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The city of Philadelphia issued an apology more than four decades after unethical medical experiments were allowed to be performed on mostly Black inmates at the city's since closed Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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It's the latest attempt by Philadelphia officials to regulate guns inside city limits, something made difficult by Pennsylvania’s preemption law barring municipalities from enacting or enforcing their own gun regulations.
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In a bid to woo Black voters Monday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz expressed support for laws that would reduce the federal prison population — even as his campaign criticizes his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, for supporting the release of more Pennsylvania prisoners.
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In the wake of a shooting that disrupted Philadelpha’s July Fourth celebrations, scattering a crowd of thousands from the fireworks display, Mayor Jim Kenney told reporters he’ll be happy when he leaves office and can “enjoy some stuff.”
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Allegheny County's health department says it has no plans for a mask mandate.
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Philadelphia health care workers, college students and higher education employees will be required to be vaccinated by Oct. 15.
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Philadelphia’s elections oversight board is sending out a letter rejecting a Republican state senator’s request for access to its voting machines for a “forensic investigation” into former President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection defeat.
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Philadelphia will pay a one-time $125,000 settlement to two local bail funds after a judge found reasonable evidence that the city had violated a court order to allow at least three hours of out-of-cell time for people incarcerated at its prison facilities.
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Monday that the city will be giving away cash prizes as part of a multiweek lottery to entice residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Sounding optimistic after four years of battling climate change with little help from the federal government under the Trump administration, Mayor Jim…