Today in Black History: Jazz great Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is awarded the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal in 1959.
The New York Times
National
Violence Erupts on Desperate Islands in the Caribbean
Storm Thrashes Keys and Moves North to Batter Tampa Area
Irma Weakens, but Still Packs a Punch
Insurers May be Forced to Turn to Deeper Pockets
Undercut by Trump, Paul Ryan May Emerge Stronger
Trump Leads Quiet Rise of a Socially Conservative Agenda
Bannon Calls Comey Firing the Biggest Mistake in ‘Modern Political History’
Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule
In Free-Range Trump, Many See Potential for a Third Party
Opinion: The South Doesn’t Own Slavery
In Praise of the Black Men and Women Who Built Detroit
Local
Monserrate, Ex-Senator and Ex-Convict, Seeks Votes Amid Disdain
Marching to a Second Term, de Blasio Faces a Diminished Mayoralty
Panel Will Devise Guidelines for Addressing Monuments Deemed Offensive
Review Board Recommends Stiffest Punishment for Officer in Garner Case
The Star-Ledger
Taxpayers could foot $200K in legal fees for employees sued by fired lawyer
'An attack on Hispanics' and 11 other takeaways from the Menendez bribery trial
11 of the newest and newi-ish schools in New Jersey
Here's how much Cory Booker made on his book deal last year
$3M settlement in police excessive-force suit, report says
Philly.com
Philly schools have reset the bottom line on failing, but is it good for students?
Wall Street boosts Philly school credit rating, praises Hite and financials
Brothers, 16 and 21, arrested in killing of Spring Garden activist
Report: McQueary said Paterno told him of 2nd Sandusky abuse allegation
Cops: 29 bags of fentanyl found at elementary school
The Detroit Free Press
Amazon in Detroit? 'Multiple footprint' proposal could span city, region
Little Caesars Arena: How the cost nearly doubled to $863 million
Flint schoolchildren need expanded special education services, lawyers argue
Flint water crisis to remain an issue through the 2018 governor's election
The Chicago Tribune
Chicago teen found dead in Rosemont hotel freezer after she went missing from party
Fate of lawsuit over cash bail system, criticized for hurting poor, could be decided today
As 2018 campaign looms, Rauner could find it tougher to avoid talking Trump
CLARENCE PAGE: Trump says 'rest easy,' but DACA recipients need more than a promise
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
In Buffalo, Say Yes to Education means a lot more than free tuition
Cuyahoga County proposing vehicle registration fee increase to help pay for crumbling roads, bridges
Despite 'concessions' claims, Cuyahoga County hasn't guaranteed new mental-health centers as part of Q deal talks
The Washington Post
Irma batters Florida; ‘catastrophic’ storm surge feared
Would Irma shift east? Or west? In the end it didn’t matter. Everyone was feeling its impact.
The Galveston, Tex. hurricane that killed 6,000 reminds us how far we have come in forecasting
‘People are roaming like zombies’: Caribbean islands stagger after storm
In Harvey’s wake, a Texas-size struggle to rebuild amid poverty
Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress
Muted backlash to Trump’s bipartisanship signals warning for GOP
The Fix: Bannon’s damning admission about Trump firing James Comey
Supreme Court asked to consider Mississippi’s use of Confederate image
Senators eye defense bill as a way to challenge Trump’s foreign policy
Families, camps and businesses rally to protect J-1 visa program
D.C. public school teachers approve new contract
Gillespie says ‘dreamers’ should not be deported
Virginia scraps touch-screen voting machines as election for governor looms.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not enter mayor’s race
The Los Angeles Times
‘Sanctuary businesses’? Tough-talking states give businesses a pass on illegal immigration
George Skelton: On affordable colleges, conservative Tennessee has so-called progressive California beat
Hundreds of demonstrators rally in MacArthur Park to denounce Trump's immigration policies
Jesse Jackson describes ‘struggle for the soul of America’ during UC Irvine discussion
USA Today
Khizr Khan calls President Trump 'illiterate, uneducated' at Indy event
Police arrest 7 during rallies in Portland
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