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Philadelphia jury says state Sen. Larry Farnese not guilty on fraud charges
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted state Sen. Larry Farnese of all charges after a five-day trial on mail and wire fraud charges.  ...
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Family of Syrians deported at PHL sue President Trump, Department of Homeland Security
Several members of the Allentown-based Assali family have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Philadelphia against President Trump, the D ...
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ListenThousands protest Trump immigration orders at PHL [photos]
An estimated 5,000 protesters filled the sidewalks and roadways outside of Philadelphia International Airport Sunday to denounce Presiden ...
8 years ago
Earlier this morning, Sarah Assali’s mother was already planning a big dinner. Makes sense, since Assali had been anticipating the ...
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‘I did not hold this against her’: key prosecution witness in Pa. Sen. Farnese trial
As federal prosecutors describe it, Democratic city committeeman Stephen Huntington’s bid to become a ward leader was spoiled ...
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Prosecutors, defense clash over whether $6,000 gift from Pa. Sen. Farnese was bribe or ‘good deed’
Was an eight-minute unrecorded phone conversation state Sen. Larry Farnese made in 2011 to a Democratic party committeewoman offering to ...
8 years ago
ListenKenney signs bill banning Philly employers from asking for wage history
Philadelphia has officially become the first city in the nation to forbid employers from asking prospective hires salary-history question ...
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ListenFarnese trial on bribery charges set to get underway
Pennsylvania Sen. Larry Farnese’s trial ...
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Philly set to ban employers from asking applicants about pay history
Philadelphia is about to become the first city in the country to ban employers from asking job applicants about their previous salary, an ...
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Pennsylvania, Philly take steps to ban ‘conversion therapy’
Democratic lawmakers are hoping a bill aimed at banning the use of “conversion therapy” for minors in Pennsylvania will pass ...
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Philly police, prosecutors reaching out, hoping to deter hate crimes
Though police and state and federal prosecutors who gathered Wednesday night never mentioned President-elect Donald Trump by name, the ba ...
8 years ago
Rittenhouse rule off-the-wall, says Kenney, but reversal not sitting well with neighbors
Philadelphia retired nurse Ursula Karau counts herself among those who fancy Rittenhouse Square’s 3-foot-tall concr ...
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