Demonstrators gathered on Sunday for the fifth time this week to protest Donald Trump being elected as President. Protestors met on Sunday at Thomas Paine Plaza near City Hall, and continued their march down Market Street towards Independence Mall. Police had rolling closures of streets in the city going while protestors marched. Not only were protestors gathering in Philadelphia, but all...

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November 11 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Leonard Cohen Memorial

Listen to this special edition of Michael Tearson's ATTIC. On November 10th 2016, the death of poet, singer, songwriter Leonard Cohen was announced to the world. He passed away a few days earlier on November 7th in his home in Los Angeles at the age of 82. Cohen was a prolific artist in his own right, but also one...

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Police are now investigating after a man was shot and killed in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia. Police say the incident happened at around 3:00 pm Friday, on the 3800 block of North 18th Street. Police arrived on the scene to find a 34-year-old man with gun shot wounds to his chest and chin, the man died on the scene. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. Police...

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President-elect Donald Trump has asked Vice President-elect Mike Pence to take over the transition team as they prepare for the White House. He will be taking the reigns from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who had been leading the transition efforts pre-election. Christie will now be one of several vice chairs. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will also be...

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Demonstrators hit the streets of Philadelphia for the second night in a row on Thursday to protest Donald Trump being elected as President. Demonstrators started their protest at City hall with a candlelight vigil, then proceeded to march up JFK Boulevard, protesters caused some traffic stoppage to the Schuylkill Expressway once protestors hit 30th Street Station. Protestors then started...

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Philadelphia Police, and other Police forces in big cities around the country are preparing for another round protest by demonstrators who are upset with the election of Donald Trump as President. A protest is set to happen again Thursday night, and organizers of the protests stated they will start rallying again at City Hall. This protest comes just one day after an anti-trump walk that...

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President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump formally met each other for the first time at the White House today. The two held a 90 minute meeting in the Oval Office before letting in the press to answer questions. The two were very cordial. Obama said the meeting was "excellent" and that he looks forward to facilitating a sucessful transition. Trump echoed the sentiments They...

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Hundreds of people in Philly took to the streets on Wednesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump for President of the United States. Protestors began at City Hall around 7 pm, and continued North on Broad Street in Center City. The protestors caused sporadic road closures on Broad Street, and also interrupting evening SEPTA services. Around 500 people were involved in the...

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Police have now identified a suspect that is responsible for a hit-and-run accident that took place in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, which injured two police officers. 31-year-old Allen Terrell has been put into police custody for the incident. Police say the hit-and run took place on the 6200 block of Godfrey Street Tuesday night, when Terrell was pulled over in a routine...

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The state of New Jersey has now taken power over the struggling Atlantic City. The New Jersey Local Finance Board voted 5-0 Wednesday to take over the city's main governmental functions. The state Department of Community Affairs rejected the city's proposed 5-year financial turnaround plan presented last week. It will have control of city finances, sale of city assets, labor contracts,...

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