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After rambling speech, Pa. lawyer Bruce Castor panned for Trump impeachment performance
Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace Columbus Day in Philly
The city of Philadelphia will no longer observe Columbus Day — and that has organizers of the city’s annual parade up in arms.
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‘Not asking for a dime’: Incarcerated people sue Cumberland County over jail conditions
Prisoners are suing Cumberland officials over conditions inside the county jail and accusing them of mistreatment. A county commissioner says otherwise.
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Child welfare nonprofits in Philly call for teachers to return to classrooms
The coalition argues that schools can be reopened safely this month, but teachers must heed the district’s call to return in order to begin that process.
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COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations continue to plummet in Delaware
Delaware is one of nine states that has given at least 10% of its residents at least one of two needed vaccination shots, its public health director says.
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‘Absolutely grueling’: 7 people fatally shot in Philly in less than 24 hours
In response to a surge in gun violence, Philadelphia has added four homicide investigators and specially-trained detectives are monitoring social media.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly case counts see a ‘downward trend’
City officials are encouraged by the overall decline in case counts, but they are still urging people not to let their guard down.
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Wolf takes Pa. out of appeal over victim rights amendment Marsy’s Law
Gov. Wolf let the deadline pass without filing an appeal of Commonwealth Court's divided decision that the Marsy's Law state constitutional amendment bundled too many changes.
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The nonprofit Public Health Management Corp. offered vaccines to its 3,000-member staff, many of whom aren’t eligible yet.
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Older Pennsylvanians, who are supposed to be among the first in line to get the vaccine, are also struggling with clunky and disjointed online signups.
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WHO team: Coronavirus likely jumped to humans from animal
WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek announced that assessment Tuesday at the end of a visit by a WHO team that is investigating the virus' origins.
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Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
The revelation during a hearing to announce the probable cause or causes of the crash followed plenty of finger-pointing.
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Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.
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Comcast offers $10K grants to small businesses owned by people of color
Next month, small businesses owned by people of color in Philly, Chester, and four other cities can apply for $10,000 grants offered by the media giant.
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24-hour online performance art marathon rallies support for city arts funding
This will be the second online marathon rally. The first happened last June in response to a city budget proposal that eliminated arts funding.
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