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Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’
When Floyd was taken away by paramedics, Charles McMillian, a 61-year-old bystander who recognized Chauvin from the neighborhood, told the officer he didn't respect him.
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Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to ‘win the future’
The president travels to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to unveil what would be a hard-hatted transformation of the U.S. economy as grand in scale as the New Deal.
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COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
The announcement Wednesday marks a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before the next school year
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LGBTQ Pennsylvanians could have less COVID-19 vaccine access, more hesitancy
Health disparities and lack of competent care could make LGBTQ Pennsylvanians more hesitant about the vaccine. A survey is underway.
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South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt
The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.
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Pa. utility shutoffs resume on April 1. Here’s what you can do if you owe
On April 1, utility companies in Pennsylvania can resume terminations of non-paying customers, as the annual winter shutoff moratorium lifts.
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Protesters again push Drexel, Penn to pay PILOTs to Philly public schools
Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.
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Picketers at nine Allegheny Technologies, Inc. facilities are demanding wage increases and better health care offerings. They hope Biden is paying attention.
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Pennsylvania election law reforms won’t be ready for primary
County elections officials will have to keep waiting for a long-sought change to add a pre-election period to process absentee and mail-in ballots.
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Pennsylvania in talks to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
“We're talking about that now, as to how we want to move beyond where we are right now and how quickly we can do it,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday.
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Philly Black-owned brewery debuts its first beers
Two Locals Brewing Company, owned by brothers Mengistu and Richard Koilor, launched the beers in partnership with FCM Hospitality and Mainstay Independent Brewing.
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Delaware moves closer to automatically registering voters at DMV
Delawareans would be automatically registered to vote after visiting the Division of Motor Vehicles under a bill approved by the State Senate Tuesday afternoon.
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A Kensington clinic brings vaccines to people recovering from substance use disorder
Individuals recovering from substance use disorder can be at higher risk for COVID-19. A residential program in Kensington brought vaccines to them.
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Philly police chief says agency can’t fund violence prevention even as spending grows
Philly is spending more on policing now than in the past, yet PPD can’t budget for anti-violence work amid a homicide crisis, the Commissioner Outlaw said.
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