Today in Black History: Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity opened at Lincoln Center in New York in 1961.
The New York Times
National
Simeon Booker, Pioneering Reporter on Race Issues, Dies at 99
Confused by All the News About Russia? We Are Here to Help
With 2020 Census Looming, Worries About Fairness and Accuracy
Key Senate Seat Sits in Balance as Democrats Make Last Push
Blow: Rise of the Roypublicans
Trump’s Accusers ‘Should Be Heard,’ Nikki Haley Says
Even Regulations the E.P.A. Kept Are Being Enforced Less
How The Times Compared E.P.A. Enforcement Across Three Administrations
Seniors in Puerto Rico, Lacking Power and in Peril
Incinerated in 2003, an Enclave Cringes as Wildfires Rage
Local
No Longer at the Mayor’s Flank, Mark-Viverito Charts a New Path
Cuomo Administration Faces an F.B.I. Investigation Into Payroll Practices
Philly.com
Local colleges blast GOP endowment tax proposal
FBI probing Philadelphia Parking Authority, sources say
Philadelphia Parking Authority honcho Richard Dickson set to snag record $655K retirement perk
Philly drum lines: Show some respect - we're your history
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan is facing an alarming Hepatitis A outbreak
Opinion: I-375 was a mistake. Here's what we can learn from it.
Detroit city clerk race recount over; Winfrey certified as winner
Sen. Coleman Young of Detroit to seek congressional seat vacated by John Conyers
The Star-Ledger
Former N.J. governor supervised friend in 'low-show' job at hospital, investigator says
How Murphy can make N.J. lead the country on social justice | Opinion
$56M community center could be 'crushed' by lawsuit, attorney says
Does where you live determine how you vote? Analysts wonder | Quigley
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Conservative Buckeye Institute endorses bail reform
Ohio woman burns down home trying to kill bed bugs
Racial dispute at beloved bakery roils liberal college town
Ohio schools dish out suspensions, other discipline at wildly different rates (see rankings here)
Search Ohio schools to find how yours disciplined students last year
Flu season is getting worse, Ohio Department of Health urges flu shot
The Chicago Tribune
'I’m six-for-six': Despite turmoil of second term, Emanuel confident about re-election bid
Congressional hopeful Ramirez-Rosa blasts 'corporate Democrats'
With three weeks left in the year, Chicago exceeds 630 homicides
Teen program combats violence by challenging macho stereotypes
The Los Angeles Times
At 230,000 acres, Thomas fire is now the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California history
Black voters are key to Democratic hopes in Alabama's Senate race. Will they turn out?
Ghost of Justice Scalia looms as Supreme Court debates religion and civil rights law
Randall Balmer: The evangelical slippery slope, from Ronald Reagan to Roy Moore
The Washington Post
Trump makes a late push for Moore but sway over Senate race is unclear
Alabama’s longtime GOP senator bucks his party and president to oppose Moore
Simeon Booker1918–2017: He chronicled civil rights movement and drew attention to Emmett Till’s brutal murder
GOP sacrifices precision for speed as it rushes tax bill ahead
The rapid rise and dramatic fall of the Trump adviser at the center of the Russia probe
Despite recent wins, Democrats remain divided about what they stand for
‘As a superintendent, I am gravely concerned. As a parent, I am outraged.’
Body cam captures police dog attacking innocent woman taking out her garbage
Surge in gun sales after Sandy Hook led to spike in accidental gun deaths, study says
As colleges investigate slavery ties, George Washington University joins in
At a political forum for minority communities, the whiteness of the candidates stood out
USA Today
6 things to watch in the Alabama Senate election Tuesday
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