WASHINGTON — Minority renters and homebuyers deployed to test for housing discrimination did not run into the blatant discrimination of four decades ago, but were told about and shown fewer homes than their white counterparts…
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Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying suspects involved the attempted robbery of a Tobacco Junction store in the city’s Rhawnhurst section on May 23. Northeast detectives said two Black males entered…
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JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in serious but stable condition during his fourth day in the hospital Tuesday for a recurring lung infection, while school children sang outside the 94-year-old icon's…
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With a second round of layoffs looming for Philadelphia public schools, parents, students and other supporters will intensify pressure on City Council and state lawmakers to help close a $304 million budget shortfall. Those funding…
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District Attorney Seth Williams announced Monday that he would be convening an investigating grand jury to determine exactly who is responsible for the tragic building collapse that killed 6 people and injured 14 others last…
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When Adams Karama Daramy graduated from Malvern Preparatory School on June 6, his mother handed him his diploma. The occasion marked the first time in 12 years that Daramy, a blood diamond refugee from Sierra…
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