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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
A federal judge has ruled that key components of Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus mitigation strategy are unconstitutional, including a statewide limit on how many Pennsylvanians can gather in one place.
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The protest along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway briefly turned into a wedding party Saturday afternoon, as Kerry Anne and Michael Gordon joined the march on their wedding day. 📸 by Tyger Williams More:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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The owner of Tokyo’s Philadelphia-themed cheesesteak restaurant, who went viral on social media last summer, made a trip to his favorite city on earth this holiday season. What he found was a city rich in diverse cuisine and culture.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A group of self-described “gutter-pagan, mostly queer dirtbags” just erased $1.6M in local medical debt. They celebrated with an unofficial debt burning.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
The new session of the Pennsylvania Senate got off to a chaotic start Tuesday, with Republicans taking the rare step of removing the Democratic lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, from running the session.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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The Eagles have selected DT Jalen Carter with the 9th overall pick in the 2023 #NFLDraft . @NJMIns | #NFLDraft
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
A father took his son to a meet and greet event in November, where he claims Gritty punched his son in the back.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia was told to brace for mass unrest. Instead, the city danced. That was no accident.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
Big Philly mood.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
Philadelphia has not stopped counting mail ballots and is not behind schedule, despite reports to the contrary. The livestream from the Convention Center shows workers making their way through yellow bins full of ballots. Follow our latest reporting here.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
7 years
Live coverage: Large Trump protest has overflowed international arrival hall at @PHLAirport
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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. @MeekMill , @KevinHart4real and Michael Rubin will donate $7 million to Philadelphia-area educational causes, the trio announced Monday, with most of the funds supporting scholarships for low-income students at private schools in the 2023-24 school year.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
Dozens of kids marched down Market Street to protest gun violence Sunday afternoon. “I’m 17 years old. I’ve been a victim of gun violence for 17 years,” said one young speaker.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
2 years
The stars are out in South Philly ⭐ Emmy winner and Philly native @quintabrunson is at tonight's Eagles game. 📸: Yong Kim
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Mail ballots cannot be rejected based on a comparison of their signatures to the voters' signatures on file, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Friday. See more election and voting updates here:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Three people were killed and 11 others wounded in a mass shooting late Saturday night on South Street amid chaos that erupted on legendary blocks that have long been among the Philadelphia region’s most popular gathering places.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
A new CDC order will make refusal to wear a mask on public transportation, including planes, buses and subways, a violation of federal law. It takes effect just before midnight Monday night.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
11 months
Philadelphia’s Gayborhood now has a more permanent pop of color, thanks to newly refreshed rainbow crosswalks at 13th and Locust 🏳️‍🌈 🔗:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
BREAKING: Former Vice President Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania as the commonwealth continues to count mail ballots. Biden now leads Trump by 5,587 votes, according to numbers reported by the state. Details:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
6 years
Our team of photographers captured stunning images from around Philadelphia during the #EaglesParade , including from a helicopter. Check out the gallery of our favorites here:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
From our Editorial Board: "If the officers who shot Walter Wallace Jr. indeed did nothing wrong according to police use of force protocol, then the state of policing is even more dire than we thought."
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Workers at Goldie, the restaurant targeted by a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday, said the political climate at the restaurant had been unraveling for weeks before the high-profile incident, creating a situation for which the company has now apologized.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
11 months
Nearly 40 staffers at the Museum of the American Revolution are demanding museum leadership cancel a scheduled event hosted by Moms for Liberty, recently classified as an “anti-government extremist organization” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
6 years
Nick Foles wins Super Bowl MVP as Eagles beat Patriots | Marcus Hayes
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
There’s nothing like a mother’s love. Donna Kelce knew going in to the #SuperBowl that one of her sons would add another ring to the collection, and the other might need a hug.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Bo Kimble said he gets phone calls every time an athlete drops the way Hank Gathers did. Kimble's nonprofit aims to place defibrillators in all public places to raise awareness about the dangers of sudden cardiac arrest.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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For some Philadelphians, the most recent episode of @AbbottElemABC 's, which featured Mural Arts Philadelphia, felt like the icing on the cake of a show they already feel represents their communities so well.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia officials advised residents they may want to switch to bottled water Sunday afternoon to avoid ingesting chemicals spilled into a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County Friday night.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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For the first time in Rutgers University’s 257-year history, the unions representing its 9,000 faculty and graduate student workers — virtually its entire teaching force — have called a strike, beginning 9 a.m. Monday.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
6 years
The #Eagles are #SuperBowl champions. @dbarnett25 recovered a huge fumble to seal the victory and then got his hands on the @PhillyInquirer as the celebration took place on the field:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
LATEST: Long lines that formed outside of polling places in and around Philadelphia appear to be moving quickly as residents cast their votes this #ElectionDay . For more updates from the ground, follow along with us:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
John Chaney made a lifetime worth of memories in his years as a staple of Philly's Big 5 college basketball scene:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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#BREAKING : Penn President Liz Magill has resigned amid growing bipartisan backlash against her Capitol Hill testimony on antisemitism earlier this week and a semester marked by protests and controversy.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
The data is in. Philadelphia loves cats 😻 According to 2021 U.S. Census figures, the Philly area has highest percentage of cat owners in U.S.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
A laptop and several memory sticks used to program Philly's voting machines were stolen from a warehouse in East Falls, city officials confirmed, setting off a scramble to investigate and ensure machines could not be compromised before Election Day.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
2 years
DeVonta Smith's poster 😮 📸: @monica_herndon Finish the game alongside us at .
