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Renee Caldwell Hughes to step down as regional CEO of American Red Cross

September 26, 2017

After six years, Renée Cardwell Hughes is stepping down on Oct. 19 as CEO of the American Red Cross Eastern Pennsylvania Region. Since 2011, Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes has led The American Red Cross of Eastern Pennsylvania as it’s CEO. She is the first African-American woman to hold this position. Prior to her historic appointment,…

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Memorial of slain activist Octavius V. Catto to be unveiled at City Hall

September 26, 2017

Slain African American voting rights activist Octavius V. Catto’s statute will be unveiled Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the Southwest Apron of City Hall. Mayor Jim Kenney, a longtime advocate for the Catto memorial, said, “Every Philadelphian should know about the contributions of our greatest citizens who sacrificed their own lives for the greater good….

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Target to Boost Its Minimum Wage to $15 by 2020’s End

September 25, 2017

NBC10: Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for its workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020 in a move it says will help it better recruit and retain top-quality staff and provide a better shopping experience for its customers. The initiative, announced Monday, is part…

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg grabs a late night eat at Pat’s Steaks, and “likes” it!

September 25, 2017

NBC10–Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder and CEO, issued an official ‘like’ for Philadelphia’s original cheesesteak joint: Pat’s Steaks. The 33-year-old tech titan visited the South Philly steak shop at 9th and Passyunk late Sunday to order half a dozen cheesesteaks “Whiz wit” (Cheez Whiz and onions), Pat’s King of Steaks night manager Michael “Mikey” Boninfante told…

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McCain calls brain cancer prognosis ‘very poor’

September 25, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a “very poor prognosis” as he battles brain cancer. McCain underwent surgery in July for a brain tumor that was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, the same type of cancer that took the life of his former Senate colleague Edward…

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Oprah Winfrey Takes on Trump-Era Political Divide in ’60 Minutes’ Debut

September 24, 2017

???? & Story: Variety/Yahoo Oprah Winfrey convened a group of voters to examine the nation’s bitter political and cultural divide in her first segment as a special contributor to CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Winfrey held a roundtable session with 14 voters from West Michigan, evenly split between Donald Trump supporters and detractors. Winfrey pressed the group…

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Elliott’s 61-yard field goal lifts Eagles over Giants, 27-24

September 24, 2017

By Rob Maaddi, ????Twitter @Eagles PHILADELPHIA (AP)–Jake Elliott kicked a 61-yard field goal as the clock expired to lift the Philadelphia Eagles to a 27-24 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday. Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a 77-yard score to Sterling Shepard, but Philadelphia (2-1) rallied twice….

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Gunman identified in Tennessee church shooting that left 1 dead, 6 injured

September 24, 2017

ABC Above: Photo of gunman 25-year-old Emanual Kidega Samson Police have identified the gunman who shot a woman dead and injured six other churchgoers after he opened fire Sunday morning at a Tennessee church as services were ending. The shooting at Burnett’s Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, started in the church’s parking lot,…

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