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Prolific Negro League baseball home run king Josh Gibson, who never got the opportunity to play in Major League baseball, is born in 1911.

Today in Black America - October 8

POSTED: October 08, 2024, 9:00 am

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The New York Times

Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change

Opinion: ‘This Issue Is Not Going Away’: Why These Undecided Voters Are Wary of Trump

Lead Drinking-Water Pipes Must be Replaced Nationwide, E.P.A. Says



The Washington Post

Tampa Bay braces for what could be strongest storm to hit region in a century

In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all U.S. lead pipes in a decade

FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds


The Associated Press

What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registration


After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery



USA Today

Will Black vote impact 2024 election? Depends which generation you ask


Closing the gap: How sex, money, politics divide generations in the US


Trump, policy reversals: Takeaways from Harris' interview with '60 Minutes'



NJ.com

Inside the mainstreaming of hate. How toxic influencers are pushing N.J. politics to the far right.

N.J. teacher forced boy to eat lunch outside in winter as punishment, lawsuit says

Scary moment as U.S. Senate candidate freezes, nearly falls forward in first debate


The Los Angeles Times

Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California

Hiltzik: A conservative think tank says Trump policies would crater the economy — but it’s being kind


Endorsement: No on Proposition 34. Revenge measures have no place on California’s ballot



The Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson names new CPS board members at heated news conference, likens critics to Confederates


CST Editorial Board: Enough of the self-inflicted CPS turmoil, Mayor Johnson


What will Johnson's CPS power play mean in Springfield? More state funding — or more headaches for mayor


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


Denials of insurance in ‘high crime’ areas seen as ‘legal redlining’

State Election Board taking up voter eligibility and investigations into eight Georgia counties

Georgia facing numerous crises, but Board of Public Health hasn’t met since May





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