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Today in Black America - August 11

POSTED: August 11, 2016, 12:00 pm

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Today in Black History: Pioneering journalist Carl Rowan, who served in the Kennedy administration, was born in 1925 in Ravencroft, Tennessee.

The New York Times

National

In Baltimore Report, Justice Dept. Revives Doubts About Zero-Tolerance Policing

Appeals Court Prevents Voting Without ID in Wisconsin

A Group That Trump and Clinton Barely Mention: The Poor


As Trump Loses Allies in G.O.P., the N.R.A. Stands By Him

Hack of Democrats Is Said to Be Wider: Over 100 Accounts


Does Trump Need the Hispanic Vote? Not as Much as You Might Think


EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Running Mates Playing Defense


Hillary Clinton to Attack Donald Trump on Tax Plan in Michigan Speech

Puerto Ricans in Florida Are Being Courted by Hillary Clinton’s Campaign

Mayor’s Brushes With Law Enforcement Divide a Struggling Stockton



Local


New York City’s Medical Schools Will Stop Using Unclaimed Bodies


Weakened de Blasio May Be Vulnerable to 3rd-Party Bid by a Democrat

Christie ‘Flat Out Lied’ in George Washington Bridge Case, Aide Said


The Christian Science Monitor


'Breathing while black'? Baltimore police report uncovers gross injustice


Pentagon report stirs fresh debate on closing of prison at Guantánamo Bay

Clinton's ethical slip violates letter but not spirit of law. Does that matter?

In Wal-Mart moms’ bleak perspective on campaign, glimmer of hope


What department stores say about America's changing income classes


The Baltimore Sun


Roughly Speaking podcast: DOJ investigation was long overdue, criminologist says

Editorial: Baltimore police's problems are more than a few bad apples


Baltimore reacts to searing Justice Department report: 'The stories were always true'

Kevin Davis pledges to reform Baltimore police under next administration: 'It's an opportunity to get better'



Philly.com


Notary wrestled with knowledge Kane had signed grand jury secrecy oath

Philly D.A. charges 32 in massive auto-theft and insurance-fraud ring


Girl, 6, fighting for life after being hit by 1 of 21 bullets


Inquirer editorial: Is there a Philly politician the FBI isn't watching?


The Star-Ledger

Community rallies against violence following Jersey City teen's 'traumatizing' murder


5 things to know about new Christie Bridgegate developments

'He just flat-out lied': Another red-letter day for Chris Christie | Editorial

New Bridgegate documents put Christie's old friend back in the spotlight


N.J. deputy chief walks away from $200K job over 'hostile' workplace


The Detroit Free Press

Hillary Clinton's speech to detail plan to add 321K new Michigan jobs

Editorial: GOP officeholders: Consider consequences of choosing Trump

Muslims sue Sterling Heights after city rejected mosque


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland City Council approves measure asking voters whether to rework police review board


Gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot to be deconstructed soon, sent to Chicago museum

Replacing Justice Center could cost more than $1 billion, says former Cuyahoga County architect


RTA fare hikes and route cuts begin Sunday

San Francisco adopts bail-setting algorithm Cleveland hopes to use: Impact 2016: Justice For All


Ohio ranks 16th in student loan debt: See debt per Ohio school


The Los Angeles Times


Vigil held for 14-year-old boy shot and killed by LAPD: 'Justice for Jesse'

The money is starting to roll in on California's 17 ballot propositions. A lot of it

In California's climate debate, state lawmakers push for more authority


The Washington Post


Clinton’s GOP outreach a step too far for some already suspicious liberals

7 reasons why Clinton’s agenda would flounder in Congress

Even under oath, Trump struggled with the truth


Email batch provides additional evidence that Clinton Foundation donors got access at State Department

Clinton, Kaine to release new tax returns, pressuring Trump to do the same

As voter rights cases churn through courts, rights are uncertain. But confusion is guaranteed.

In Wisconsin, a controversial voter-ID law could help choose the president

‘We will cut all of your heads off’: Texas mosque threatened by man claiming to be Army veteran

The real crisis in higher education is about a lot more than debt

This Republican mayor has an incredibly simple idea to help the homeless. And it seems to be working.

Student enrollment continues to surge in Maryland school district


‘You can’t let nobody see’: Tyson workers caught on video mistreating chickens



USA Today


Hey, Trump Republicans: Our view

For the Record: Clinton email scandal, version 3.0









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