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Today in Black History: Legendary soul singer Jackie Wilson, whose hits included "Lonely Teardrops," and "Higher and Higher" was born in 1934 in Detroit.

The New York Times

National

EDITORIAL: All the President’s Lies


Ex-F.B.I. Chief Gives a Blunt Account of Presidential Run-Ins


Trump’s ‘Cloud’ Grows Darker


Testimony Sharpens Focus on Obstruction

Comey: A Shakespearean Character Who Lived Up to the Hype


N.S.A. Contractor May Have Stolen Secrets Before

Comey Testimony a Prism for Viewing American Politics

Bill to Erase Some Dodd-Frank Banking Rules Passes in House

Ossoff Raises $23 Million in Most Expensive House Race in History



Local

Critics Want Christie’s State House Repairs Halted. Governor Says, ‘I Don’t Care.

De Blasio Won’t Call New York Schools ‘Segregated’ but Defends His Diversity Plan

Video Shows Police Appearing to Kick Man on Fire, After He Emerged From Wreck


Philly.com


Prosecutors gain evidence ruling against Philly DA Seth Williams

The tale of the competing Juneteenth celebrations

Court hands Philly teachers' union a victory in counselor case

Council wants special committee on gun violence

Philly district seeks to close troubled Khepera Charter School



The Detroit Free Press


Editorial: Trump's cover-up collapses

Book on black Detroit gives readers missing narrative of the city's history


Cultural institutions reflecting on Detroit's fractious summer of 1967


The Star-Ledger

Residents at stately East Orange building want security I Carter

N.J. colleges and universities sign pledge supporting Paris Climate Accord

Requiring improvements to N.J. drinking water systems now up to Christie


N.J. lawmakers act in response to Paterson Eastside High School basketball scandal


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ex-FBI Director James Comey talked, everyone listened: Editorial Board Roundtable


Oberlin's Tuskegee Airmen of World War II honored with monument dedication Saturday (photos, video)

Cleveland Heights no longer to post online reports with rape victims' names, after complaint


The Chicago Tribune

Former football player for Morehouse College shot dead near U. of C. campus

Illinois still has no budget, but lawmakers approved almost 500 other bills

Under last assessor, Cook County property valuations failed to meet legal requirements. The consequences could be costly.

Pritzker puts another $7 million of his fortune into governor bid

Emanuel doles out developer money to neighborhood businesses on South, West sides



The Los Angeles Times

Bad news for Trump: Republicans aren't rushing to his defense


Second person convicted in fatal beating of USC graduate student

L.A. Unified wrestling coach charged with sexually assaulting 4 students


The Washington Post

Prime minister’s gamble on snap election backfires as Conservatives lose their majority

Comey testimony threatens to deepen political crisis engulfing White House

Podcast: What we learned from Comey

Comey says he was ‘queasy’ about attorney general’s Clinton request

GOP’s emerging Trump defense: A naif in the Oval Office

Trump’s lawyer says Comey violated executive privilege. He’s wrong.

Drug crisis pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans

Fentanyl-laced cocaine fueling spike in African-American opioid overdoses, Cleveland officials say

Senate Republicans consider keeping parts of Obamacare they once promised to kill

Will Trump accomplish his infrastructure promises?


This book documents bias against African Muslims in France

As Virginia’s primary draws closer, Democratic nomination for governor could depend on black voters


USA Today

President Trump's a liar. Now what?

Analysis: Comey gets his revenge against Trump in day of riveting testimony







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