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Green Party’s Jill Stein courting ‘Bernie or Bust’ idealists

PHILADELPHIA — A slew of Bernie Sanders supporters spent another day holding court outside of City Hall, continuing to make public 'Never Hillary' vows and railing against a political party they claim denied them a fair shake. The question remains, however: does their anger translate to the broader voting

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FBI to investigate DNC email hacking as protesters descend upon Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Monday it is launching an investigation into the apparent hacking of a trove of Democratic National Committee emails, a string of which have indicated that party bosses worked behind the scenes to tip the nomination in the direction of Hillary Clinton over rival

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Walsh to speak in Philadelphia at DNC

BOSTON — Mayor Marty Walsh will play a starring role at next week's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, according to a report from Politico. Walsh will be a featured speaker when the convention kicks off on Monday. A source familiar with the convention's schedule told Politico that

Massachusetts

Warren invited to speak at opening night of Democratic convention

In a move that is open to multiple interpretations, Hillary Clinton has invited Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to speak on the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, according to a report by Boston.com. The prime time speaking spot is a coveted one, but not one typically offered

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US Rep. Fattah led ‘crime spree’ from Philadelphia, Feds charge

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A veteran congressman on trial in a racketeering case ran a "white-collar crime spree" that stretched from Philadelphia to Washington, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, an 11-term Democrat from Philadelphia, is accused of taking an illegal $1 million campaign loan from

Philadelphia

Philadelphia eyes tax on sugary drinks

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia could soon become the first major U.S. city with a sugary drinks tax after a city council committee voted Wednesday to approve an amended version of a soda tax proposal that would set a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet drinks. Democratic Mayor Jim

Philadelphia

Deadly Amtrak wreck blamed on distracted engineer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last year was apparently distracted by word that a train nearby had been hit by a rock, federal investigators concluded Tuesday, pinning most of the blame on him for the wreck that killed eight people. "

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Rep. Fattah took illegal loan for Philly mayor’s race, US says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah took an illegal $1 million loan to prop up an ailing mayoral bid and obtained federal funds and charity grants to pay most of it back, federal prosecutors said Monday as they outlined their racketeering case on the opening day of his trial.