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Congress Had Questions About the CDC Stifling Dissent. Rochelle Walensky Refused To Answer.

Plus: Court using anti-pornography software to track a criminal defendant, $25 million verdict against Starbucks over fired employee, and more...

Reason

Starbucks ordered to pay $25.6m in damages to white regional manager

“I was terminated because I am white. If I was black, I would not have been terminated. I was terminated," the Starbucks ex-employee protested.

Fortune

David Murphy: Nikola Jokić just won the MVP that matters. Can Joel Embiid answer?

PHILADELPHIA — For Joel Embiid, this was always the risk.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Only 25% of teacher prep programs cover all five core reading instruction areas, national report finds

PHILADELPHIA — Many of the nation's colleges are missing the mark when it comes to training prospective educators on how to teach children to read, according to a new report by a national teacher quality group.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Starbucks manager fired after police were called to two black men wins £20.2m

The regional manager was not involved in the incident, but lost her job shortly after

Wales Online

Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in case tied to arrests of 2 Black men

Jurors in federal court awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the arrests of two Black men in 2018.

WEKU

She said Starbucks fired her because she’s white. Jury agreed and awarded her $25.6 million

Starbucks has been ordered to pay tens of millions of dollars to a former regional manager who sued the company for wrongful termination and said she was fired because she is white.

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Biden will get a big union endorsement ahead of his Philly visit on Saturday

PHILADELPHIA — The AFL-CIO will endorse President Joe Biden ahead of his rally with union members in Philadelphia on Saturday, according to two sources familiar with the plan.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Where would the top remaining offensive free agents fit on Eagles’ depth chart?

We're taking a hypothetical look at where the top remaining NFL free agents would fit on the depth chart of the Philadelphia Eagles

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in suit over firing after 2018 arrests of 2 Black men

Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location

The Independent UK

Doc Rivers agrees James Harden has playoff problem and is "challenging" to coach

James Harden is one of the greatest offensive weapons in NBA history, but his former Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers revealed the former MVP was tough to coach

Daily Mirror

Eagles’ projected offensive depth chart after OTAs and ahead of training camp

We're looking at the Philadelphia Eagles projected offensive depth chart after OTAs and ahead of the 2023 training camp

USA Today Sports Media Group

Reconstruction of I-95 in Philadelphia will be completed ‘as quickly as possible,’ governor says

PHILADELPHIA -- The reconstruction of the collapsed portion of 95 will be completed “as quickly as possible,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

SZA and Lizzo will headline Made in America

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time, both Made in America headliners are women.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Independent UK

How Pennsylvania plans to fix collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania is preparing to announce how it plans to replace a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway, as investigators look into why a truck hauling gasoline crashed, igniting a fire

Broadcasting & Cable

3 Nexstar Stations To Add The CW Affiliations on Sept. 1

Move in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa follows CBS-owned stations dropping the network

Daily Mirror

Rob McElhenney admits he's ready to be booed by his own fans at Wrexham game

The Red Dragons co-owner is one of Philadelphia's most famous sons but he is not expecting a warm welcome when Wrexham plays in the Pennsylvanian city during an upcoming US tour.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Julie Sullivan's new novel, 'The World is Full of Champions,' looks at class bias among Black Americans. It's also a love story

Julie Sullivan's debut novel, "The World is Full of Champions," takes a critical look at the chasm that exists between a fictional family from the Black elite in Philadelphia and their working-class maid and her family.

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All 5 of the Philadelphia Zoo’s meerkats have died from a mystery toxin

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Federal officials warn I-95 collapse could affect shipping across East Coast as local businesses feel the squeeze

PHILADELPHIA — The collapse of a portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia following a massive blaze caused by an overturned tanker truck could cause supply chain headaches across the East Coast, state and federal officials warned Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tanker truck company had a fiery crash 8 years ago not far from collapsed Philly bridge

PHILADELPHIA — A New Jersey tanker truck company linked to a fiery crash that destroyed a section of I-95 this week was involved in a similar incident in 2015 — just a few miles away from the site of Sunday’s blaze.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

All 5 of the Philadelphia Zoo’s meerkats have died from a mystery toxin

PHILADELPHIA — All five meerkats at The Philadelphia Zoo have died this month after an apparently accidental poisoning that is under investigation by both zoo officials and animal welfare groups.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Drexel and Salus universities in Pa. will proceed with a merger

PHILADELPHIA — The presidents of Drexel and Salus universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer.

The Independent UK

Buttigieg, other officials to visit collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site in Philadelphia where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp, caught fire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway

Daily Mirror

Philadelphia I-95: Truck driver killed in inferno highway collapse named by family

Nathaniel 'Nate' Moody has been identified by family as the man who died after his truck, carrying around 8,500 gallons of gasoline, crashed on a ramp of the I-95 in Philadelphia, US

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