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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - November 4

POSTED: November 04, 2016, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Mezzo-soprano 0pera star Shirley Verrett makes her New York City Opera debut in 1958.


The New York Times

National

Majority of Voters Disgusted by State of Politics, Poll Shows

Clinton Storms Swing States as Trump Rallies Base

Clinton Pushes Minority Turnout as Trump Tries to Rally His Base

How States Moved to Stricter Voter ID Laws

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s Impeachment Threat

Editorial: Time to Move the Standing Rock Pipeline

Some See Supreme Court Stonewall Lasting for 4 Years

Sorting Through the Clinton Email Case and What the F.B.I.’s Options Are


A Narrower Majority for Republicans Could Widen the House Divide

Walter Scott’s Character Scrutinized in Trial of Officer Who Killed Him

Wells Fargo Faces Scrutiny for Black Marks on Ex-Employee Files


Local

Guards Were ‘Negligent’ in Fatal Encounter With New York Inmate, Judge Rules

Mayor De Blasio’s Donors Are Avoiding Democrats in State Senate Races

Outrage in Bronx as Barnes & Noble Is Set to Close


The Christian Science Monitor

Is the cash bail system rigged against the poor? Reform movement swells.

Obama expresses support for native Americans in pipeline clash (+video)

How tax cuts changed Wisconsin

A daytime refuge for homeless people: the duo behind the pioneering effort


Philly.com


SEPTA, union trade barbs, then resume talks

Wilkerson joins SRC as its chair


State police raid Philly office as voter registration probe grows

Dems eye Pa. House gains; GOP seeks Senate veto-proofing

City businesses that discriminate could lose license under Council bill

State to audit the Philadelphia Parking Authority


The Detroit Free Press


Buyer's remorse? Michigan absentee voters can recast ballots

Absentee voting up in Michigan, down in Detroit


In crowded Detroit school board race, endorsements roll in

Nearly $37M awarded to man in Genesee County jail lawsuit


The Chicago Tribune

'He's got to get control of the ship again': How tensions at FBI will persist after election

City releases details on Friday's Cubs World Series parade

1 dead, 7 others wounded in city shootings


Woman and 16-year-old boy killed, two women wounded in South Chicago shooting


The Washington Post


In Haiti, desperate and hungry a month after Hurricane Matthew

Tensions between FBI, Justice over Clinton probes will probably persist after election

Early voting by Latinos may help Clinton in battleground states

Fake ads incorrectly tell Clinton supporters to text their vote

Intelligence officials warn of Russian meddling in election and beyond

Supreme Court halts scheduled execution of Alabama inmate

Harvard ends men’s soccer season early over sexually explicit ‘scouting reports’

Wisconsin college town reels after beating death of Saudi student on crowded street

A teacher punched a second-grader in the face because she was ‘tired of him,’ police say

Bernie Sanders wants the feds to investigate these drug companies for possible price collusion

Report: Closing achievement gaps should be priority for D.C. schools chancellor

Hogan appoints new member to State Board of Education

In Richmond, front-runner scrambles to beat back charges as election nears


The Star Ledger


Former teacher busted for child porn again — 13 years after similar conviction

46 people charged in massive county-wide drug bust, authorities say

N.J. Senate panel OKs 'aid in dying' despite looming Christie veto


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Obama overtime-pay rule prompts changes, requires loans, as Ohio universities adapt

Cleveland brother, sister charged in 2015 beating death of husband

Hearing Friday on Dems' request to limit poll watching in GOP voter-intimidation case

Elections officials warn Ohio University professors against offering students extra credit for voting

How the Cleveland schools met - and didn't meet - benchmarks of 2012 levy and the Cleveland Plan


The Los Angeles Times


The Gullah people have survived on the Carolina sea islands for centuries. Now development is taking a toll

Loretta Sanchez is losing her grip on California's U.S. Senate race, new poll finds

LAPD investigating Boyle Heights vandalism as possible hate crimes sparked by gentrification fight


Activists call for answers about fatal shooting of couple by Inglewood police


USA Today

Friday's jobs report will be key to Fed interest rate plans

Alabama inmate gets a 7th stay of execution


Bettors still favor Clinton, but her odds have dropped 13%






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