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Millions of people can vote but don’t, even in swing states like Pennsylvania. Here’s why.

People who don’t vote are less partisan and about equally split on key issues and on support for or opposition to President Donald Trump, according to a new study.

Column

Why Academy Ball organizers are smart to reevaluate the event | Elizabeth Wellington

by Elizabeth Wellington

Rethinking the ball is a smart idea if for no other reason than the city’s crown jewel events is acknowledging the fact that it needs to do more than invite Jill Scott to perform to prove it’s still relevant.

A Montgomery County ‘pill mill’ doctor traded cash for opioids. Now he’s heading to federal prison.

by Vinny Vella

Spiro Y. Kassis, 66, prescribed his patients Oxycodone and other powerful opiate medication in exchange for little more than a $200 fee, prosecutors said.

Pa. Supreme Court suspends Jerry Sandusky’s prosecutor

by Craig R. McCoy

The suspension was a harsh blow for Frank Fina, who won a degree of fame for his aggressive and successful prosecution of a string of corrupt politicians,

Even with 10,000 solar industry jobs in Pa. and N.J., the region lags behind, report says

by Frank Kummer

The coronavirus seems to be mild in most children, but scientists are not sure why

by Tom Avril

Among 44,627 people confirmed to have been infected in China, 2.3% have died, none of them under age 10.

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4 people wounded in Philadelphia shooting

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South Jersey father charged in 4-year-old son’s accidental shooting death

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Coronavirus doesn’t change this Fed president’s upbeat outlook for the U.S. economy

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Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wins prestigious Polk Award for exposing abuse at Glen Mills Schools

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Bryce Harper, Phillies minor-leaguer Addison Russ, and the art of legally deciphering what pitch is coming

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Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists to hold a marijuana conference

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Eliminating library fines a good idea. What other fines and fees should be reconsidered? | Editorial

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Horford to continue to come off Sixers bench

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Philly sold thousands of properties for $1 each. Buyers flipped them for $54 million.

by Claudia Vargas and Dylan Purcell

Of the 2,314 properties the city has sold for $1 since 2000, according to an Inquirer analysis, about 800 have been since resold for $54 million.

Harrisburg Catholic diocese declares bankruptcy, the first to do so in Pa. under weight of clergy sex abuse claims

by Jeremy Roebuck and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

The Roman Catholic diocese of Harrisburg is expected to announce its plans to declare bankruptcy this week, becoming the first diocese in the state to seek protection in the aftermath of a scathing grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse.

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Lisa Gartner wins prestigious Polk Award for exposing abuse at Glen Mills Schools

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wins prestigious Polk Award for exposing abuse at Glen Mills Schools

by Oona Goodin-Smith

The investigation exposed a pattern of abuse at one of the nation’s oldest and most-prestigious reform academies, and prompted swift action at local and state levels.

Opinion

Iran’s shame: How saving cheetahs got environmentalists 10-year sentences in Tehran | Trudy Rubin

by Trudy Rubin

Despite protests of scientists worldwide, six noted wildlife conservationists, including a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen, were given long prison terms in Iran on false charges of spying.

Michael White, cleared of manslaughter in Rittenhouse Square stabbing, gets probation for earlier bike theft

by Chris Palmer

White pleaded guilty to theft and related crimes for using bolt cutters to break the lock that had been securing the bike on Penn’s campus at 1:27 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2017.

Could a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision fix ‘broken’ bail systems across the state?

by Samantha Melamed

Philadelphia’s court leadership recently agreed to a series of bail reforms. Now, advocates hope a Supreme Court ruling will decide whether those changes go far enough.