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Hydrate early and often
Dajé Jones, 3, cools off in the water jets at Dilworth Park outside City Hall on a day when the temperature reached 96 degrees. Tuesday could be even hotter.
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Major breakthrough
Aaron Rai, the 44th- ranked player in the world, holds the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink Golf Club after winning the 108th PGA Championship on Sunday. He’s the first golfer born in England to win the event since Jim Barnes in 1919. Coverage in Sports,...
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THE GROUNDWORK FOR REVOLUTION
Philadelphia, May 1776 Finally, the tide has turned. Independence is alive in Philadelphia. And John Adams is ready to pounce. He writes by flickering candlelight in the rented rooms of a Second Street lodging house kept by a Mrs. Sarah Yard. Like...
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Green scene
Rory Mcilroy putts on the par- 4 fourth green during the second round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Aronimink’s pin positions — and whipping winds — were wreaking havoc Friday. Coverage in Sports, Section B.
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Trump was flattering, Xi was firm, and the difference tells a story
BEIJING — For President Donald Trump, the first day of his visit to Beijing was all about the personal relationship between him and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader. “You’re a great leader,” he told his host, whom he has often said he admires for his...
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With Street, Rabb, 3rd Dist. primary features a clash of legislative styles
Nearly a decade ago, Chris Rabb and Sharif Street walked into the Pennsylvania Capitol for the first time as elected officials and quickly staked their ground in different ways. Street, a lawyer and scion of a powerful political family, went to work...
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He helped police after a tragedy. Then ICE arrived
In October, Erasmo Zavala Almanza traversed the streets of Reading during a silent march for victims of domestic violence, court records say, walking to represent his 20- year- old daughter, Selena. Eight months earlier she had been shot to death by...
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Will this Salem County town love its last dairy farm to death?
The future of a family farm in rural Salem County was at stake, and after multiple meetings and hours of presentations, questions, pleas, and complaints, a local planning board was set to vote. Before the vote, one longtime resident of Mannington...
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Bus program connecting families with loved ones in prison is in peril
The bus rattled as it climbed north, a constant metallic shake that vibrated through its frame and into the seats beneath passengers. Renee Martin dragged her finger across her phone, trying to complete a digital puzzle of the Mona Lisa. The vinyl...
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Schools vulnerable to measles outbreak
Days into the new year, a traveler with measles landed at Philadelphia International Airport, passed through bustling 30th Street Station, and boarded an Amtrak train to Baltimore. Thousands of passersby may have encountered a virus so contagious, it...
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Spring’s bizarre weather cost farmers up to $ 200M in lost crops
The peach, apple, and other pickings may be slimmer this summer — and the prices heftier — as the result of what by any measure was a heat- freeze ambush of rare intensity in April that likely has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in crop...
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Dancing Philly sheriff ad was part of $ 8M in new ‘slush fund’ spending
College football fans probably weren’t expecting to see Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal on TV in November when they sat down to watch the Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Michigan State Spartans. But there she was, with sheriff’soffice branded...
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After 44 years as a Temple employee, 75- year- old is now a graduate
At age 75, Peggy E. Moore officially became “Temple Made” on Wednesday. That’s what the university calls its graduates, and Moore collected her bachelor’s degree in general studies during this week’s commencement. But Moore’s history with the North...
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Smiles among the statesmen
Pennsylvania Senate president pro tempore Kim Ward photographs colleagues as they walk among statues of the nations’s founders in Signers’ Hall at the National Constitution Center after the legislative body hosted a ceremonial meeting there Tuesday in...
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UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the U. S. moves to reopen strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U. S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come...
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‘The perfect morning for a run’
As 40,000 runners made their way down Broad Street for the 47th edition of the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run on Sunday, Josh Izewski led the pack for the second year in a row. Izewski was the top overall finisher in the nation’s largest 10-...
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Where others have doubts, this Philly developer sees dollar signs
Longtime real estate investor Dean Adler sees unparalleled opportunity in the uncertainty of 2026. Post-2022, the real estate industry has been scarred by vacant offices, canceled projects, rising debt, and heightened interest rates and construction...
