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Curfews, and the legal perils of enforcing them unequally
Between Saturday and Wednesday, about 500 people were arrested on curfew violations under Mayor Jim Kenney’s emergency order.
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Listen 4:18Coronavirus update: New COVID-19 testing guidance for Philly protesters
Philadelphia officials recommend anyone who was at a George Floyd protest to get a COVID-19 test after seven days.
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Ending a 50-year tradition, NASCAR schedule in Dover cut in half due to declining attendance
Since 1969, Dover International Speedway has hosted a pair of NASCAR cup series races every year. But track officials say that streak will end in 2021.
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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf marches with George Floyd demonstrators in Harrisburg
Wolf spoke briefly to the crowd, telling them, “We need to stop racism now.”
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In first-ever virtual budget session, Del. lawmakers brace for cuts amid pandemic
Delaware lawmakers are working to balance the state budget in virtual committee hearings after COVID-19 turned a year of spending into a year of cuts.
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More than 50K lose power at the Jersey Shore as severe storms pound region
Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power early Wednesday afternoon after a potent severe storm line lashed the region.
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Coronavirus update: N.J. nursing homes ‘underprepared’ for pandemic, report says
An assessment commissioned by Gov. Murphy into the response by long-term care facilities to the COVID-19 outbreak offers recommendations for improvement.
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Pa. clears schools to reopen for 2020-21, hints at how classrooms may look
Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.
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Severe storms packing 80 mph winds barrel across Philly region; more to come
There have been widespread reports of damage as hurricane-force winds blow through neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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The nonprofit’s announcement came on the heels of the removal of another controversial Rizzo landmark: the 10-foot-tall bronze statue outside the Municipal Services Building.
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Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged
The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder.
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Philadelphia protesters want police to condemn white men ‘protecting’ Fishtown with baseball bats
Amid the civil unrest in Philadelphia, about 50 ATMs in have been blown up since Saturday by thieves attempting to steal the money inside, according to city officials.
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The Rizzo reign is finally over. Thank Black Philadelphia.
For more than a decade, African Americans called for the removal of the Rizzo statue. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has finally heard them.
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Police reforms in Pa. languished after Antwon Rose’s killing. Will now be any different?
On Tuesday, a group of state House Democrats and local Philadelphia lawmakers proposed dozens of reforms regarding police training, discipline, and oversight.
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N.J. to overhaul police use-of-force guidelines, AG says
New Jersey will update its use of force guidelines for the first time in two decades and will move to require a statewide licensing program for all police officers.
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