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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Most of Penn’s Philly hospitals downgraded in Leapfrog’s fall safety ratings. Check to see how your local hospital ranked.

Penn Medicine is one of the few health systems in the Philly area that does not participate in Leapfrog's safety survey. Photo by Alejandro A. Alvarez
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The Trace

Philadelphia Shootings Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels

For two years in a row, gun violence in Philadelphia claimed more than 500 lives. Now, homicides are down more than 45 percent, while all shootings...
Sergio Cea
Philadelphia Gay News

Reclaim Philadelphia: The next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders

At a time when many marginalized groups are left feeling directionless and underrepresented in politics, one local organization has been quietly...
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Philadelphia Gay News

Philadelphia’s sanctuary city status threatened

President-elect Donald Trump has been moving swiftly to fill crucial seats in his new cabinet. Immigration was a main focus of Trump’s campaign. In...
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The Philadelphia Hall Monitor

Sixers Arena Deal Not All It Seems To Be

In late October, at the request of Mayor Cherelle Parker, legislation was introduced in Philadelphia City Council that would grant the owners of the...