This Week In Race: A House That Flew Over The Ocean And A Man Who Didn't Get To Fly
You could say it's been a pretty turbulent week on the race beat.
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A New Approach To Helping Men Of Color Heal After A Violent Incident
To figure out the best ways to help young black and Latino men heal, a nonprofit will train young men in New York City to conduct interviews with other young men of color.
In Coal Country, Environmental Regulations Are Creating Jobs
Though President Trump speaks about how environmental regulations kill jobs, in some areas, the regulations help create them. In coal country, restoring streams is steady work.
Trump Lifting Federal Hiring Freeze
The White House Office of Management and Budget also calls on federal agencies and the public to come up with ideas to overhaul government services.
Russian Spies' Go-To Tactics For Entangling People: Bribery And Blackmail
Investigators in Washington seeking links between Americans and Russia's election-meddling are searching for evidence of loans or sweetheart deals used to gain access or control over targets.
Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses For Access To 'Street Furniture'
Instead of soaring towers with antennas on top, future cell sites will adorn power poles and streetlights owned by cities and towns that are wary of turning them over to wireless companies.
Why Send A Firetruck To Do An Ambulance's Job?
Chicago's fire department gets 20 times more medical calls than fire calls, but it has twice as many firetrucks as ambulances. Other cities also face this disparity and there are calls for change.
Trump Cheers Elevation Of Gorsuch To Supreme Court
The president delivered on a campaign promise with the swearing-in of conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. He thanked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for making it possible.
Republicans Are Using An Obscure Law To Repeal Some Obama-Era Regulations
The Congressional Review Act has allowed the Republican-controlled Congress and President Trump to repeal nearly a dozen regulations enacted in the last six months of the Obama administration.
Chicago Mayor's Plan To Update H.S. Graduation Has A Fatal Flaw
The mayor's mention of "like you do with your children," raises questions about his grasp of his school district's largest student and parent constituency — African-Americans and Latinos.