Today in Black History: Biologist Dr. Ernest E. Just receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for research on cell division on this date in 1915.
The New York Times
National
Making Policy, With a Dark View of Islam
Editorial: Quebec Responds to Hate With More Tolerance
Dozens of Dakota Pipeline Protesters Are Arrested
Berkeley Cancels Speech, and Trump Tweets His Outrage
U.S.-Australia Rift Is Possible After Trump Ends Call With Prime Minister
Supreme Court Fight Is More About Trump Than Gorsuch
Foreigners Trapped in the United States by New Policy
2 G.O.P. Senators to Vote Against Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Trump’s Black History Talk: From Douglass to Media Bias and Crime
Protesters Vow Defiance After Miami Heeds Immigration Order
After Visa Ban, Hints of Hidden Tension on Mississippi Campus
Local
Bills Passed to Help Tenants of New York ‘Three-Quarter Homes’
The Christian Science Monitor
January job growth smashes expectations; firms add 246,000 workers
Army Corps ordered to issue final permit for Dakota Access Pipeline
House votes to repeal anti-corruption law for oil companies abroad
What would 'extreme vetting' actually do?
World's most vulnerable refugees struggle as US welcome mat shrinks
The Star-Ledger
Another shooting rocks Newark neighborhood Wednesday
N.J. leaders are doing right by opposing Trump travel ban | Editorial
School principal from N.J. has $14K in unpaid tolls, fees, cops say
Rutgers, NJIT students stage protest against Trump's travel ban
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge to decide whether Cleveland Clinic doctor denied entry into U.S. by Trump's immigration ban should return
Ohio Gov. John Kasich proposes adding business experts to local school boards
Dozens arrested in immigration protest at Ohio University
Ohio Democrats want Donald Trump to make good on campaign pledge to rein in banks (video)
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's 2017 budget improves city services with new income tax
$10 million would help fix 767 Ohio homes with lead poisoning dangers
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit's $175-per-hour consultant may get a raise
Muslim woman films as man asks: Do you have a green card?
At mosque, religious leaders, mayors speak out against Trump orders
Philly.com
Hostage-takers at Delaware prison cite treatment, Trump
Facing a budget crunch, Wolf pays consultants -- to help find savings
Council members regularly missing mandated ethics training
Charles Ramsey consulting fee questioned as shootings rise in Wilmington
Armstrong: Trayvon Martin's parents defend his legacy with new book
The Chicago Tribune
Protesters call for reversal of Trump travel ban order: 'We will not stand for the politics of fear'
Emanuel spoke with Trump's chief of staff about Chicago violence
8 wounded in Chicago shootings, including 15-year-old boy
Teachers union governing body calls for CPS chief Claypool to resign
Rep. Roskam's office cancels ACA meeting when reporter shows up
The Washington Post
Republicans aggressively push approval of Trump Cabinet nominees
Trump began his ‘Black History Month listening session’ with a ‘media complaining session’
We have a standard for judging partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court should use it.
Two Republican senators say they will vote against DeVos for education secretary
As many head to the National Prayer Breakfast, here’s what evangelicals want next from Trump
Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts
Mass. college creates ‘refugee scholarship’ for a student affected by Trump’s travel ban
Homeland Security inspector general will review implementation of Trump immigration ban
Teens behind racist graffiti sentenced to visit Holocaust Museum, read books by black and Jewish authors
Johns Hopkins Hospital inspires mistrust and fear in parts of East Baltimore
Revealing a ravaged Baltimore block’s rich past took work and luck. Here’s how we did it.
The Los Angeles Times
Violent protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley
People from all around California are heading to the Central Valley to defend Obamacare. Here's why
California Democrats relish opposing Trump on immigration — but they could go too far
Man sentenced to 181 years in prison for killing 3 in Pasadena shooting rampage
California's top court to decide whether emails and texts sent on personal devices are public record
USA Today
Former AG Alberto Gonzales: Trump immigration order rollout 'botched'
Decades after civil rights gains, black teachers a rarity in public schools
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