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By IRIS SAMUELS HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail. The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the…

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Photo above: Rapsody album cover “Eve” By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated gifted lyricist Rapsody has written “maybe 15 verses this year to reflect the times” — as she put it — about the Black experience. So when Disney asked the rapper to pen a new tune for a new EP honoring Black…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Johnstown on Tuesday, his first visit to Pennsylvania following his positive coronavirus test a few days after he was last in the battleground state. The evening rally on Tuesday is at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport. The airport is in a coal and steel…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will face senators’ questions over her approach to health…

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Photo: Earl Harvey/Facebook page The SUN sends our condolences, prayers and support to the Harvey family. Earl Harvey, publisher and CEO of the Black Professionals News, passed away on Monday, Oct. 12 at 65. WDAS-FM radio personality Patty Jackson broke the news via her Facebook page on Monday evening. According to a Facebook post by…

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Oct. 16, 10 a.m.: Join Pastor Alyn E. Waller and Councilwoman Cindy Bass at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church West “Get Out the Vote” to introduce the church as a new polling location for the 12th Ward, 11th Division. Event will take place in the parking lot at 230 E. Waller Way.

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ABOVE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a…

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Who: Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, Community Leaders, Union Leaders, Business Leaders, Clergy, Activist and concerned citizens along with guest speakers including Dr. Cornel West, Harvard University Professor, Best Selling Author, and Civil Rights Activist, Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, and Founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation, PA Congressman Dwight Evans, Mayor Ras…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez Dear Friends, During Hispanic Heritage Month and Puerto Rican Week, we would have been celebrating together — from the Puerto Rican Flag Raising at City Hall to Boricua Fest at Fairhill Square. Instead we face a difficult ongoing pandemic and uncertain months ahead, but we have important work to do….

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New, first-time college students can now apply for a scholarship that would make tuition free for hundreds of students at Community College in Philadelphia. The scholarship is designed to address many of the obstacles faced by students who are living in poverty and will also provide eligible students with funding for basic needs including food…

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