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From $ 2 entry fee to 40,000 runners
Chris Tatreau stood at the starting line, ready to fire the gun to begin the inaugural Broad Street Run in June 1980 when he saw a few runners puffing cigarettes. The race — which has since grown to become the nation’s largest 10- miler — was thrown...
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Board backs $ 3B plan that closes 17 city schools
The Philadelphia school board Thursday night adopted a sweeping $ 3 billion facilities plan that would close 17 schools and renovate 169 over the next decade, reshaping the system for years to come. The vote came amid intense opposition and over the...
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Congressional hopeful Ala Stanford drops from debate at last minute
Congressional hopeful Ala Stanford on Wednesday morning announced she was dropping out of a WHYY candidates debate two hours before it was scheduled to begin, saying her campaign could not agree with the public radio station on a format for the debate...
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Phils boss on firing Rob Thomson: ‘I think we needed a different voice’
Rob Thomson spent much of Monday, a day off for the Phillies, going over scouting reports and preparing for this week’s threegame series against the Giants. It was business as usual. But the Phillies also were tied for the worst record in the majors...
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Man charged with attempted assassination
WASHINGTON — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack...
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Writings, posts suggest attack fueled by anti- Trump stance
WASHINGTON — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before...
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A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME
SCRANTON — On March 8, Nails found God. Barefoot, dressed in a Baltimore Ravens shortsleeved T-shirt and black sweatpants, former Phillies center fielder and 1993 World Series spark plug Lenny Dykstra — nicknamed “Nails” during his playing days for his...
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Well received
Southern Cal wide receiver Makai Lemon celebrates with fans after being chosen by the Eagles with the 20th overall pick during the first round of the NFL draft Thursday in Pittsburgh.
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Off and running
High school girls compete in a 4x800 heat at Franklin Field on Thursday, the opening day of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania. The annual track and field competition continues through Saturday. Coverage in Sports.
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‘ Is it dark in here?’ Why so many restaurants are dimming the lights
As night falls over South Street, the modern American bistro Banshee glows through its fling- out windows, the restaurant’s earthtoned dining room lit like a lantern. Warm light catches the tambour wood ceiling, candles pool softly on the tables, and...
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Keeping an eye on the playoffs
Gritty, the Flyers mascot, interacts with fans during a joint Flyers- Sixers rally Tuesday at the Comcast Center plaza in Center City. Both the Flyers and the Sixers are in the postseason this spring. Full coverage in Sports and on Inquirer. com.
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Opening Day
Former Eagles center Jason Kelce ( right) and PGA Tour member Chris Gotterup on the driving range help inaugurate the Lincoln Financial Center at Cobbs Creek Golf Course on Monday. The 42,000- square- foot, three- story complex includes a two- story...
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Pope prays at shrine in Angola that was a center of slave trade
MUXIMA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s...
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Forged in Philly, she took down Epstein
The sordid Jeffrey Epstein saga is a Florida story, first and foremost. That’s where Julie K. Brown, a longtime investigative reporter at the Miami Herald, did most of the reporting that led to the Palm Beach billionaire’s arrest in 2019. She has a...
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Old stone, new tricks
Kevin Shealy of Los Angeles skates Friday at the newly renovated skate plaza at the Municipal Services Building. The $ 18 million plaza’s skating section consists of a giant domino made of granite from LOVE Park, among other repurposed pieces.
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As a 10- day ceasefire begins, Israel and Lebanon agree to more talks
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A 10- day ceasefire began in Lebanon that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States, and Israel after weeks of devastating...
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Breaking ground
On the 79th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, University of Delaware sports history professor Ronald F. Whittington, above, dresses up as Robinson alongside the Phillie Phanatic at a mural design unveiling...
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Pretty in ( hot) pink
These cherry blossoms on Kelly Drive are saying spring, but the thermometer is saying July. Temperatures on Tuesday shot well into the 80s — more than 20 degrees above normal for an April 14 — and chances are excellent that they will shatter an 85-...
