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Family of man killed by Philly police drops wrongful death case against city
The mother of a man who police shot to death during a routine 2015 traffic stop in Mayfair has withdrawn her federal civil-righ ...
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Whistleblower lawsuit raises questions about legal representation of Philly’s troubled poor children
An attorney from the Defender Association of Philadelphia has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the association, claiming his bosses ...
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Listen‘Blood smells the same,’ but for Vietnam nurses, the war never ends
It’s been more than 40 years since the Vietnam War ended. But for the combat nurses who served there, the de ...
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Listen 5:10Philly officer will be fired for shooting fleeing suspect in back
A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect in the back during a routine traffic stop has been suspended and will be ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:15Bensalem targets Big Pharma with suit to recover millions it’s spent dealing with opioid crisis
Bensalem is poised to become the first local government in Pennsylvania to sue pharmaceutical companies in an effort to recover ...
7 years ago
Normally, the loudest noise you might hear on Ryan Pownall’s sleepy Northeast Philadelphia block is the occasional roar of a lawnmower. ...
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ListenA long-dead Pa. governor’s trip across town: Stolen Beaver bust recovered in FDR Park
The stolen bronze bust of a Civil War-era military commander was discovered Friday morning, abandoned beneath an Interstate 95 ...
7 years ago
Philly police sergeant indicted in tow-truck bribery scheme
A Philadelphia police sergeant has been charged with bribery and lying to FBI agents for allegedly tipping tow truck drivers to the locat ...
7 years ago
Running while black? In Abington, minor case sparks major debate over racial profiling
“They were looking to target a black male, and they didn’t care if they had the right one or not,” said Asa Khalif, an organizer for Black Lives Matter.
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Philadelphia police to get pay raises — and overtime controls — in new contract
The city and the union representing Philadelphia’s 6,400 police officers agreed on a contract today that raises pay 10.5 perc ...
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Merck CEO stands against bigotry — and Trump — prompting questions of corporate responsibility
After deadly violence erupted at a white supremacy rally in Virginia last weekend, many people felt that President Trump should ...
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‘Shut it down’: BLM’s Asa Khalif on crashing Philly press conferences to protest police brutality
Two months ago, a police officer shot dirt biker David Jones to death in North Philadelphia. Jones, 30, had be ...
8 years ago
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