Today in Black History: In 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to count slaves as "three-fifths" of a person for political representation.
The New York Times
National
U.S. Quietly Reopens Investigation Into Emmett Till Slaying
All ‘Eligible’ Migrant Children Back With Families, U.S. Says
Democrats Zero In on Nominee’s View of Presidential Power
Opinion: Kavanaugh Will Move the Court to the Right of Even Most Republicans
F.B.I. Agent Criticized by Trump Defends Himself Before House
The Quest to Get a Pardon From Trump: ‘It’s Who You Know’
10 Volunteer Firefighters in North Carolina Charged With Setting Fires
Officer Who Appeared to Ignore Puerto Rican Flag Shirt Episode Resigns
Democrats Take Major Step to Reduce Role of Superdelegates
Local
New York Today: Understanding the Risks of Lead Paint
Advocates From Left and Right Ask Supreme Court to Revisit Immunity Defense
Rivals of Democratic Renegades Pick Up Endorsements and Momentum
So Many Seats, So Many Tax Breaks
Federal Officials Claim de Blasio Crossed Border Illegally
Philly.com
Students are 'livid' and agencies are investigating after Temple ranking scandal
Can Philadelphia school officials be trusted with millions in state money to clean up lead paint?
Online voter registration in Pa., three years in: More than 1 in 5 voters register online
The Detroit Free Press
Will Tesla CEO Elon Musk fix Flint water?
GOP justices face tough choice in gerrymandering case
Feds: No proof behind Macomb official's cancer story; keep him jailed
Mich. students are rising up, taking action
The Star-Ledger
Poof! PARCC will disappear (not really) from N.J. schools after this trick
How ex-Horizon exec kept ties to company AND became Phil Murphy's gun guru
My mom's legacy was trashed, family says after body found in garage with mechanic
Let's redefine community policing: It should not be a paramilitary force | Opinion
The Chicago Tribune
Forest preserve cop resigns after apparently failing to help woman being harassed over Puerto Rico shirt
Deadly 24 hours in Chicago: 6 killed, 10 wounded in shootings across city
Mayor Emanuel cuts Chicago pension debt, but future hits to taxpayers are still expected
Airbnb provides bigger economic boost for white neighborhoods, study finds
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Payday lending bill: Who wins and who loses?
Cleveland councilman focused on development, potential job gains in East Side ward: Cleveland City Council summer recess
Suspect goes free because Cuyahoga County, Cleveland jails refused to house him
Son of Cleveland Councilman Ken Johnson lives in house owned by neighborhood group supported by his father
The Washington Post
New details in book about Emmett Till’s death prompted officials to reopen investigation
GOP lawmakers threaten FBI’s Strzok with contempt during questioning of Mueller probe
The Fix: 3 key moments from Peter Strzok’s contentious hearing
Wonkblog Analysis: Trump voters hit hard by tariffs are standing by him — for now
Supreme Court nominee piled up credit card debt by purchasing baseball tickets, White House says
In major abortion ruling, Kavanaugh offers clues of how he might handle divisive issue
Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using the n-word in a training session
After using n-word, Papa John’s founder sees his name removed from hometown gymnasium
Maryland mayor criticized for calling London’s Muslim mayor a ‘terrorist’
No passes needed for African American Museum on weekdays in September
The Los Angeles Times
Stymied elsewhere, Trump turns to pardons to advance personal and policy goals
Authorities do not believe attack on 91-year-old grandfather is a hate-related incident
Why Santa Monica is fighting the California Voting Rights Act
Is the effort to break up California even legal? We better find out before it goes to voters
L.A. Community College trustees assailed for seating a Latino man over three African American women
USA Today
Exclusive: Secret money funds more than 40% of outside congressional ads
Baltimore police stopped noticing crime after Freddie Gray's death. A wave of killings followed.
A video showing alleged racial profiling in Indianapolis went viral. This is the fallout.
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