Off-duty Philly cop shot multiple times following road rage confrontation



An off-duty Philadelphia Police Department officer was shot multiple times while inside his car this afternoon following a verbal altercation with a passenger in another vehicle, but is expected to be okay.



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Pitch session: Meet the Science Center's 2021 Launch Lane cohort of digital health startups



PHL Inno sat down with the 2021 cohort to find out what they do and what their plans are for 2022.



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Amazon partners with Wolf administration to give small businesses e-commerce platform



A new program from Amazon Web Services will expand e-commerce opportunities for Pennsylvania-based small businesses and make it easier for residents to shop local.



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SEPTA rider assaulted by juveniles on Market-Frankford Line



A 27-year-old woman allegedly was assaulted by two adolescents while riding the Market-Frankford Line on Tuesday night. The incident came two days after City Council held a hearing addressing the safety of SEPTA.



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Jim Cramer on his call for vaccine mandate: Biden doesn't have 'the guts,' CEOs are 'chicken'



In a wide ranging discussion, the Montgomery County native offered his thoughts about vaccine mandates, omicron’s potential impact on the broader economy and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s recent testimony before Congress.



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Pennsylvania judge awards homes to 285 tenants in misleading rent-to-own agreements



A ruling by an Allegheny Court judge gave 285 Pennsylvania tenants the titles to their homes as compensation for being misled into predatory rent-to-own agreements with Vision Property Management LLC. The affected residences included 19 in Philadelphia, nine in Delaware County and one in Montgomery County.



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Banks reap big profits as economy rebounds from Covid-19



The economic recovery isn’t the only factor driving strong profits for banks.



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NJ State Police piloting new first responder program with mental health experts



New Jersey State Police troopers in Cumberland County will be paired with mental health experts as part of a new pilot program to help law enforcement minimize use of force incidents against those going through behavioral health crises statewide.



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Bruce Kauffman, former federal judge and rainmaking litigator, dies at 86



He spent almost 30 years at Dilworth Paxson, where his clients included Frank Sinatra and Armand Hammer, before joining the federal bench.



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Former Temple business school dean found guilty of falsely reporting data to U.S. News & World Report



Moshe Porat, the former dean of Temple University’s Fox School of Business, was found guilty Monday of conspiring to report inaccurate statistics to U.S. News & World Report in order to improve the school’s online and part-time MBA program rankings. Inflating the business school’s online and part-time MBA program national rankings was part of a multi-year effort by Porat to mislead potential applicants, students and donors into making financial commitments to the university, prosecutors said.



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