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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Philadelphia bureau is reachable at 215-561-1133. -------------------- NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 06 12:00 PM Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee merchandise pop up shop ribbon cutting - Ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the official Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee merchandise pop-up shop, opened in partnership with Impact Dimensions Location: Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA http://www.phldnc.com/ https://twitter.com/PHLDNC2016 Contacts: Anna Adams-Sarthou Philadelphia 2016 anna@phldnc.com 1 215 710 0770 -------------------- Wednesday, Jul. 06 12:00 PM National Constitution Center 2016 Annual Supreme Court Review - National Constitution Center 2016 Annual Supreme Court Review, with experts Erwin Chemerinsky, Frederick Lawrence, and Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick examining the court's 2015-16 season, which included cases about affirmative action, abortion, religious liberty, and immigration Location: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St,. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia www.constitutioncenter.org https://twitter.com/ConstitutionCtr Contacts: Merissa Blum National Constitution Center mblum@constitutioncenter.org 1 215 409 6645 Jenny Parker McCloskey National Constitution Center jparker@constitutioncenter.org 1 215 409 6616 -------------------- Wednesday, Jul. 06 - Wednesday, Jul. 13 50th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference - 50th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference, with over 30,000 Bishops, ministerial and lay delegates, college presidents, deans and presidents of theological seminaries, chaplains in the United States armed forces, and others attending Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia ame-church.com Contacts: Khaila Burke-Green Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau Khaila@discoverPHL.com AME Church cio@ame-church.com 1 615 254 0911 -------------------- NEW EVENT: Thursday, Jul. 07 GOP Rep. Pitts, Hultgren, Franks, and Smith at briefing on human rights and religious freedom in the Middle East - International Christian Concern hosts 'A Key to Peace: Promoting Human Rights & Religious Freedom in the Middle East' briefing and panel discussion. Speakers include Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Joe Pitts and Executive Committee Member Rep. Randy Hultgren, International Religious Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. Trent Franks, and fellow Republican Rep. Chris Smith, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Commissioner Kristina Arriaga and Policy Analyst Jomana Qaddour, Amnesty International MENA Advocacy Director Sunjeev Bery, Georgetown University Religious Freedom Project Director Dr Tom Farr, Hudson Institute Center for Religious Freedom Director Nina Shea, Middle East Media Research Institute Vice-President Alberto Fernandez, and ICC President Jeff King Location: Congressional Meeting Rm North, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC http://www.persecution.org/ https://twitter.com/persecutionnews Contacts: Nate Lance ICC Advocacy.Mgr@persecution.org 1 301 585 5915 -------------------- Thursday, Jul. 07 10:00 AM Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting Location: DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg, PA http://www.dep.pa.gov/ Contacts: Allison Gaida Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection agaida@pa.gov -------------------- