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A sign outside a polling location in Philadelphia in 2016.
Politics & Policy

Philly DA: Curfew doesn’t apply to voters heading to polls on Election Day

You won’t be turned away for not wearing a mask — but it’s strongly encouraged.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

President Trump spent nearly an hour in the underground shelter, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks.

6 years ago

Safia Munye looks over the remains of her restaurant, Mama Safia's Kitchen, on Saturday. It was destroyed last week during protests in Minneapolis.
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Community

Restaurant owner whose business burned calls for justice for George Floyd

"I know I can't come back from this. But this can be replaced. George's life cannot. George's life was more important. I hope he gets justice."

6 years ago

Hannah Silbaugh, 21, attended a protest in Erie on Saturday, May 30, 2020. A video of her being struck by a police officer has gained national attention. (Screenshot from Twitter video / @the7goonies)
Community
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Erie woman who was kicked by police officer says, ’I was 100 percent peaceful’

Video of the incident has gone viral.

6 years ago

Police and protesters clash in Philadelphia
Health

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

Health experts are concerned that protests erupting across the nation and the law enforcement response to them will upend efforts to track and contain the spread of COVID-19.

6 years ago

A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray
Community

Use of force criticized in protests over police brutality

Advocates are questioning whether tough police tactics against demonstrators are actually making the violence worse rather than quelling it.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran's Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit to a protest site in Wilmington, Del.
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Politics & Policy

Biden leaves home to visit Delaware protest site

"We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us," Biden wrote. "We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us."

6 years ago

Motorists are ordered to the ground
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Community

Violence erupts as outrage over George Floyd death spills into a new week

In Minneapolis, a semitractor-trailer plowed through a crowd of protesters marching on an interstate highway near downtown which had been closed to traffic.

6 years ago

Police arrest a protester next to Independence Mall on Sunday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

WHYY reporter arrested while covering Philadelphia protest

WHYY education reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent said he identified himself to police as a journalist, but was arrested anyway and cited for failure to disperse.

6 years ago

A Los Angeles Police Department kiosk is seen ablaze in The Grove shopping center during a protest over the death of George Floyd
Community

‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.

George Floyd's death is one of a litany of racial tragedies that have thrown the country into chaos amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans.

6 years ago

A protester holds a skateboard in front of a fire in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd.
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Community

Grief, outrage over George Floyd spreads further

Overnight curfews were enacted in several cities nationwide as authorities sought to stem any violence.

6 years ago

In this May 29, 2020, photo, a check-cashing business burns during protests in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

Protests over George Floyd death overwhelm authorities again

As the night dragged on, fires erupted across the city's south side, including at a Japanese restaurant, a Wells Fargo bank and an Office Depot.

6 years ago

A protester gestures in front of the burning 3rd Precinct building of the Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Community

Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder

Protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and across the country.

6 years ago

This undated handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. (Christopher Harris/AP)
Courts & Law

Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw reacts to murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis

The video has been shared widely on social media and the death of the African American man in police custody has sparked outrage.

6 years ago

LAPD riot police stand by outside City Hall during a protest of the death of George Floyd
Community

Violence again rocks Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death; 1 killed

A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night.

6 years ago

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