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9:01 PM / Wednesday September 27, 2023

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School District of Philadelphia releases 2023-2024 COVID protocols

August 29, 2023

From 6abc: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The School District of Philadelphia has released its COVID protocols for the 2023-2024 school year. Masking will be optional for students and staff except when determined necessary to fight an outbreak. Those who have been exposed to COVID will be encouraged to wear a mask for 10 days. Students who test…

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NAACP condems act of hate, shooting in Jacksonville

August 27, 2023

NAACP President & CEO: “As we continued the march for freedom in Washington, hateful actors continued to carry out the white supremacist agenda in Jacksonville.” WASHINGTON – Earlier today [Saturday], during the continuation of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a white supremacist follower in Jacksonville claimed the lives of three Black Americans…

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Body of social media influencer found near burned-out vehicle in Cobb County

August 25, 2023

WSB-TV Atlanta AUSTELL, Ga. — Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the woods near a burned-out vehicle. Investigators identified the victim as 22-year-old Beauty Couch, an Instagram influencer who lived in Austell. Police confirmed to Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that they suspect foul play in Couch’s death. Around…

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Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina

August 24, 2023

HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven…

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STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBERS JAMIE GAUTHIER (3RD DISTRICT) AND KENDRA BROOKS (AT-LARGE) ON THE LANDLORD-TENANT OFFICER RESUMING OPERATIONS

August 24, 2023

“Every tenant in Philadelphia deserves notice of the date and time of an impending lockout. The landlord-tenant officer’s proposal to provide notice to tenants only upon request does not address widespread, grave concerns about tenants being surprised at their door by armed private contractors who allow only ten minutes before locking families out of their…

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Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence

August 24, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday at the jail in Georgia’s most populous county — an overcrowded facility with a reputation for violence and neglect that has prompted a federal investigation into conditions there. Trump will be released from Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, known colloquially as the…

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