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POSTED: July 01, 2016, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the first Black to reach the highest rank in the Army, was born in Washington, D.C.

The New York Times


National


Lynch to Accept Guidance of F.B.I. in Clinton Email Inquiry

Bill Clinton’s Meeting With Loretta Lynch Causes Stir in Both Parties

Donald Trump Warns of a Liberal Supreme Court if Hillary Clinton Wins


Chris Christie Becomes Powerful Figure in Donald Trump Campaign

Senator Mike Lee Unloads on Why He Can’t Embrace Donald Trump

9 in Navy Disciplined Over Iran’s Capture of Sailors

A Rapper’s Killing Puts Baltimore, Grief-Stricken and Angry, on Edge

Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Abortion Law

Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Serve Openly in Military

Estimate of U.S. Transgender Population Doubles to 1.4 Million Adults

Recruit’s Death Leads to Wider Investigation of Abuse in Marines


Local


Few Newark Children Found to Have Elevated Lead After School Water Scare

Wright Concedes to Espaillat in Primary for House Seat

New York Police Department to Review ‘No Beard’ Policy

Fewer New York Students Will Attend Summer School, Continuing a Trend


An Uphill Fight to Curb the Pull of New York City’s Lobbyists


The Christian Science Monitor


Why, this time, free trade has hit American workers so hard

What 'good' free trade looks like

Report: Nativist politics embolden KKK leaders' hopes for growth

Iowa high court upholds felony voting ban. Why is that unusual?



The Star-Ledger


Christie orders shutdown of N.J. road projects amid gas tax standoff

On business tax incentives, a detour into fantasyland | Editorial

Christie, Sweeney meet on N.J. gas tax, agree on nothing as road funding is drying up

Christie orders shutdown of N.J. road projects amid gas tax standoff

Christie signs $34.5B budget, cuts Democratic spending

Camden, Hudson counties join Obama effort to keep people out of jail



Philly.com

Death and basketball: Murdered teammates, black lives lost at Franklin Learning Center

Your school property taxes are probably rising again. Here's how much — and why

Youth, 14, recounts 13-year-old friend's shooting death

New Camden County College president hopes to boost student retention through affordable education


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Advocates for fairer bail can expect bail bond agents to fight reform: Impact 2016: Justice For All


Senate panel advances Carole Rendon's nomination for U.S. attorney of Ohio's northern district

Ohio Attorney General: Cities cannot set their own minimum wage


Cleveland minimum wage debate heats up, SEIU calls for council president's job

Survey finds Clevelanders' opinions of police vary based on ethnicity



The Detroit Free Press


Feds: Corrupt Detroit cop threw money at strippers, hair doc, cars

S&P downgrades Detroit Public Schools bonds as district splits in two

Detroit's new school system officially begins today

July 26 deadline to file to run for Detroit school board


Rep. Banks faces July 14 exam on felony fraud charges


The Chicago Tribune


10 shootings a day: Complex causes of Chicago's spiking violence

2 dead, 20 wounded in city shootings, including 5 shot in Longwood Manor attack

Illinois has a budget — for 6 months

Preckwinkle: Tax hike, budget cuts on table as county faces $174M shortfall

JOHN KASS: Bill Clinton up to his old tricks in meeting with Loretta Lynch


The Los Angeles Times

LAPD commander alleges retaliation after leak of agency's purchase of horse owned by chief's daughter

Garcetti nominates attorney Cynthia McClain-Hill to Police Commission


The Washington Post


Attorney general to back FBI and Justice findings in Clinton email server probe

Trump fundraising emails overseas prompt complaints here and abroad

$3.1 billion – at least — lost in bogus tax refunds to ID thieves in 2014

President Obama challenges use of 'populist' label

Sanders pushes back on Biden claim that he’s ready to endorse Clinton

Gingrich, Christie are the leading candidates to be Trump’s running mate


March of Dimes petitions Congress to fund fight against Zika

Income inequality today may be the highest since the nation’s founding

Obama signs law to rescue Puerto Rico’s economy

The surprising number of community college students without access to federal student loans

Minimum wage goes up in Maryland, D.C.; age you can marry goes up in Virginia

Gov. Larry Hogan reshapes Md. gun, schools, utility boards


USA Today

Hundreds of safety incidents with bioterror germs reported by secretive labs

4 vets tie up VA suicide hotline with abusive calls




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