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Poor People’s Campaign bolstered by 2016 data as it urges voter participation in 2020
In Pennsylvania, if 55% of low-income eligible voters who didn’t turn out in 2016 had voted, the outcome could have been different for the state’s 20 Electoral College votes.
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Police: Man punches Sesame Place worker who reminded him to wear mask
The teen suffered a jaw injury and a damaged tooth. He was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Middletown on Sunday and underwent surgery on Monday.
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Contro Colombo: It’s time to honor our Italian ancestors by removing racist monuments
Not all Italian Americans want statues of Christopher Columbus to represent their familial history.
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Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November
“If they get too far into the weeds or attempt to drop in other fixes now, my fear is nothing will get done.”
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BlackStar Film Festival finds a new home at Philly’s Annenberg Center
Festival creator Maori Karmael Holmes has been hired to bring cinema back to the Annenberg Performing Arts Center.
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Petition drive would bring back nonpartisan elections to Camden
Activists say having a primary in a city mostly full of Democrats and independents doesn’t make sense. The primary turns into the main election.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom votes overwhelmingly to strike
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette voted overwhelmingly to go on strike Monday after years of stalled contract negotiations.
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Sharswood residents and #OccupyPHA clash over protest encampment
Sharswood residents say the encampment of people experiencing homelessness is slowing down progress in the neighborhood.
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The company that owns Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor will scale back its emergency planning starting in January.
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‘Where’s the outrage?’ Philly leaders rally after another weekend of shootings
After at least two dozen people were shot in Philly over the weekend, including two young boys, about 150 people rallied at City Hall calling for action.
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Mobile platform partners with companies to launch rent relief program
Ofo Ezeugwu, the CEO and founder of Whose Your Landlord, has partnered with Walmart and other companies on a rent relief program.
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Delaware offers renters, homeowners $40 million in COVID-19 housing aid
State residents struggling to make rent or mortgage payments due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to get assistance through two programs.
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Pennsylvania warns of crowds at parks, suggests alternatives
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has posted an “overcrowding alert" saying some parks have been turning people away and closing overflow parking.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art announces September reopening
One of the last of the cultural institutions on the Ben Franklin Parkway to reopen, the museum will have been closed for almost six months.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: New mandatory benchmarks for long-term care facilities
The Department of Health is establishing new mandatory benchmarks based on state, CDC and CMS guidelines.
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