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POSTED: December 06, 2016, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Dr. Franz O. Fanon, Algerian author and political leader, dies in 1961.


The New York Times

National


Mistrial for South Carolina Officer Who Shot Walter Scott

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Blacks at National Job Agency

Carson Pick Is New Sign of Plan to Govern From the Right


House G.O.P. May Split From Trump Over Tariff Threat


Editorial: Why Does Donald Trump Lie About Voter Fraud?

Op-Ed: Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Trump

Trump’s Meeting With Gore Gives Activists Hope


Veterans at Standing Rock Cheer a Blocked Pipeline

Oakland’s ‘Ghost Ship,’ Site of Fire, Was a Motley Warehouse With a History


Oakland Fire Victims Included Performers and Educators

Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone


Local

Governor Cuomo Orders Investigation of Racial Bias in N.Y. State Prisons

Finding Hate Crimes on the Rise, Leaders Condemn Vicious Acts

District Attorney Asks for Grand Jury in Police Killing of Deborah Danner

De Blasio Ends Challenge to Disclosing Emails From ‘Agents of the City’

Leonard B. Sand, Judge in Landmark Yonkers Segregation Case, Dies at 88


The Christian Science Monitor

Among black men, a spark of support for Donald Trump


Protesters' Dakota pipeline win may be both short- and long-lived

What could US cities expect from Ben Carson as HUD secretary?



Philly.com


Philly company Sunoco is deeply invested in contentious Dakota pipeline

Clock ticking, city seeks more kids for pre-k


Cosby loses bid to block prosecutors from using his deposition at sex-assault trial

City partners with community college to provide small-business training


The Star-Ledger

State trooper, motorist killed in head-on South Jersey crash

Christie vetoes bill limiting solitary confinement in N.J. prisons

Butt out! Why Newark residents are pushing back at feds

Yet again, Christie tries to defy the Supreme Court | Editorial

Christie spares families from student loan debt after borrower dies

N.J. teacher gets 10 years for sexually soliciting boy

N.J. child welfare worker indicted for extorting sex from mothers he supervised


The Detroit Free Press


Experts: Federal ruling ties hands of Michigan courts on recount

Michigan to 6th Circuit: Don't make us deliver bottled water to Flint

After Standing Rock, rally focuses on Michigan water issues


State panel: Reported hate incidents soared in Michigan post-election


Kid Rock rolls out line of pro-Trump merchandise


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland mayor to hire chief of youth crime prevention, invest in anti-violence effort

High cost of Cuyahoga County inmate calls highlighted by FCC commissioner

University of Akron student dies after roommate fight, stabbing


Akron city councilman indicted on conflict of interest charges


Cleveland embeds 'violence interrupter' in University Hospitals emergency room

Ohio federal judge tosses California atheist's lawsuit over 'God' on money

Ohio high school graduation fix may not come soon



The Chicago Tribune


Rauner's Republicans add four more Democrats to 'Boss Madigan' list


Lawyers argue honest mistakes versus lies in perjury trial of 3 Chicagoland cops

Sole bid for Chicago charter school dropped


New Illinois comptroller faces red ink, asks 'Please bear with me'


Supreme Court appears in favor of ruling against racial gerrymandering in GOP-controlled states


Judge sides with state against embattled group home operator facing shutdown


The Los Angeles Times


Before deadly Oakland fire, Ghost Ship warehouse was scene of legal sparring and tenant drama


'People want answers': Criminal probe launched as death toll hits 36


L.A. Ethics Commission investigating LAPD's watchdog over handling of special inmate's jail log

From celebrated lawman to disgraced defendant: Lee Baca faces jury in L.A. corruption trial


A look at what might be next for the Dakota Access pipeline

Why it's important to talk about successful black and Latino boys


You can prevent mass shootings if you look out for the warning signs, anti-gun violence group says


The Washington Post


Pentagon hid study exposing $125 billion in wasteful spending

As Trump vows to retain jobs, U.S. firms plan to build fighter jets in India


HUD job sets up collision between Carson’s ideology, housing policy

Donald Trump says he wants to fix cities. Ben Carson will make them worse.

Obama’s ties to tribes played a pivotal role in Dakota Access pipeline controversy

Hillary Clinton’s voters say they were holding their noses just as much as Donald Trump’s were

For some, Oakland warehouse was inspiring. Others saw it as a ‘death trap.’


New pro-Trump group takes form, with Kellyanne Conway possibly at the helm

Supply of U.S. high school graduates is stagnating, posing challenge for colleges

4 Pinocchios for ‘Pizzagate’ rumors linking activist’s death to nonexistent probe of Clinton Foundation

D.C. Mayor Bowser to meet with Trump in New York on Tuesday

These high schoolers are learning to nurse by practicing on real patients

D.C. official says nothing was improper about his actions regarding contracts and donor


USA Today


Florida voters sue for recount

Republican Texas elector says Trump 'not qualified for the office'

The Clintons have done enough damage: Steven Strauss









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