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ASSOCIATED PRESS  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Chief Le’Ron Singletary announced his retirement last week as part of a major shakeup of the city’s police leadership but said he…

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By Mike Schneider ASSOCIATED PRESS  ORLANDO, Fla. — Saying the president had exceeded his authority, a panel of three federal judges last Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn. The federal judges in New York, in granting…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Protesters gather at a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 in Atlanta decrying conditions at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. Nurse Dawn Wooten says authorities at the immigration jail denied COVID-19 tests to immigrants, performed questionable hysterectomies and shredded records in a complaint filed to the inspector general of the U.S….

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PRNewswire The Guardian Civic League is officially endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president of the United States of America and Sen. Kamala Harris for vice president. The organization is endorsing this ticket because they believe these two candidates are what is best for this country and their members. Both Biden and Harris have…

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PHILADELPHIA – Community College of Philadelphia has announced that the College will continue to offer coursework primarily online in the spring 2021 semester.  “The health and safety of our students, faculty and staff are our top priorities in planning for the spring semester,” Dr. Donald Guy Generals, College president, said. “As we head into fall…

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The City of Philadelphia has made a significant change to the amount of rental assistance funding that is available for Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Now, rent can be paid up to $1500.00. “Our goal throughout the pandemic has been –- and continues to be –- to keep people in their…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS  PHILADELPHIA — Court officials in Philadelphia have put a hold on residential evictions in the city for two weeks. In an order issued last Wednesday afternoon, Municipal Court President Judge Patrick F. Dugan suspended service of the writs necessary to lockout residents in an eviction proceeding until Sept. 23. He also limited the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Courtesy of Jim Brown By Jim Brown Families and innocent children shouldn’t be punished due to the lack of the basic necessities during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis; they should be rewarded with support and help in order to provide a safe environment within their communities..  The idea of the pop-up food program serves…

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By Andrea Lawful Sanders  Dr. Archima Major, OD, FAAO is an ophthalmologist with a practice that is unlike anything you will ever see. She has Liberian roots and at the age of 42, has changed more lives for the better in a holistic way by simply looking through the eyes of her patients.  Dr. Major’s Eye Innovations,  LLC is nestled in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Last week Trump addressed Town Hall at Philadelphia’s Constitution Center as protesters and supporters clashed outside. (AP Photo) President Donald Trump came to Philadelphia on Tuesday to speak to undecided voters, collect the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police, and give fact checkers a whole lot to do. By Denise Clay One…

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