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Today in Black America - July 5

POSTED: July 05, 2017, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Arthur Ashe, Jr. won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon in 1975, making him the first Black male to take the title.

The New York Times


National


Holiday Feels Strain of Politics, as Some in G.O.P. Lie Low


Editorial: The Way Forward on North Korea

‘Surgical’ Strike in North Korea Could Swiftly Turn to Carnage


Health Care? Taxes? Budget? G.O.P. Has Big To-Do List, but Little Time

Five Misleading Republican Claims About Health Care


The Noose, Symbol of Racial Animus, Keeps Appearing

As Sales Slow, Automakers Cut American Jobs


Local


Bronx-Lebanon, Site of Shooting, Is More Than a Hospital to Neighbors

Despite Strict Gun Law, Troubled Doctor Was Able to Buy Assault Rifle


New Jersey Beaches Reopen, but Christie Catches More Heat


Philly.com


Patrolling for bias

Opinion: Ban outside jobs so Council members serve one boss: the public

FBI digs deep in probe of Dougherty and union


From an early, unexpected prison stay, Seth Williams awaits his fate



The Star-Ledger


MVC extends expirations following government shutdown

Christie final act, this pointless shutdown, blows up in his face | Moran

Waves of anger on reopened Island Beach over Christie's 'arrogance'


Here are details of the Horizon deal that will end the government shutdown

PSE&G shocker: President reportedly wants to eliminate electric bills


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Our impact agenda: Redistricting, Say Yes to Education, justice reform and "A Greater Cleveland"


The Detroit Free Press


Riot or rebellion? The debate on what to call Detroit '67


Ex-MSU star Keith Appling to spend a year in jail

Another try at Detroit regional transit? Smaller footprint may be better this time

Wayne County receives final jail bids; Dan Gilbert's tops $520M


The Los Angeles Times


'Los Angeles embodies diversity.' The city's new sculpture celebrating freedom is unveiled


Former Republican assemblyman joins race to be California's next governor

Orange County sheriff set to take the stand in jailhouse informant case


The Chicago Tribune


Chicago commits $100 million to investment fund aimed at low-income areas

More than 40 shot as holiday weekend wears on


Students: Rename Douglas Park for abolitionist Frederick Douglass


Schools rethink meal-debt policies that humiliate kids



The Washington Post


At holiday parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care


Tensions mount as U.S. proceeds with military exercises after North Korean missile test


Missile test underscores the failure of Trump’s naive approach to North Korea

Months of Russia controversy leave Trump ‘boxed in’ before Putin meeting


Decoding the White House spin on Obamacare ‘failures’

‘Too many guns’: Little Rock nightclub shooting fuels concerns about jump in big-city violence

Maryland joins states that won’t give data to Trump’s election commission

Everytown for Gun Safety: ‘Freedom’

When a D.C. school closed for renovations, parents faced a troubling choice

Jury still out on Maryland’s new bail rules

Milloy: Charles ‘Tae’ Bennett found his calling caring for animals. Now police are trying to find the human who took his life.


‘Camp Heat’ in Virginia aims to interest and train girls in firefighting careers

This camp at a Northern Virginia university shows girls a future in STEM



USA Today


NYPD officer dies after being 'assassinated' during July 4 celebrations


Proposals to change student loan rules could upend industry


How trucking companies forced drivers into debt, worked them past exhaustion and left them destitute








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