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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.

A New Jersey school district will wash and fold students’ clothes to keep kids in class

by Melanie Burney

At Pinelands Regional Junior High School, the Legacy Center is the latest project in an initiative to reduce bullying of kids who may not have access to a laundry or clean clothes for school.

Disastrous day for Fort Washington-based Nutrisystem’s parent company

by Sam Wood

“They’ve been woefully short on attracting customers through digital advertising," an analyst said. "Weight Watchers does a much better job."

Philadelphia DA’s Office says it won’t call controversial witness in clergy sex-abuse retrial

by Chris Palmer

City prosecutors revealed that strategy, even though the witness’ testimony was a key element of the 2012 trial of the former ranking cleric in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.

Democrats are hitting Trump on TV in Pa. while their 2020 candidates prepare for another debate

by Andrew Seidman

Trump taps loyalist as nation’s top intel official

by Zeke Miller and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Richard Grenell has been the U.S. ambassador to Germany since 2018. He previously served as U.S. spokesman at the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration.

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Crozer-Keystone Health appoints Peter Adamo as CEO

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Coronavirus prompts PATCO to act to prevent fare card shortage

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Brown compliments Embiid’s mindset heading into Sixers’ stretch run: ‘I think he is in a really good space’

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Four people wounded, two critically, 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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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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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.

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.

Black History Month

Philadelphians reflect on how their first job led to long careers with big impact

by Brandon T. Harden

“First jobs, and often second and third jobs, build your confidence,” says sociologist Judith Levine. Here, five of Philadelphia’s black leaders reflect on the beginnings of their towering careers.

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 Harrisburg diocese joins more than two dozen others across the U.S. that have sought similar financial protections since the clergy sex abuse scandal first exploded in Boston 18 years ago.

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.

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