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Philadelphia.
Artist Meg Saligman created the "Common Threads" mural.
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He slept in homeless shelters as a kid. Now he's going to Harvard on a full ride
When he was a kid, Richard Jenkins raised his hand in class so often bullies started calling him "Harvard." "It was their way of taunting me, like, 'Oh, you think you're so smart," he said. As it turns out, he was. Now, after overcoming a challenging childhood, the high school senior from Philadelphia is headed to Harvard University on a full scholarship. Jenkins, 18, faced a multitude of difficulties growing up, including poverty, medical emergencies and harassment from his classmates. But he turned these obstacles into motivation to create a better future for himself and his family.
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Something Remembered
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Men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1
Two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks cafe by Philadelphia police last month have reached a financial settlement with the city. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson will each receive a symbolic $1 and a promise from officials to set up a programme for young entrepreneurs. The arrest of the men, who had not yet ordered and were waiting for a friend, kicked off a row over racial profiling. Starbucks announced days later it would require employee anti-bias training.
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Starbucks to train workers on 'unconscious bias,' CEO says
Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on “unconscious bias,” CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as activists held more protests at a Philadelphia store where two black men were arrested when employees said they were trespassing. Johnson, who has called the arrests “reprehensible,” arrived in Philadelphia this weekend after video of the arrests gained traction online. He said he hopes to meet with the two men in the next couple of days and apologize to them face-to-face.
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‘Soda Tax’ Impact: Philadelphia Residents 40 Percent Less Likely To Drink Sugary Soda Each Day After New Tax
Philadelphia residents were less likely to drink sugary soda each day after the launch of a beverage tax of $0.015/ounce on sugar and sugar-substitute beverages last year, a new study from Drexel University researchers has revealed. The new tax on nonalcoholic sweetened beverages was levied on distributors and came into effect on January 1, 2017. It was considered one of the steepest in the U.S. and was estimated to raise the price of diet soda, energy drinks, and sugary fruit juice beverages by 20 percent.
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Philadelphia considers opening site for heroin users to shoot up safely
In just six years, the number of deaths year from opioid overdoses in the U.S. has doubled to more than 42,000. The crisis spurred the surgeon general on Thursday to encourage more people to carry an antidote to reverse overdoses. In Philadelphia, the nation's fifth largest city, the opioid epidemic is so bad that city officials are now taking extreme measures to save lives. They want to give addicts a safe place to get high.
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Philadelphia Zoo gorilla prefers to walk around like a human
Louis, 18, a male gorilla who has been at the zoo since July 2004, is keeping his hands clean by choosing to walk around on two legs, according to an Associated Press report.
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How Pennsylvania fell in love with scrapple
When it comes to scrapple you either love it or hate it — there’s no in between.
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Larry Krasner Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges
With a little over a month in office, Philly’s new DA is already further reforming the city’s drug policy.
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Philadelphia fans set fire, damage property after Super Bowl win
The Philadelphia Eagles’ first Super Bowl victory set off rowdy celebrations in Philadelphia as people who poured into the streets set at least one fire and damaged property early on Monday, images on social media showed.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
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Monsignor who stole $500,000 for gambling, concert tickets headed to federal prison
The church has forgiven Msgr. William Dombrow for embezzling a half-million dollars meant to fund the care of aging and retired priests. The federal justice system, however, showed Wednesday that it was not so ready to absolve him. U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert sentenced the former rector of Villa St. Joseph, a retirement home for priests in Darby Borough, to eight months in prison, citing the need to punish a man who stole thousands to cover his copious gambling debts, buy concert tickets, and pay for expenses on trips abroad.
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Homeless man who gave away his last $20 buys home thanks to fundraiser
A homeless man who used his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist in Philadelphia has bought a home with some of the nearly $400,000 raised for him by the woman he saved. Johnny Bobbitt Jr. says on his GoFundMe page that he bought a home over the weekend. The fundraiser has raised more than $397,000.
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Why Pittsburgh, not Philadelphia, has been Pennsylvania's pro sports capital over last 50 years
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia share a common first letter, a commonwealth and little else. Philly’s got more people, more land, more attitude. Statistics suggest it’s more expensive and more stressful to live here. We’ve got more history, more theaters and restaurants and 1.6 million more TV-viewing households.
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Philadelphia write-in candidate: I won with one vote
A Philadelphia resident was shocked to receive a letter Friday saying they won an election earlier in the month — apparently because no one else cast a vote.
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Woman raises money for homeless man who helped her
A New Jersey woman who was helped by a homeless man after she ran out of gas on an interstate in Philadelphia has raised more than $60,000 for the good Samaritan. Kate McClure, 27, started the Gofundme.com campaign earlier this month after she said she ran out of gas on Interstate 95 and a homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., walked a few blocks and bought her some with his last $20.
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Boy, 3, shot in the head by 6-year-old brother, police say
Police in Philadelphia say a 3-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother. Authorities say the younger boy suffered a gunshot wound to the left side of his forehead just after 3 p.m. Saturday. The two boys were on the second floor of their north Philadelphia home when the shooting happened.
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Philadelphia had to rehire an officer who shot three people in three years
Philadelphia police officer Cyrus Mann stood on a rain-slicked road, pointed his gun at a moving car and pulled the trigger five times, hitting the driver. The next year, he chased an unarmed man down an alley and shot him in the back. Two years later, he fired his gun four times at a man he had stopped for a suspected traffic violation.
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BLM Protests Fundraiser for Suspended Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Man
Black Lives Matter protesters reportedly cursed at officers outside a police union fundraiser for a White officer who’s been suspended after fatally shooting a Black man in the back following a traffic stop. Asa Khalif, one of the group’s coordinators, shouted at police through a bullhorn on Sunday that, “It’s a disgrace you’re having a party for a murderer.” Union president John McNesby declined comment. Police commissioner Richard Ross says Officer Ryan Pownall has been suspended and should be terminated later this month.
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