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ABOVE PHOTO: Voters line up at an early voting satellite location at the A. B. Day elementary school, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) By Scott Bauer ASSOCIATED PRESS  MADISON, Wis. — Rising coronavirus cases in key presidential battleground states a little more than two weeks before Election Day are the latest…

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By Thera Martin Scoop USA Media  (reprinted with permission) I want to say, “Say it ain’t so.” Dynamic, wonderful, kind, very proud Afrocentric Black man, Earl Harvey, publisher of Black Professional News is not dead. I didn’t want to believe it when our publisher Sherri Darden informed the staff of the SCOOP USA Media newspaper…

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ABOVE PHOTO: PCS grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony attendees (from far left to right) included: Pastor Damone Jones, Ann Colley, Anthony Fullard, Dr. Cassandra Jones, John Barber, Tiffany Wilson and Kate Morrow. Ad (Photo courtesy f PCS) The Philadelphia Community Stakeholders (PCS) hosted an official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on October 20…

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Five of the offices will be drop-off locations only. On Monday, October 19, all seventeen of the satellite election offices opened; however, the five newest additions will serve simply as drop-off locations, where voters may submit their own voted ballots. Any voters can utilize any of the satellite election offices throughout the city. Each office…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal talks to reporters during a press conference, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Philadelphia. Public servants, firefighters, paramedics, emergency responders and a diverse group of law enforcement professionals denounce the Fraternal Order of Police and Local 22 for not listening to the concerns of the dues paying union members when…

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ABOVE PHOTO: New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker talks with gathered voters at the South Restaurant in North Philadelphia. Booker was in town on Sunday as part of a get out the vote effort for former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. (Photo/Denise Clay) New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker joined a group of Pennsylvania politicos in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Barack Obama (Photo: Denise Clay) Former President Barack Obama came to Citizens Bank Park on Thursday to do some tailgating for his former Vice President Joe Biden and Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. By Denise Clay Due the coronavirus pandemic, the parking lot at Citizens Bank Park, usually the site for tailgate…

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All Signs: Halloween can be full of surprises, “Trick-or-treat!” However, this year Halloween will “really” be full of surprises because on that day, the Sun will be opposite Uranus, the planet of wild and crazy unpredictability; plus, the Moon will line up with Uranus as well. A double whammy! Please note: This is an accident-prone…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown, Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Washington. Villanova won 70-69. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) By Dan Gelston associated press PHILADELPHIA — An avid sports fan, Villanova coach Jay Wright watched with interest how Major League Baseball muddled…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden  (Photo: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock) By Florence Anthony Quarantine Break Up Alert!  When Taraji P. Henson celebrated turning 50 last month in Mexico with a group of girlfriends who included Mary J. Blige, fans suspected it was over with her fiance Kelvin Hayden. On Monday, October 19,…

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