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Philadelphia

Two men arrested at Starbucks for ‘doing nothing’

Web Desk Apr 23, 2018

PHILADELPHIA: Two black men were arrested and escorted out of a Philadelphia Starbucks a week ago for a bizarre reason – they were ‘doing nothing’. The staff called the police to report that the men refused to leave; the men hadn’t…

Attack on US cop leaves two dead including gunman

AFP Sep 17, 2016

WASHINGTON: A series of shootings that began with an apparently unprovoked attack on a Philadelphia policewoman left two people dead and five injured, police said Saturday. The suspected gunman was among the dead.

Democrats converge on Philadelphia for Clinton nomination

AFP Jul 24, 2016

PHILADELPHIA: US Democrats converge on the City of Brotherly Love to elevate Hillary Clinton this coming week as the party's nominee who will battle Republican Donald Trump in 2016's presidential election.

Two men temporarily kept off US flight after speaking Arabic

AFP Nov 21, 2015

NEW YORK: Two men were kept from boarding a flight from Chicago to Philadelphia this week because they were speaking Arabic, one of several incidents reflecting public paranoia since the Paris attacks.