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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience
Community

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

The papal thumbs up came midway through the documentary “Francesco,” which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley speaks to reporters
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly health chief: Despite virus case surge, schools should reopen for youngest students

The school board will vote on the plan Thursday.

6 years ago

Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

The private Christian schools effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly LGBTQ teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

NY Times: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects

China is one of only three foreign nations — the others are Britain and Ireland — where Trump maintains a bank account, according to a Times analysis of Trump's tax records.

6 years ago

A vote poster in a East Kensington window
PlanPhilly
Community

The cutest thing about the 2020 election may be Philly’s get-out-the-vote windows

Democracy is looking peak adorable through these Philly windows.

6 years ago

A former brewery in Brewerytown is being redeveloped into apartments with help from the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program. (Courtesy of MM Partners)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

How the election is driving investors to Philadelphia’s ‘Opportunity Zones’

Fears of incoming Democratic control in Washington D.C. and baby boomer estate planning needs are fueling investment in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods.

6 years ago

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President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
Politics & Policy

Obama to stump for Biden in Philly Wednesday

For his first in-person event of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is visiting Philly. Before a night rally, he will meet with Black male voters.

6 years ago

A gloved finger prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer.
Health

Pa. Health Department warns against two state lawmakers’ false claims about potential COVID-19 vaccine

Both Metcalfe and Mastriano have been vocal critics of the Wolf administration’s handling of the pandemic.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building on Monday, June 22, 2020. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House fails to override Wolf’s restaurant capacity veto

It would have allowed taverns and restaurants to operate at half of capacity, or more if they met state and federal social distancing standards or built appropriate barriers.

6 years ago

The interior of a New Jersey prison
Courts & Law

Gov. Murphy signs N.J. prison reform bills; wants to sign more

As Gov. Phil Murphy signs bills aimed at reforming prisons, he’s calling on the legislature to consider the rest of the recommendations from a commission.

6 years ago

In this May 22, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible through heavy fog in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal

The Kentucky Republican appears worried that an agreement between Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would drive a wedge between Republicans.

6 years ago

FILE - In this March 23, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump moves from the podium to allow Attorney General William Barr to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room in Washington. The relationship between President Donald Trump and top ally Attorney General William Barr is fraying over the lack of splashy indictments so far in the Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, according to people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

Trump for the first time explicitly called on Barr to investigate the Bidens and even pointed to the nearing Nov. 3 election as reason that Barr should not delay taking action

6 years ago

Maurice Gordon unbuckles his seatbelt before exiting a New Jersey State Trooper's vehicle in Bass River, N.J. Gordon was fatally shot by the state trooper.
Courts & Law

Advocates for Black shooting victim push police transparency

About a dozen recordings from the stop show a New Jersey state trooper firing his handgun six times, killing Gordon after struggling with him on the side of the highway.

6 years ago

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 file photo, people sit in view of Lower Manhattan at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

New York won’t enforce New Jersey, Connecticut quarantines

Cuomo said he doesn't expect residents from Connecticut, New Jersey or Pennsylvania to follow New York's rule requiring self-quarantine for 14 days for states on the list.

6 years ago

Police deploy tear gas to disperse a crowd during a protest in Philadelphia over the killing of George Floyd
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Council committee votes to ban police use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters

The Committee on Public Safety voted in favor of the bill after two hearings wherein Philadelphians said police used tear gas and rubber bullets indiscriminately.

6 years ago

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