Pennsylvania College Rescinds Degree Awarded To Bill Cosby
A university in northeastern Pennsylvania has become the latest school to rescind an honorary degree it granted Bill Cosby.
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A university in northeastern Pennsylvania has become the latest school to rescind an honorary degree it granted Bill Cosby.
This as suburban prosecutors revisit a 2005 sexual-assault complaint against the comedian.
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A powerful New York Magazine cover was released Monday morning and inside it was an article profiling dozens of women who have publicly accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
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A Philadelphia mural featuring Bill Cosby has been painted over as new details emerge of his testimony in a sexual-assault lawsuit.
The comments came as the lawyers asked a court to preserve the confidentiality of Cosby's 2006 settlement in a sexual-battery lawsuit, which the accuser wants unsealed.
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No exact removal date has been set.
The former Temple University staffer says Cosby and his PR staff have been ignoring her confidentiality agreement in order to spin the story his way.
A group supporting sexual assault victims is petitioning President Barack Obama to revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Director and chief counsel at Balanced Scales Legal Services out of Pittsburgh, Josh Smith says that the does not feel that these documents get you any closer to proving that Bill Cosby's guilty of raping women.
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Philadelphia police say a man whose car was struck by fireworks opened fire, hitting three people.
American workers' share of the nation's income is at its lowest point in almost 80 years, as more of the economy's gains flow to corporations and investors.
High temperatures on Tuesday will reach a more manageable 92 degrees, but Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the dangerously hot days.
Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo both hit home runs to help the Pirates escape an early five-run deficit, and Endy Rodriguez closed the deal with a three-run homer in the ninth for an 11-7 win over the Phillies on Monday night.
Philadelphia police say a man whose car was struck by fireworks opened fire, hitting three people.
High temperatures on Tuesday will reach a more manageable 92 degrees, but Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the dangerously hot days.
The bells at Christ Church in Old City will ring out as Philadelphia celebrates the country's 250th birthday this weekend.
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A potentially record-breaking heat wave is set to begin Tuesday in Philadelphia, and by the end of the week, high temperatures will soar into the triple digits. With feels-like temperatures closer to 105-110 degrees, organizers for the city's America 250 celebrations and FIFA Fan Festival are making changes to their plans.
Temperatures aren't too bad on Tuesday, but highs will get into the 90s before we have dangerous heat indices feeling like 105 or higher later this week. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.
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