Ex-Police Commissioner Richard Ross: ‘I have never sought retribution’

Ex-Police Commissioner Richard Ross: ‘I have never sought retribution’

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Ross said he was “leaving on my own volition” because the issue could become an unnecessary distraction for the department.

Philly soda tax: Here’s how much money it has raised, and how it’s been spent

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Philly soda tax: Here’s how much money it has raised, and how it’s been spent
The tax has been in effect for 2½ years, withstanding legal challenges, opposition by the beverage industry, and Democratic primary challenges to Mayor Jim Kenney.
Moore brings in a Whitney Biennial curator and two other high-powered women to create edgy exhibitions at the art school
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Up first is Mia Locks, who's a prominent Los Angeles curator and a scion of Philly's venerable Locks Gallery.
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by Melanie Burney
“We don’t want South Jersey being used as a platform for these far-right extremists. For us this is about community self-defense.”
Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal
Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal
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Nearly 130,000 signatures fill petition urging Walmart CEO to end gun sales
by Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post
Employees and customers continue to urge the retailer to overhaul its gun policies.
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South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it.

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Philadelphia has become a national model for the reduction of high levels of incarceration and for criminal justice reform.
On the market: A low maintenance condo in Northern Liberties for $314,999

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No one better understands the aftermath of making a big mistake in Philadelphia than the man who allowed Joe Carter’s home run.
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