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POSTED: September 05, 2017, 1:30 am

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Today in Black History: Leopold Sedar Senghor is elected president of Senegal in 1960
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Read the latest news on the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in Texas in the Houston Chronicle.

The New York Times

National


Hurricane Irma Strengthens Into Category 5 Storm

Trump Ends ‘Dreamers’ Program; Urges Congress to Act


Read Jeff Sessions’s Letter Advising an End to DACA

‘Dreamers’ Find Allies in Trump’s Business World


Battered by Harvey, Immigrants in Houston Brace for a DACA Decision

In Texas, Distrust Collides With Need for Federal Aid

In Congress and Abroad, Trump Has Tough Month Ahead

Kim Is ‘Begging for War,’ U.S. Says, Seeking Fuel Cutoff

Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.

First Words: Americans Are Confronting an Alarming Question: Are Many of Our Fellow Citizens ‘Nazis?’

The Real Reason the U.S. Has Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance


Local


The Daily News, a Distinctive Voice in New York, Is Sold

SIDE STREET: When Gentrification Knocks on the Wrong Door

Menendez Trial Set to Begin With Tensions High

J’ouvert Spared Violence Amid Heightened Security Effort


Philly.com


Gov. Wolf: 'Pennsylvanians are going to get hurt.'


School bells ring for 130k Philly kids

Tips for monitoring your child's Individual Education Program (IEP)

As school year begins, Philly superintendent sees progress, but big deficit looms


The Detroit Free Press


Immigrant rallies expected in metro Detroit as Trump pulls plug on DACA

Rochelle Riley: Kid Rock is a distraction; let's focus instead on the big picture in Detroit

In Detroit schools, plenty of excitement, not enough teachers


6 key battles Michigan's lawmakers could tackle this fall


The Chicago Tribune


Labor Day violence down, but claims the life of a teenager the day before start of school

For the first time in years, CPS classes start with a hint of optimism

Chicago set to raise airport workers' pay, clear path to a union

Why a later start to the school day could pump $1B into Illinois' economy

Youth football participation declines as worries mount about concussions, CTE

Illinois spent millions on stalled and canceled university construction projects


The Star-Ledger


22,000 N.J. residents could face deportation under Trump 'Dreamer' policy

17 things to know about the N.J. governor race to succeed Christie


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio deputy shoots news photographer during traffic stop

Tired of the White House reality shows? Let's do Electoral College reform via the states: Larissa Kosmos (Opinion)

Colleges express support for undocumented immigrant students affected if DACA ends

Ohio State University will provide completion grants to help financially-strapped seniors graduate


The Los Angeles Times


California politics updates: State's leaders respond to Trump administration's decision to end DACA

'Dreamer' dies trying to rescue Harvey flood victims

Low-wage workers, union activists rally for higher pay and right to organize without fear of retribution


The Washington Post


Trump administration announces end of immigration protection program for ‘dreamers’

Trump just handed the fate of ‘dreamers’ over to a dysfunctional Congress

From White House to Trump Tower, DACA supporters protest decision


The chasm between Trump’s compassionate rhetoric and reality

The Fix Analysis: Why Trump will likely be watching Sen. Robert Menendez’s corruption trial closely

Hurricane Irma — now an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 — takes aim at Florida

Why does Hillary Clinton think that her base is any bigger than Trump’s?

Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again


In disaster recovery, white homeowners and black renters are not always treated equally

At the District’s only public hospital, consultants’ fees mount — along with trouble


USA Today


Congress has a crucial to-do list in September: Here's what lawmakers must accomplish

All the president’s clergymen: A look at the key players












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