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Week In Review

UAB running back Greg Bryant dies after highway shooting in Florida

May 14, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Notre Dame’s Greg Bryant salutes a teammate during NCAA college football practice in Culver, Ind. Bryant was declared brain dead Sunday, May 8, 2016, a day after he was found shot in a car on Interstate 95 in South Florida. Bryant started his career at Notre Dame and spent last season attending ASA…

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San Francisco chief releases racist texts, orders training

May 6, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  People yell for the firing of San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr during a town hall meeting to provide the Mission District neighborhood with an update on the investigation of an officer involved shooting Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in San Francisco. The meeting came after 45-year-old Luis Gongora was shot and killed by…

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Afeni Shakur Davis, mother of rap legend Tupac, dies at 69

May 6, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Afeni Shakur (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) Associated Press Afeni Shakur Davis, mother of the late rap star Tupac Shakur, has died. She was 69 years old. The Marin County, California, Sheriff’s Department confirmed her death on Twitter. No details were provided. Born Alice Faye Williams, Davis changed her name as an adult when…

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St. Louis jury awards $55M in Johnson & Johnson cancer suit

May 6, 2016

By Jim Salter Associated Press ST. LOUIS –For the second time in three months, a St. Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a huge award over claims that its talcum powder causes cancer. The jury deliberated eight hours Monday before ordering the company to pay $55 million to a South Dakota woman…

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Feds indict cop, alleged members of Gangster Disciples

May 6, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: (Pete Sherrard / shutterstock) By Kate Brumback ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Alleged members of the Gangster Disciples, including high-ranking leaders and a former Atlanta-area police officer who prosecutors say claimed to be a hit man for the gang, have been charged with racketeering in federal indictments unsealed Wednesday. An indictment filed in federal court…

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Son of Philadelphia: ‘Me and Mrs. Jones’ singer Billy Paul dead at 81

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Billy Paul By Hillel Italie associated press NEW YORK — Billy Paul, a jazz and soul singer best known for the No. 1 hit ballad and “Philadelphia Soul” classic “Me and Mrs. Jones,” died Sunday. Paul, whose career spanned more than 60 years, died at his home in Blackwood, New Jersey, his co-manager,…

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Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop, Monday, April 25, 2016, at City Hall in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Julie Pace associated press WASHINGTON — Bolstering his grip on the Republican primaries, Donald Trump prepared Wednesday for a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic front-runner of “playing…

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Foremost Phila. community leader Barbara Daniel-Cox dies

April 29, 2016

The North Broad Renaissance regrets to inform everyone of the passing of Barbara Daniel-Cox, which occurred on Sunday, April 24, 2016. In addition to being a stakeholder, Barbara Daniel-Cox was instrumental in the start of the North Broad Renaissance. She was a past President of the Cheyney National Alumni Association and a member of the…

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