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Week In Review

Butler Prestige Photography closing after 28 years

August 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: George A. Butler, Jr. C.P.P. After 28 years of stellar service to residents and institutions in the Delaware Valley, George A. Butler Jr., C.P.P., announced the closing of the Award Winning, Butler Prestige Photography.  The photography studio, located at 6338 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, since April 1, 1988, is closing its doors on…

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PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane resigns

August 19, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane enters a courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Norristown, Pa., where closing arguments are expected during her perjury and obstruction trial.  (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool) By Marc Levy associated press HARRISBURG, Pa — Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney…

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Louisiana governor: 40K homes impacted by historic flooding

August 19, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  In this aerial photo, rescue officials and civilians alike work to pull people from their flooded homes along the flooded Tangipahoa River near Amite, Independence, Tickfaw and Robert, Louisiana Saturday, August 13, 2016. (Ted Jackson/Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) By Michael Kunzelman, Melinda Deslatte and Rebecca Santana Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — About…

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New York City settles fatal police shooting lawsuit for $4M

August 19, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:   Several dozen activists representing Black Lives Matter, Picture The Homeless & NY Revolutionary Club rallied at 1 Police Plaza in New York to mark the conviction of Peter Liang.  (a katz / Shutterstock) Associated Press NEW YORK– New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of…

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Marion Christopher Barry, son of former D.C. mayor, dies at 36

August 19, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: Marion Christopher Barry, the son of the late former Washington Mayor Marion Barry. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Associated Press WASHINGTON — The son of late District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry has died. Raymone Bain, a spokeswoman for the former mayor’s widow, Cora Masters Barry, said Marion Christopher Barry died early Sunday. He was 36…

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Marc Lamont Hill: The “Nobody” Interview with Kam Williams

August 13, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Marc Lamont Hill  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Marc Lamont Matters! Marc Lamont Hill is one of America’s leading intellectual voices. He is currently the host of BET News and VH1 Live, as well as a political contributor on CNN. Hill has received prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Gay and Lesbian…

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Courts strike blows to GOP voter restrictions in three states

August 5, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  This photo taken March 15, 2016, shows a NC Voter ID rules posted at the door of the voting station at the Alamance Fire Station in Greensboro, N.C. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 29, 2016, blocked a North Carolina law that required voters to produce photo identification and follow other rules…

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Former NFL player, wife shot to death; 16-year-old son arrested

August 5, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Undated photo of former Miami Dolphins linebacker Antonio Armstrong and wife Dawn. Their 16-year-old has been arrested in the shooting. ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — A former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker and his wife were fatally shot at their home in Houston. Their 16-year-old son has been charged with murder. Texas A&M…

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Dems’ division, email roil party on day 1 of convention

July 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair, Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. is interviewed in New York. Wasserman Schultz was forced to resign as DNC Party chief after email surfaced showing top officials favoring Hillary Clinton over Sen. Bernie Sanders.  (APAP Photo/Richard Drew, File) By Ken Thomas and Kathleen Hennessey ASSOCIATED PRESS Angry Democrats heckled outgoing…

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Individuals, agencies dodge blame as Freddie Gray case ends

July 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby By Juliet Linderman ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — Fourteen months after the death of a black man whose neck was broken in a police van prompted massive protests, spawned rioting and toppled the careers of Baltimore’s police commissioner and a Democratic mayor poised for re-election, no one will go…

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