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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office finds application of Pennsylvania’s death penalty unconstitutional
July 19, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – After filing its response in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) joined with state lawmakers, faith leaders, and justice advocates to announce that the death penalty as applied is unconstitutional in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Following a December 2018 order by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the DAO conducted a...
Philadelphia moves to fire 13 officers over Facebook posts
July 19, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department is suspending 13 police officers with an intent to fire them following an investigation into offensive and sometimes threatening Facebook posts. Seventy-two officers had been placed on administrative leave in June. The action came after a nonprofit group published the results of a two-year review of personal Facebook...
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Week In Review
Police officer in ‘I can’t breathe’ death won’t be charged
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Gwen Carr, mother of chokehold victim Eric Garner, speaks outside the U.S. Attorney’s
Man arrested in slaying of 75-year-old community activist
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Sadie Roberts-Joseph By Chevel Johnson and Rebecca Santana ASSOCIATED PRESS The suspect
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AP Was There: Man walks on the moon
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: This is the official crew portrait of the Apollo 11 astronauts. Pictured from left to r
The Black Women of NASA — Celebrating their early contributions to the space race
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation Facility, originally founded in 1993 t
Local Events
Safety in the Church
August 10, 2019
Beech “Jazz on the Ave”
August 17, 2019
Food And Beverage
Refresh your summer with delicious, healthy mocktails
ABOVE PHOTO: Tropical Chiquita Banana Colada Shake with Coconut Water BPT There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than kicking back and relaxing with a cold, tasty and refreshing beverage – and there are so many great options to choose from. But why not add a little excitement to your summer by choosing something…
Travel
The Wildwoods host 27th Annual Co-Ed Beach Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, July 27 and 28
The Wildwoods, NJ – The 27th Annual Co-Ed Beach Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, the largest co-ed beach Frisbee tournament in the world, returns to the Wildwoods’ FREE white sand beaches on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. The Wildwood Beach Ultimate (W2BU) Frisbee Tournament, which draws over 400 teams from around the world, began in…
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Alawfultruth: What your “tribe” says about you
July 19, 2019
By Andrea Lawful Sanders We all seek people in our lives who will like us beyond what...
R. Kelly girlfriends deny reports that federal authorities evicted them from Kelly’s Trump Tower Chicago home
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: R. Kelly (Photo: shutterstock) By Florence Anthony At press time, the latest R. Kelly news...
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
July 19, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Pernell Whitaker By Tim Dahlberg ASSOCIATED PRESS Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division...
Phillies Ryan Howard Retirement Ceremony
July 19, 2019
Last weekend former Phillies MVP and 2008 World Series Champion Ryan Howard retired, finishing a 13-year career...
Russell M. Nelson, President of the Mormon Church, to Speak at the NAACP Convention in Detroit
July 19, 2019
Taking another step toward solidifying the growing partnership between the LDS Church and the NAACP, the nation’s...
SUNscopes for the week of July 21
July 19, 2019
All Signs: The movement of the Sun through the 12 signs each year is important. The energy...
