Today in Black History: Oscar De Priest, the first Black to serve in Congress in the 20th century, was born in Florence, Alabama in 1871.
The New York Times
National
Editorial: The Movement to End Racist Voting Laws
A French Underground Railroad, Moving African Migrants
Could Officers Have Avoided Shooting Keith Scott?
In Vice-Presidential Debate, Focus Was on Top of the Tickets
Who Won the Debate? Commentators Give Edge to Mike Pence
When You Hear the Margin of Error Is Plus or Minus 3 Percent, Think 7 Instead
Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water
Poll Finds Deep Split on Climate Change. Party Allegiance Is a Big Factor.
Local
Ethics Panel Investigating de Blasio’s Nonprofit Is Said to Issue Broad Subpoena
Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, Says He Has Cancer and Will Take Leave
Ex-Ally of Christie Links Cuomo to Cover-Up of Lane Closings
The Christian Science Monitor
For 'understudies,' Kaine and Pence added a lot of value
VP debate: Pence was calm and steady, Kaine fiery and pugnacious
Second thoughts from conservative talk radio star: Did we create Trump?
How a journalist used old and new techniques to investigate Trump charity
Is 2016 the year of the worker?
The Star-Ledger
Here's how Camden County police plans to add 15 new officers
Who is telling the truth? 3 shockers in Wildstein's latest Bridgegate testimony
N.J. teacher salaries increase after several years in doldrums
N.J. health officials warn nursing homes about bacteria-tainted IV fluids
Municipal court clerk illegally gained access to man's criminal record: police
Philly.com
Gayborhood bar owner's racial slur is an 'overt example of a larger problem too often overlooked'
Childhood trips to prison drove young entrepreneur to start her own business
Federal audit spotlights charter school financial practices
Penn students work to keep polling lines short
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kent State University Latino organization to hold demonstration after 'build that wall' chants at Homecoming parade
Shooting near Miami University wounds 2 students
Protest against Cleveland police union's Trump endorsement shows diversity, disdain for candidate
Black Lives Matter to protest Cleveland police union's Trump endorsement
Cuyahoga River dredging deal hangs on a sticking point: Who will pay the millions needed for on-land disposal of sediment?
The Detroit Free Press
New University of Michigan initiative takes aim at poverty in America
Faculty rally against racist flyers at University of Michigan
Advocates to rally for special education students
Detroit-area transit millage faces organized opposition
Principal offers rare apology: My crime wasn't a mistake; it was wrong
The Chicago Tribune
Hundreds of housing complex residents face 'crisis' relocation over lead contamination discovery
3 dead, 4 wounded in shootings across Chicago
Newborn girl in good condition after found in Chicago Heights field
The Los Angeles Times
‘It’s like living in a war zone:’ Westmont grows more weary of violence after police shooting
Sacramento officers acted appropriately in fatal shooting of man who posed 'direct threat,' lawyer says
The outdoors industry and park operators see minorities as a promising new market
Prosecutors who withhold or tamper with evidence now face felony charges
The Washington Post
Aid teams in Haiti struggle to reach areas slammed by Hurricane Matthew
Southern states declare emergencies, warn of potential ‘massive destruction’ as Hurricane Matthew approaches
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts.
Beyond test scores: The right way to assess students and schools
The surprising ways the Justice Department found to help diversify police forces
Activists warn that PCBs — toxic industrial chemicals — contaminate thousands of U.S. schools
Ivy League professor: ‘I would much rather my own children interact with drugs than with the police’
Columbia student on dearth of black faculty: It’s ‘the chinks in our armor that give us the courage’
With a month to go, Montgomery County term limits contest heats up
‘DMV is not responsible’: Va. denies claim it unfairly suspends driver’s licenses
Maryland lawmakers to pot regulators: No licenses without diverse industry
Prince George’s hospital project clears major hurdle, step closer to state approval
USA Today
Q&A: Health, race and police brutality
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