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After spending 20 minutes getting Karnamaya Mongar out of the clinic, paramedics took her to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in an attempt to save her life. Mongar died there instead.

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Expressing shock and anger over the gruesome details concerning Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia, state Sen. LeAnna Washington is calling for a full investigation of the state and local agencies that failed to fully investigate the doctor and his clinic.

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Mayor Nutter, Dr. Arlene C. Ackerman and Kenny Gamble announced the Promise Neighborhoods Initiative, a partnership designed to bolster educational needs, assist in blight removal and offer new economic opportunities in Point Breeze and Grays Ferry.

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“These workshops provide the knowledge and tools that will enable people with chronic conditions to live active and healthier lives,” says Helen Cooke, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s (PCA) assistant director for health and nutrition.

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced last week that the City of Philadelphia will not award a contract in response to its request for proposal (RFP) for an amphibious tour on the Schuylkill River.

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A man recently released from prison and believed to have been wandering the streets and staying in abandoned homes was arrested Monday night after being linked by DNA to the sexual assaults and strangling deaths of three women in a gritty, high-crime section of the city, police said.

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Montague became the first African American woman to be certified as an Ironworker in the City of Philadelphia when she graduated from the apprenticeship program last week. She will now be able to apply for union jobs around the country doing such work as bridge repair, building framework and similar work.

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State Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) will be teaming with the Financial Freedom Network to present a series of free Tax Planning Seminars and Tax Preparation Services.

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Close to 100 schools in the District are being honored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for outstanding academic achievement. The Keystone Achievement Award is given to schools that make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) two years in a row.

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Funeral services for local Middleweight boxing champion Bennie Briscoe, were held on January 10, 2011 at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 2001 West Lehigh Avenue. Mr. Briscoe died December 28, 2010 after a short illness.

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