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Today in Black America - October 17

POSTED: October 17, 2016, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Historian and journalist, Lerone Bennett, Jr., senior editor of Ebony magazine, was born in 1928 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

The New York Times


National

Editorial: Millions of Men Are Missing From the Job Market

Rising Coarseness of an Ugly Race Fuels Voters’ Anger


Trump Intensifies Claim That Election Is ‘Rigged’

In Hacked Speech, Clinton Embraced Covert Interventions


Line Between Public and Private Blurs for Clinton Inner Circle


Haiti and Africa Projects Shed Light on Clinton’s Public-Private Web


North Carolina G.O.P. Building Is Firebombed


10 Competitive House Races

Fascination and Fear: Covering the Black Panthers


Local


Judge Dismisses Suit Against Gun Maker by Newtown Victims’ Families

N.J. Transit Getting Scrutiny and Pledges of Aid for Its Problems



The Christian Science Monitor

New Mount Vernon exhibit puts a face to George Washington's slaves


Why a suit from Sandy Hook families' against a gunmaker was dismissed

How the western water wars may end



Philly.com


Some people of color in Philadelphia turn out for Trump

Will PPA continue to be patronage haven?

'Franklintown' dream renewed north of Center City

As more states adopt early voting, Pa. bucks the trend

SRC delays vote on closing charters

Blue lines for police: Unifying or divisive?



The Washington Post


Washington Post-ABC News poll: Clinton holds four-point lead in aftermath of Trump tape

What's in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll


WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser


Hacked emails show how liberal group back-channeled advice to Clinton


Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee spent big to raise small dollars

Inside Donald Trump’s echo chamber of conspiracies, grievances and vitriol

Disastrous flooding leaves behind millions of farm animal carcasses in North Carolina

Want college to pay off? These are the 50 majors with the highest earnings.

‘Do it for the water': Native Americans carry Potomac water on prayerful, 400-mile journey


Grown up, the Obamacare Kid transitions to a new civil rights movement

Obama tries to rally young black voters to Clinton


Fairfax school system hopes to put another $100 million toward teacher raises


The Star-Ledger


Bridgegate trial: What if Kelly implicates Christie on the stand?

N.J. proposal would encourage turning food waste into energy

N.J. lawmakers seek to stop felons from running for school board

9 things you need to know about N.J.'s rising gas tax | The Auditor


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio proposes that voters culled from voting rolls in 2015 be allowed to vote in November's general election

Rob Portman for U.S. Senate: endorsement editorial

We the People candidates forum brings platform views to residents of Cleveland's East Side

Gov. Kasich cuts Wells Fargo, accused of fraud, out of new Ohio business


President Obama's clemency drive - Ohioans speak out on sentencing reform


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit taxpayers fully funding CFO's rent, airfare


Detroit street sign honors civil rights leader and commitment to city


Michigan kids dying because of 'preventable' gun accidents



The Chicago Tribune


1 dead, 9 wounded in Chicago shootings

Illinois unions, road builders pushing transportation lockbox amendment

EDITORIALS: Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate from Illinois

Arne Duncan: Police can't stop Chicago's violence, business community must step up



The Los Angeles Times


California's under-21 smoking ban could be a national test case

When it comes to gun freedoms, Nevada could be edging closer to California

Millennials aren't big spenders or risk-takers, and that's going to reshape the economy


USA Today

The job juggle is real. Many Americans are balancing two, even three gigs


Devastation in the heart of agricultural South Carolina

Defining his education legacy, Obama touts climbing graduation rates








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