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The city has a direct relationship with the CDC because it has a history of good immunization programs.

The airlines are running point on the new CDC requirement, which will be enforced at PHL Airport.

The building owner said they expected the artwork to remain up until at least the end of the month.

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Joseph Bologna was arrested in June after a baton-beating video went viral.

Queer artist Tiff Urquhart eased her pain by installing a wheatpaste of the LGBTQ icon.

The bylaws don’t have a clause for incitement of insurrection, but there’s always the question of cheating on the SAT.

The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

The most dangerous situation in recent history was a 1990 pipe bomb in the basement.

The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.

Philadelphia officials cited the 9-month-old organization's switch from nonprofit to for-profit and abrupt stoppage of community testing.