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cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders |Adam Fox
In a quiet corner of Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, Kareem Mims is doing work that could one day put him out of a job, and he hopes it does. As a prevention healthcare coordinator at Prevention Point Philadelphia, Mims tests people for HIV, the virus that has taken the lives of over 700,000 people in the United States since the start of the epidemic in 1981. "HIV is still an easy virus to spread. It's still an easy virus to contract, and it can go unnoticed for years," Mims said.
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cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders |Adam Fox
Former employees of World Cafe Live in Philadelphia are speaking out after walking off the job mid-show last week. They blame a leadership shakeup for creating chaos, claiming mismanagement and a failure to pay workers on time. Since 2004, World Cafe Live has been a home to emerging and established artists in Philadelphia. The music venue and restaurant has hosted more than 500 live performances a year. Leadership changed in April with new CEO Joe Callahan coming on board.
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cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders |Jessica MacAulay
A man was convicted of first-degree murder in the deadly slaying and dismembering of 27-year-old Dominique Rem'mie Fells, a transgender woman in Philadelphia, back in 2020, the district attorney's office announced Monday. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Akhenaton Jones was also convicted of abuse of a corpse and possession of an instrument of crime by a jury on June 9, in connection with Fells' killing.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders |Adam Fox
Thousands expected in Center City, Philadelphia for “No Kings” protest against Trump administrat Thousands of demonstrators are expected to flood Center City Saturday for the national "No Kings" protest, a large-scale response to recent actions by the Trump administration. Organizers said they believe Philadelphia's demonstration will be among the largest in the country.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders
For LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia, The Attic offers a safe haven and a community Tucked away in the heart of Center City Philadelphia is a space that has meant safety, support and self-discovery for LGBTQ+ youth for more than three decades. Since its founding in 1993, The Attic Youth Center has evolved from an eight-week pilot program into a full-service organization that now serves hundreds of young people each year.
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