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Bodies of two workers retrieved from site of CHOP garage collapse
The bodies of two ironworkers who were trapped under the debris of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia garage that collapsed last week were recovered early Monday morning, ending a careful, days- long operation to retrieve the men from an unstable...
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RESIDENCE RESTORED
HARRISBURG — At first glance, the reception room in the governor’s mansion looked pretty much the same as last year’s Passover Seder: Pennsylvania- themed place settings for 100 guests, copies of the Haggadah at every seat, excited children...
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Union identifies worker killed and 2 others feared dead in collapse
Crews continued their search Saturday for two missing ironworkers trapped in the rubble of a Grays Ferry parking garage that collapsed earlier this week. Philadelphia’s Ironworkers Union Local 401 identified the men as Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr....
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Vance heads to Pakistan to give peace a chance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for highlevel talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait...
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Dangerously unstable structure slows search at Grays Ferry site
At the site where part of a garage under construction in Grays Ferry collapsed Wednesday, sending concrete and debris crashing to the ground and killing one man, the work of rescuing two people believed to be trapped in the pile unfolded Thursday at a...
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Partial collapse leaves man dead at construction site in Grays Ferry
Part of a seven- level parking garage under construction in Grays Ferry for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia collapsed Wednesday afternoon, leaving one man dead and rescuers keeping their distance into the evening as the structure remained...
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Trump pulls back on threats as U. S., Iran agree to two- week ceasefire
TEHRAN, Iran — U. S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to attack Iranian bridges, power plants, and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two- week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz....
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Dark side of the moon in a new light
In this photo provided by NASA and taken by the Artemis II crew Monday, the moon is visible through a window of the Orion spacecraft at the end of Day 5 of its journey. The crew also set a new record for farthest human travel from the Earth, surpassing...
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‘ Choose peace!’
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing — Latin for “to the city of Rome and to the world” — from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday.
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Foreclosures on suspicious sales near Temple are affecting residents
A potential wave of foreclosures has begun near Temple University after some buyers who paid tens of millions of dollars in inflated real estate deals — at least on paper — stopped making mortgage payments. Students and other renters in those...
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Appeal to end birthright citizenship cites white supremacists
Alexander Porter Morse, a Confederate officer during the Civil War and a Louisiana attorney, argued for legalized segregation in the landmark 1896 Supreme Court case that established the “separate but equal” doctrine and buttressed Jim Crow laws. He...
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Pa. Democrats use affordability to hammer Trump on Iran war
One month into the war in Iran, Democrats pushing back against President Donald Trump’s decision to attack have coalesced around a familiar messaging strategy: affordability. The buzzword critics used for months to hammer Trump and Republicans over...
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No Kings rallies spread message far and wide
By Maggie Prosser, Vinny Vella, and Mike Newall Staff Writers In step with demonstrators nationwide Saturday, thousands took to streets across the Philadelphia region — from Center City, to Ardmore, to Camden — denouncing President Donald Trump, his...
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TSA officers at PHL wonder why Trump waited so long to pay them
Transportation Security Administration employees at Philadelphia International Airport have gone weeks without a paycheck, struggling to afford their homes, childcare, or transportation to work. But more than 40 days into a pandemonium- filled...
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Boys of Summer are back
Fans welcome the Phillies into Citizens Bank Park on opening day. Despite allowing three runs in the ninth, the Phillies picked up a 5- 3 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. More coverage in Sports, Section C.
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Meta, Youtube found liable in landmark trial
A Los Angeles jury delivered a rare verdict against Silicon Valley giants Wednesday — the second such finding in two days — boosting safety advocates’ hopes that courts will deliver a long- sought reckoning over social media’s harms to children. The...
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ICE deployed to Philly airport
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrived at Philadelphia International Airport, one day after they were deployed at other airports across the country. At the Terminal D security checkpoint Tuesday morning, at least a dozen ICE agents...
