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Liz Magill, Scott Bok Resign From UPenn Positions Liz Magill, Scott Bok Resign From UPenn Positions
Liz Magill, Scott Bok Resign From UPenn Positions Moments after it was announced that University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was resigning, Board of Trustees Chairman Scott Bok followed suit. Magill, whose testimony to Congress on antisemitism earlier this week sparked widespread outrage, resigned on Saturday, Dec. 9. Bok later announced his resignation, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Magill remains a faculty member at Penn Carey Law and will stay on as president until an interim president is appointment, UPenn Board of Trustees Chairman Scott Bok said in announcing the news Saturday evening. And Liz Magill has resig…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Stripper Running For Congress In Philadelphia: 'Elect Hoes' Ex-Stripper Running For Congress In Philadelphia: 'Elect Hoes'
Ex-Stripper Running For Congress In Philadelphia: 'Elect Hoes' Alexandra Hunt isn't shying away from her former career as a stripper in her run for Congress in Philadelphia— she's leaning into it. The 28-year-old leftist running for Congress in the city's 3rd District took a vow of transparency about her dancing days and an abortion at 18 years old in a recent OpEd for Daily Kos, making honesty the foundation of her campaign platform. Alexandra HuntAlexandra Hunt campaign photo "As I prepared to enter the political world as a candidate, I made promises that I would not leave anyone behind and that I would be honest about my experiences, including m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced
NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced A Sussex County man was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for spending $5.6 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic business loans for himself, authorities said. Azhar Sarwar Rana, 31, of Newton will have to serve out just about all of the 64-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The federal Paycheck Protection Program was designed to keep struggling small businesses afloat during the pandemic. Rana used the money, instead, to invest millions in the stock market, make a payment to a luxury car dealership and send hundreds of thous…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot
Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot A Pennsylvania woman who harassed a female New York Times Photojournalist has been arrested for her involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. While federal agents and the US Department of Justice were investigating fellow Pennsylvanian rioter Pauline Bauer, details emerged about her friend Sandy Pomeroy Weyer, of Mechanicsburg. Weyer was arrested Monday after witnesses identified her to officials and she posted numerous self-incriminating statements, photos and videos to her social media accounts. A search warrant was submitted by the US DOJ via the Law Enforcement Facebook Portal on Ma…

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by Jillian Pikora