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PHILADELPHIA (February 21, 2018) – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced, effective immediately, that the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) will no longer ask for cash bail for low-level offenses. The new policy marks a decisive step towards making the city’s pre-trial system fairer for the poor and for people of color. District Attorney…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  H. Patrick Clancy, President and CEO of Philadelphia Works Inc.; Dan Fitzpatrick, President Citizens Bank, MidAtlantic; Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend, President & CEO of Philadelphia Youth Network; Dr. WIlliam Hite, Philadelphia schools superintendent and Dr. Donald Guy Generals, president of the College.   Mayor Jim Kenney joined a number of Philadelphia leaders on Thursday, Feb. 15…

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Charlie Brown, President of Compassionate Provider Care Agency and I initially met at an “ibuyblack” networking night at the Platinum Grille in Philadelphia.  I visited his offices recently to find out more about his business.  He told me that he got the calling to start the business while taking care of his mother.  Brown stated…

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The privately held owner of Safeway, Acme, and other grocery brands is plunging deeper into the pharmacy business with a deal to buy Rite Aid, the nation’s third-largest drugstore chain. Albertsons Companies is offering either a share of its stock and $1.83 in cash or slightly more than a share for every 10 shares of…

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By Mark Levy, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. –Pennsylvania’s high court issued a new congressional district map for the state’s 2018 elections on its self-imposed deadline on Monday, potentially giving Democrats a boost in their quest to capture control of the U.S. House unless Republicans are able to stop it in federal court. The map of…

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Director Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures invite you to attend a free President’s Day screening of the iconic film “Get Out” on Monday evening Feb. 19, 7 p.m. at AMC Theaters throughout the country and locally here in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Bensalem, PA. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis and may…

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Channel 6 WPVI reports that a pregnant woman was kicked in the stomach while standing outside a Center City Dunkin’ Donuts shop after refusing to give a beggar money. The incident took place on February 11 on the 1000 block of Arch Street. The suspect approached  the 33-year-old, who is 5-months pregnant asking for $2….

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Photo: Shutterstock ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ten years ago, Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino was on the verge of death, having been stripped of its casino license after its then-owners laid off vast swaths of the workforce, leading to filthy rooms, insect infestations, hourlong waits for slot machine payouts and food and drink orders that…

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Photo: Shutterstock “I had a fair amount of savings and still had so much trouble just left and right,” said Rachelle Faroul, a 33-year-old black woman who was rejected twice by lenders when she tried to buy a brick row house close to Malcolm X Park in Philadelphia, where African Americans were 2.7 times as…

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TRENTON, N.J. –Amtrak could prevent New Jersey Transit trains from using its tracks between Trenton and New York if the transit agency doesn’t finish installing positive train control. Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson told a House subcommittee on Thursday Amtrak is worried passengers are being put at risk by delays in installing the technology…

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