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Philly Council committee advances two pieces of police reform package
The measures come in the wake of nearly three weeks of protests over police brutality, following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly announces programs to help businesses affected by COVID-19
The City of Philadelphia announced Wednesday a plan to recover its economy post-coronavirus, including an initiative to invest in businesses owned by people of color.
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In Pa. speech, Biden casts Trump as checked out of pandemic
In his latest visit to Pennsylvania, Joe Biden said the president has been trying to “ignore” coronavirus away, instead of responding appropriately.
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‘Mr. DuBois’ uses magic to weave a history of Black Philadelphia
An online staged reading of “Mr. DuBois: a Myth” brings 19th-century activism to life.
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Bucks County DA charges three men in separate child sex abuse cases
Though the cases are unrelated, the District Attorney’s Office believes more boys may have been victimized, based on evidence found by investigators.
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Health officials failed to safeguard trust in Pa.’s coronavirus data, sowing confusion
The pandemic posed a massive challenge for an underfunded public health system, but experts say officials failed to heed best practices when presenting the numbers.
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And they’re off! Live horse racing resumes at Delaware Park
Horses were back on the track, and maybe more importantly for the bottom line, spectators returned for the long-delayed opening day.
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Delaware Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker steps down from post
Just hours after Gov. John Carney said the state’s fight against the coronavirus isn’t over, he announced Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will step down.
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Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard made the announcement about officer Garrett Rolfe during a news conference.
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Philly councilmembers call for ambassadors, not police, to enforce social distancing
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas said he hopes the ambassadors will come from the neighborhoods where they would be assigned.
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Feds use internet sleuthing to charge Philly woman with arson during protests
In the complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out how it came to detain Blumenthal in granular detail using social media and internet sleuthing.
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AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence
About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a “very” or “extremely” serious problem, up from about a third as recently as September last year.
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Philly police: Man wanted in murder of Dominique Fells
Akhenaton “Akh” Jones, 36, is being charged with murder, abuse of corpse and related offenses.
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Police reimagined: The future of public safety
How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Undocumented workers ask for relief funds; new signature rule for primary
After 100 days of unemployment for undocumented immigrants and their children who are ineligible for government aid, #100DaysWithNoRelief takes action for relief funds.
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