pennsylvania
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Anonymous Donor Pays Off Pa. Historic Black Church’s $4,000,000 Mortgage
One Delaware County, Pa., church congregation has just one more thing to be thankful about after an anonymous donor completely cleared up their $4 million mortgage. According to WTXF, the First African Baptist Church in Sharon Hill has been in the community, offering Sunday services, since 1903. The historic landmark church has grown—in numbers as…
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Probe Continues After Day Care Worker Is Seen on Video Pushing 4-Year-Old Girl Down Stairs
A family in Pennsylvania are trying to pick up the pieces after a day care worker was caught on video apparently pushing their 4-year-old child down a set of stairs. The incident, which took place March 3, was captured on a newly installed surveillance camera at the day care center. The employee, 52-year-old Sarah Gable,…
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More Than 100 Headstones Vandalized at Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery
As the wave of hatred continues to pass over the country, targeting minorities of every race, gender, sexuality and creed, another Jewish cemetery, this time in Philadelphia, has been vandalized, with more than 100 headstones being damaged. According to the Associated Press, a man visiting the Mount Carmel cemetery called police at 9:40 a.m. Sunday…
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Jerry Sandusky’s Son Charged With Child-Sex Crimes: Report
The child-molesting apple appears to fall not far from the child-molesting tree. Jeffrey Sandusky, son of former Penn State football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, was charged with child-sex crimes in Pennsylvania Monday. According to the New York Daily News, Jeffrey Sandusky is facing 14 counts including “six counts of communicating with a…
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Pa. Restaurateur Accused of Calling College Student Racial Slur: ‘Trump’s President Now, so I Can Say What I Want’
You can’t even eat a meal in peace nowadays. An Annville, Pa., restaurant owner is accused of kicking a local college student out of his restaurant in the middle of his meal, calling the student a racial slur and then quipping that “Trump’s president … so I can say what I want,” Penn Live reports.…
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Someone Drove Around in a Truck With a Sign Honoring MLK’s Assassin
So, you can’t make this stuff up. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while the nation was celebrating the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader, a truck was seen in Johnstown, Pa., with a series of problematic images and messages, one of which honored King’s assassin, James Earl Ray. According to the…
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Pa. Pizza Deliveryman Shot Multiple Times by Police Gets $4,400,000 Settlement
A Philadelphia pizza deliveryman who was shot multiple times after plainclothes police officers fired 14 times at his vehicle has agreed to a $4.4 million settlement with the city, the Associated Press reports. Philippe Holland still has bullet fragments in his brain and suffers from a seizure disorder after being hit in the head, neck…
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Pa. Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Cops Involved in Assault Captured on Camera
A federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Pennsylvania man who is accusing two Elizabeth Borough, Pa., police officers of using “excessive and unnecessary force,” KDKA reports. According to the news station, the incident took place in April 2015 but is now resurfacing because of the lawsuit and the release of surveillance footage that…
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Donald Trump Thanks 'Smart' African Americans Who 'Didn't Come Out to Vote'
During a Thursday victory rally in Hershey, Pa., President-elect Donald Trump called on a mostly white crowd to cheer for African Americans who were “smart” to listen to him and then “didn’t come out to vote” for Hillary Clinton to become president, the Associated Press reports. During his speech, Trump regaled the crowd with a play-by-play…
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Jill Stein Calls for Recounts in Mich., Wis. and Pa.—But Why Is She Leading the Charge and Not Hillary Clinton?
Throughout election night, the Clinton campaign comforted themselves with the belief that her “blue wall” would ultimately secure her presidential victory. Then, one by one, to the surprise of just about everyone in America, including the Trump campaign, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin all went red. These are states that not only were polling in Clinton’s…