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
5 years
BREAKING: @GovernorTomWolf has won reelection in Pennsylvania’s governor’s race. He defeats Republican challenger Scott Wagner #ElectionNight
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
7 years
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) becomes first woman and first African American elected to Congress from Delaware.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philly has picked Cherelle Parker as its 100th mayor. The Democrat will be the first woman to hold the position in the city. 🔗
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
Philadelphia City Council voted to apologize for the MOVE bombing 35 years ago that left 11 people dead, including 5 children, and burned 61 homes in West Philly. The resolution represents the first formal apology offered by the city for the bombing.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Temple University on Thursday announced a new program that will make tuition and fees free for first-time, full-time college students from low-income families who live in the city of Philadelphia.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
5 years
In his opening statement Wednesday, Michael Cohen called President Donald Trump a “racist,” “conman,” and “cheat” who directed Cohen to threaten the president’s “high school, his colleges, and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores.”
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
Tailgating @Jim_Gardner 's final broadcast has to be high on the list of the most Philly things ever, right? 🎥: @lschneiderman_
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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. @Jim_Gardner : “You guys are crazy!” Philly: 🫡🐐 🎥: @XimenaReports
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
Former President Donald Trump posed for a picture with former Philly mob boss Joey Merlino at a South Florida golf club. Does Trump know Merlino? Or at least who he was? His presidential campaign won’t say.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
2 years
Breaking: Philadelphia will host WWE WrestleMania 40 April 6 and 7 at Lincoln Financial Field in 2024. It will be the first time the city has hosted professional wrestling's premier event since 1999.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Spotted in Philly 🏀
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Mensah M. Dean
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
6 years
Today our editorial board joins more than 200 other news organizations in an effort to alert the American people of the dangers inherent in threatening a #FreePress : "A war on the press is a war on democracy."
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
2 years
. @PatMcAfeeShow won’t need to trot out that Nick Sirianni impersonation this week, because the Eagles head coach is scheduled to appear on his popular show Wednesday 👀 Get more info via our live blog ➡
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
The moment Joel Embiid heard his name called, officially being awarded the NBA MVP Award surrounded by his Sixers teammates. Full story ⤵️
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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. @KekePalmer is in South Philly for tonight's Eagles-Giants playoff game ⭐ 📸: @monica_herndon
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
5 years
Angry Eagles fan who went viral turns out to be Penn’s dean of admissions
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
"As an African American, I’m proud of her. Not only did she nab a guy once considered the world’s most eligible bachelor, but she refused to stick around and take guff from his family and the UK press," writes @jenicearmstrong on respecting Meghan Markle.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
UPDATE: Montgomery County has finished counting all ballots received as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, the county announced, with Joe Biden leading the county by 26 points, his largest margin across the Philadelphia suburbs. Details:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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If they can win two games in Phoenix, the Phillies will be “bee-lining it for the water” to celebrate in the Diamondbacks’ right field pool, says Garrett Stubbs. Who’s ready to take a dip?
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A judge dismissed all charges Friday against a former city police officer accused of participating in the beating of a 28-year-old mother during civil unrest in October 2020. Prosecutors immediately vowed to re-file the case and bring it back to court.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
8 years
Bruce Springsteen signed an absence note for a Philly student who visited him at @FreeLibrary
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A right-wing move to keep a young-adult climate change novel out of a Kutztown, Pa., middle school backfired in spectacular fashion, writes @Will_Bunch .
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Philadelphia SWAT officer Richard P. Nicoletti is shown here pepper spraying three kneeling protesters on I-676 on June 1. He is now being charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, official oppression, and possession of an instrument of crime.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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"The number of innocent Americans in prison or jail is disturbing," writes Sixers coach Doc Rivers. "Our system fails too many of us, and any person who has been wrongfully convicted deserves justice."
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
3 years
Comcast condemned "the appalling violence" that took place during the Capitol attack and said withholding money from those who doubted the election result would give the company a chance to review their political giving practices.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
2 years
‘Football genius’ Duce Staley could’ve been the Eagles’ coach instead of ‘Flower Child’ Nick Sirianni | Marcus Hayes
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
9 years
Cartoonists across the globe react to #CharlieHebdo massacre http://t.co/HTtNjAvuF4 http://t.co/VHFSeW206A
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Ten years after taking the world by storm, Mo’ne Davis wants to bring pro women’s sports to her hometown. “In 10 years from now, I will be adding a WNBA team and NWSL team to Philly."
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
1 year
NEW: For the first time in more than a decade, Pa. Democrats appear to be within striking distance of flipping the state House. It's an outcome that was considered a long shot by even the most optimistic Democrats. @anna_orso reports.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
President Trump closed out Tuesday's presidential #debate by repeating his false claim that poll watchers had been blocked from observing the first day of in-person early voting in Philadelphia. Here's what actually happened.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Beginning on Friday morning, SEPTA riders will be able to tap a credit or debit card or flash a smartphone wallet to pay for trips on transit trains, trolleys and buses — a long-awaited technological leap.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A day after President Donald Trump’s rally in Erie, former President Barack Obama will hold a drive-in rally at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia today. Latest #Election2020 updates:
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Here's how we covered the impeachments of Andrew Johnson (1868), Bill Clinton (1998), and Donald Trump (2019) on our front page.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Amazon workers at a fulfillment center that services Philadelphia and South New Jersey walked out of work on Monday, demanding better pay and working conditions as part of a multi-state organizing effort.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 requests for mail ballots. Most rejected applications were deemed duplicates because voters had checked a request box during the primary. This highlights the difficulty of ramping up mail-in voting on the fly.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
"The moment we’ve been dreading since that escalator ride down Trump Tower five years ago this month ... finally came. ... The president of the United States declared war on the American people," writes Columnist @will_bunch Bunch.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 years
Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar with his plans, a surprise decision by the Republican with significant implications for the next elections in the state.
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