Today in Black History: Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals was born in 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The New York Times
National
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Local
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The Christian Science Monitor
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The Star Ledger
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Philly.com
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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The Detroit Free Press
Metro Detroit itching to get new aid for roads
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The Chicago Sun-Times
CPS legal spending in Byrd-Bennett probe tops $280K
Mother blames herself after 14-year-old son shot to death
With violence, education at crisis, Chicago Urban League to focus on youth
The Washington Post
U. of Missouri football players threaten to boycott season amid racial tension
A $1 billion push to offer online immigration applications yields 1 form
Seeking rejuvenation in the minority, House Democrats spar over seniority
Police in schools: Keeping kids safe, or arresting them for no good reason?
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This high school was struggling, but a community was able to turn it around
Supreme Court accepts challenge to health law’s contraceptive mandate
Democrats use anti-Trump sentiment to win Latino votes in local elections
USA Today
Obama-Netanyahu talks will focus on a Middle East transformed since Rabin
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Tennessee's appellate courts lack diversity
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