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Sep 24

Bill Cosby arrives for start of sentencing in sex assault case

By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

Bill Cosby arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse Monday for the start of a sentencing hearing that will determine how the 81-year-old comedian will be punished for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman more than 14 years ago.

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Jul 23

How a hotel convention became ground zero for this deadly bacteria

By Dr. Howard Markel

From July 21 to July 24, 1976, more than 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania chapters of the American Legion attended their annual state convention at a Philadelphia hotel. By Aug. 15, 182 Legionnaires who attended the convention were ill with…

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Jul 14

State election officials in U.S. meet amid security concerns

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The top state election officials from throughout the U.S. are gathering this weekend in Philadelphia amid fresh revelations of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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Jun 23

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 23, 2018

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On this edition for Saturday, June 23, lawyers and advocates across the country are tracking down migrant children who were separated from their parents at the Mexico border. Later, school safety on campuses in Philadelphia has improved since police reversed…

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Jun 23

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Philadelphia reverses course on ‘zero tolerance’ discipline in schools

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Some school districts are rethinking "zero tolerance" discipline policies, which lead to students being arrested for minor violations and disproportionately affect students of color. In 2014, a Philadelphia deputy police commissioner reversed a longstanding policy of automatic arrests, an approach…

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Jun 06

Judge sides with Philadelphia in sanctuary city fight

By Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Philadelphia in its lawsuit against the federal government for withholding grant funding in response to how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.

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May 29

Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon of bias training. Will it work?

By Michael Rios

After the arrest of two men in a Philadelphia store last month, here’s what we know about Starbucks' strategy -- and whether unconscious bias trainings are effective.

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May 11

Starbucks changes bathroom policy following racial firestorm

By Associated Press

Starbucks has adopted an open-bathroom policy following the arrest last month of two African American men at a coffee shop in Philadelphia.

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Apr 19

WATCH: Philadelphia police chief apologizes to men arrested at Starbucks shop

By Associated Press

Commissioner Richard Ross, who is black, apologized to the two men on Thursday after he previously staunchly defended police for their handling of the incident.

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Apr 19

Men arrested at Starbucks say they feared for their lives

By Errin Haines, Associated Press

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, black men who became best friends in the fourth grade, were taken in handcuffs from a Starbucks store in Philadelphia, where Robinson has been a customer since he was 15. The video, recorded on a…

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