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Kimberly Burrell, who is a lifelong Democrat, found herself the face of an attack ad for Trump after they plucked a quote of hers from an interview she did with NBC about a completely unrelated topic.

This Philadelphia-area mother was shocked to see herself in a Trump attack ad. She’s a lifelong Democrat voting for Kamala Harris.

Kimberly Burrell took part in an MSNBC group interview about gun violence after losing her son. She was shocked to see her comments about inflation appear in a Donald Trump ad attacking Kamala Harris.

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

The Pennsylvania delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. Anthony R. Wood writes that the commonwealth's voters have enjoyed occupying the center of the political universe.

Dear Pa. voters, let’s keep ‘em guessing

Anthony R. Wood

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (center) with her grandniece, Amara Ajagu, and surrounded by family during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

The Republican obsession with women who haven’t given birth is just weird

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during the vice presidential debate in New York last week.

Letters to the Editor | Oct. 9, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

A home in Port Richey, Fla., prepared for Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

The October Surprise of 2024 is named Milton | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

This Philadelphia-area mother was shocked to see herself in a Trump attack ad. She’s a lifelong Democrat voting for Kamala Harris.

Kimberly Burrell took part in an MSNBC group interview about gun violence after losing her son. She was shocked to see her comments about inflation appear in a Donald Trump ad attacking Kamala Harris.

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

Kimberly Burrell, who is a lifelong Democrat, found herself the face of an attack ad for Trump after they plucked a quote of hers from an interview she did with NBC about a completely unrelated topic.

Kimberly Burrell, who is a lifelong Democrat, found herself the face of an attack ad for Trump after they plucked a quote of hers from an interview she did with NBC about a completely unrelated topic.

This Philadelphia-area mother was shocked to see herself in a Trump attack ad. She’s a lifelong Democrat voting for Kamala Harris.

Kimberly Burrell took part in an MSNBC group interview about gun violence after losing her son. She was shocked to see her comments about inflation appear in a Donald Trump ad attacking Kamala Harris.

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

The Republican obsession with women who haven’t given birth is just weird

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (center) with her grandniece, Amara Ajagu, and surrounded by family during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

The October Surprise of 2024 is named Milton | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

A home in Port Richey, Fla., prepared for Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

As Trump attempts to avoid facing Jan. 6 charges in court, voters must try him at the polls

Solomon Jones | Columnist

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council summit last month.

One year after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, hostage families feel betrayed

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv rallying last month against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

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An estimated 240 billion pennies are more likely in a piggy bank instead of being circulated, writes the Editorial Board, while the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia keeps making pennies that don’t get spent to replace pennies that didn’t get spent.

Penny dreadful? America slowly makes its move to a cashless economy. | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Dockworker Meikysha Wright and others strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., on Oct. 1.

Longshoremen strike underscores AI challenges faced by workers | Editorial

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A photo hangs on a refrigerator next to bullet holes in a house at Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, when they killed at least 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages.

A year after 10/7: A day of unspeakable grief and 12 months of unrelenting war | Editorial

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The Inquirer’s 2024 general election endorsement guide

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The Editorial Board recommends former state auditor general Eugene DePasquale for state attorney general.

Eugene DePasquale for Pa. attorney general | Endorsement

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Special Reports

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

How I ended up alone in a cell for 45 days

Akeil Robertson-Jowers, For The Inquirer

Philadelphia artist Akeil Robertson-Jowers painted "US#1" while incarcerated. He created the piece in collaboration with other incarcerated men.

5 medical professionals on why they stay as hospital workers flee post-COVID

Mary Adamson, Maureen May, Uhura Free Russ, Latoya Charise Nesbitt, Carlos Aviles, and Jonathan Ley

Mary Adamson (center), an ICU Nurse at Temple University Hospital, with other Temple nurses. Adamson wrote a piece about all of the nurses that remain in the profession.

Six Philadelphians reflect on Black History Month and their hopes for the future | Opinion

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Protesters calling to defund the police march down East Market Street near Eighth Street in Center City Philadelphia in June 2020. Protests against racism and police violence continued in Philadelphia for a second week after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

In their own words, 7 moms whose kids were killed by gun violence share what they’ve lost

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

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