic Party’s future

Portland, often seen as a progressive playground, now confronts murderous hate

Was Rep. Darrell Issa really hiding from constituents on a rooftop? Depends on whom you ask.

Supreme Court halts award against 2 Los Angeles County officers who shot couple

A New Jersey town denied Muslims a mosque. Now it must pay them $3.25 million.

White supremacists love Vikings. But they’ve got history all wrong.

To shake up the Democratic Party, progressives turn to a primary race in Virginia

Milloy: When an ex-offender couldn’t find a job, he made one for himself

Howard fires 3 from campus police after wheelchair patient was left at a bus stop


USA Today

Tiger Woods' arrest doesn't mean what you think

Here's what you need to land America's best jobs

Yes, there is such a thing as thirdhand smoke – and it's more dangerous than you think







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