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ABOVE PHOTO: Vice President Mike Pence arrives with his wife Karen Pence to speak on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin And Kevin Freking ASSOCIATED PRESS  BALTIMORE  — Vice President Mike…

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ABOVE PHOTO: First lady Melania Trump speaks on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)  The business of the Republican National Convention was over by Monday afternoon. But the speech making went on and on and on….

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ABOVE PHOTO: A person, front right, is consoled Wednesday night, Aug. 26, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis., as she talks about one of the two people who were fatally shot Tuesday night, whom she described as the “love of her life,” near the scene of Tuesday’s shooting. A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday on…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Protesters take to the street and block traffic at the intersection of Willow Street and Evangeline Thruway after a vigil held Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Lafayette, La., for 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, who was shot and killed by Lafayette police officers while armed with a knife the night before. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Flint Water Plant (Photo: ehrlif/Shutterstock) By John Flesher and David Eggert ASSOCIATED PRESS  LANSING, Mich. — A $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents who were harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends for a disaster that upended life in the poor, majority-Black city, Gov. Gretchen…

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By BRIAN MAHONEY LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform. The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they’re willing to go to get it by opting not to play in their playoff game Wednesday. Two more games were postponed later in the day,…

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By JONATHAN LEMIRE and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns. Takeaways: PENCE TAKES ON ATTACK ROLE The attack role often assigned to vice presidential candidates is an…

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By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray ReportWhether you were listening to my radio show on 900 AM/96.1FM WURD or reading one of my columns here in the SUN, I kept saying that how well the Philadelphia 76ers did in the playoffs would be a referendum on Brett Brown’s tenure with…

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To Our Valued Guests: Opened more than 25 years ago in 1995, and on Columbus Boulevard for the last 15 years, Warmdaddy’s has closed it’s current location at Columbus and Reed in the Pennsport neighborhood of Philadelphia. Given the current restrictions imposed on restaurants due to the Covid-19 pandemic along with uncertainties across the economy,…

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By MARK SCOLFORO About 10,000 state prison inmates in Pennsylvania fraudulently applied for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said in announcing charges Tuesday against 33 people. “These 33 defendants represent, truly, the tip of the iceberg, and we are seeing unemployment fraud on an unprecedented scale,” U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said at a…

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