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Deadly Laguardia collision
Officials investigate the site Monday where an Air Canada jet came to rest after colliding with a Port Authority firetruck at Laguardia Airport in New York. The pilot and copilot were killed in the collision, which occurred shortly after landing Sunday...
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Faculty, staff rebuilding after Uarts’ closure
Diane Pepe taught at the University of the Arts for 35 years, right up until the day it abruptly closed in June 2024. Her life felt upended, as did the lives of many faculty, staff, and students at the Center City Philadelphia arts school. “I loved...
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For Philly-area immigrants, an ICE arrest is just the start of the journey
At the time, Francisco thought the worst had happened on that day in August, when he was stopped and arrested by ICE on his way to work in South Jersey. But he never imagined the odyssey that would follow — a series of transfers among detention centers...
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‘Seeing my dad cry’: Inside a Jefferson student’s Match Day
All eyes were on the envelope in Kevin Carolina’s hands, as he huddled with his parents, girlfriend, and physician mentors. The 26- year- old from Piscataway, N. J., had dreamed about this moment since high school, when he learned there were fewer...
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As Iran hits more oil sites, Israel says it will stop attacking gas field
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Persian Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through energy markets and the global economy. The strikes, in...
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Widow to troopers: Continue your efforts of ‘protection with integrity’
Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across Pennsylvania and beyond filled a Chester County church on Wednesday to honor State Police Cpl. Timothy O’connor, gathering in a solemn show of tribute to a fallen trooper remembered for his steadiness,...
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Top Iranian officials ‘eliminated’ in overnight airstrikes by Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the country’s leadership. Iran, which so far confirmed one killing, fired salvos of missiles and drones at its...
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European leaders seek clarity about Trump’s plans for ending Iran war
BRUSSELS — European countries on Monday sought more details about U. S. President Donald Trump’s plans for the war on Iran and warned that NATO must not become involved in it, as they weighed whether to agree to his call to send warships to help shore...
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Dancing
This was Fran Mccaffery in the aftermath of Penn’s 88- 84 overtime victory in the Ivy League tournament championship Sunday at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N. Y.: bespectacled and placid and content to be heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th...
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Shapiro’s focus on faith
With a large illustration of a menorah towering behind him, Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke in a thundering voice as he urged a crowd of thousands of Jewish teens from around the world to speak out, seek change, and be proud of their faith. “Hear me on this:...
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Blast rocks Tehran after Israel warned about rally
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A large explosion rocked a central square in Iran’s capital where thousands were gathered Friday for an annual state- organized rally to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. Israel had warned that it...
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Parker touts her $ 7B budget plan as catalyst for ‘economic mobility’
Since taking office, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has treated her 2023 campaign slogan — to make Philadelphia the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation with access the economic opportunity for all” — as a to- do list for her...
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Iran’s attacks on ships, oil facilities heighten global energy concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired upon commercial ships on Wednesday and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of bottling up the oilrich Persian Gulf as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes...
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U. S. and Iran escalate threats as war rages with no end in sight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s attacks on oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off a vital waterway left markets on edge Tuesday as the United States promised blistering new strikes. The war entered its 11th day with no end in sight as its...
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Bucks pair say ISIS inspired N. Y. bomb threat
Two Bucks County men arrested for attempting to detonate homemade bombs at a protest outside Gracie Mansion in Manhattan over the weekend said they were inspired by ISIS, court documents show. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were charged with...
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A new leader for Iran, new targets for attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced Sunday, as the nineday war that began with his father’s killing took a dramatic turn. The younger Khamenei had...
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Trump says he blames school strike on Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old...
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Former Democratic presidents pay tribute to Jesse Jackson
CHICAGO — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’ s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms, and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil...
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Trump wants a say on Iran’s next leader
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U. S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases,...
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CONSULTANT KEPT WORKING AS FRAUD CLAIMS PILED UP
Philadelphia congressional candidate Chris Rabb is one of many people who say Yolanda Brown owes them money. But none of them have been able to find her. And the allegations of impropriety against the political consultant are piling up. Last month,...
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