Protests

House Jan. 6 committee seeks to question Fox News’ Sean Hannity

In its request to speak with Hannity, the panel disclosed newly revealed texts he allegedly sent.

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Lina holds her baby boy, Osman, as he undergoes treatment at the malnutrition ward of the Ataturk National Children's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. According to U.N. figures from early November, almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, around 60% percent of the population, suffer from acute hunger, including 8.7 million living in near famine. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Philly activists help organize White House rally to combat starvation in Afghanistan

A rally outside the White House demanded the Biden administration ease sanctions in Afghanistan, to avoid millions of deaths by starvation.

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A police car drives away from the Capital after thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol building following a

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Capitol rioter who attacked police is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

The judge wanted to make clear that "trying to stop the peaceful transition of power and assaulting law enforcement officers is going to be met with certain punishment."

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File photo: Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump riot outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases. Among the biggest takeaways from the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Jan. 6 insurrection is how large a role social media has played, with much of the most damning evidence coming from rioters own words and videos

Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings

Much of the most damning evidence has come from rioters' own words and videos.

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Alt Right demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017

Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence

A jury has ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay $26 million in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville.

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Self-styled ‘QAnon shaman’ is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot

Jacob Chansley, the self-styled "QAnon shaman," was sentenced to 41 months for his role in the Jan. 6 riot after pleading guilty to obstruction.

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LOVE Park was the scene of a fatal shooting Tuesday night. A security guard for the Christmas Village has been charged

A gun death where love is the motto heightens safety concerns in Philadelphia

One man is in custody facing murder charges after the shooting near the Christmas Village construction site, another example of pervasive violence.

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Climate activists hold up banners during a protest organized by the Cop26 Coalition in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 which is the host city of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit. The protest was taking place as leaders and activists from around the world were gathering in Scotland's biggest city for the U.N. climate summit, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming

‘We are watching you’: Marchers outside U.N. climate summit urge faster action

Climate protests were also held in other cities across Europe, including London, Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Zurich, and Istanbul.

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Maegan Llerena leads protesters at 20th and Matket streets

Keystone Crossroads

Immigrant groups frustrated by inaction in D.C. block traffic in front of Sen. Casey’s office

Instead of issuing citizenship, Democrats are proposing giving longtime undocumented residents temporary protection from deportation and work permits.

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A truck hauls a piece of John Deere equipment

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Money

3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now – and why they could continue to grow

Thousands of workers across the U.S. are currently on strike, demanding better wages, better working conditions and more benefits.

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Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus continues to divide those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Activists say efforts to end a formal holiday in Columbus’ name remain stalled by politicians and organizations focusing on Italian American heritage.

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Philly Trans March returns to demand justice, equity, and liberation

Violence against trans women of color and housing insecurity are just a few of the issues that organizers hoped to highlight at this year’s march.

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Spiral Q co-directors Jennifer Turnbull (left) and Liza Goodell work on memorial banners to be carried in the Philly Trans Parade. The banners survived the flood at Spiral Q's storage facility in Mont Clare, Pa

Arts & Entertainment

After Ida destroyed most of its protest puppetry, Spiral Q takes stock — and gets back to creating

After losing almost all of its 25-year archive of protest puppets to the floods, the Philly nonprofit is making a more focused effort to track the histories of its work.

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Signs are held up as marchers walk from the art museum to Philadelphia City Hall as part of an abortion rights rally held in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Hundreds gather in Philadelphia as part of