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Man who sent Facebook message about 2013 campus sexual assault pleads guilty
Ian Cleary, 32, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and admitted to sending the victim a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you.”
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Philly Sheriff's Office takes down fake AI-generated ‘news' headlines
The campaign team behind Philadelphia’s embattled sheriff acknowledged Monday that a series of positive “news” stories posted to their site were generated by ChatGPT.
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‘Jackass' star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charges in fight with brother, judge rules
“Jackass” star Brandon “Bam” Margera appeared in a Chester County courtroom Thursday to face a preliminary hearing on charges that he assaulted his brother in their Chester County home earlier this year.
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NCAA Asks US Appeals Court to Block Pay for Student-Athletes
The NCAA asked a federal appeals court to reject a legal effort to make colleges treat Division I athletes like employees and start paying them an hourly wage.
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Ex-Sharon Hill Cops Cut Plea Deal in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Delco Girl
Three former police officers charged with killing a young girl when they fired 25 shots at a moving car as a nearby crowd left a high school football game pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless endangerment as part of a plea deal.
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Bill Cosby Granted Appeal in Pa. Sex Assault Case
In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Bill Cosby Loses Appeal of Sex Assault Conviction
A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday over issues including the trial judge’s decision to let five other accusers testify. The Superior Court ruling was being closely watched because Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era. The same issue was hard-fought in pretrial hearings before movie...
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US Attorney in Philadelphia Sues Over Safe Injection Site
The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has filed suit to stop a nonprofit from opening the nation’s first supervised drug injection site to address the city’s opioid problem.
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District Attorney Larry Krasner Aims to Limit Juvenile Arrests, Jail Placements in Philly
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is revamping city policies to try to limit the number of children arrested and held in custody.
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Bill Cosby Victim Settles Defamation Suit With Ex-Prosecutor
The victim in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex-assault case has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor who said she added details to her story over time.
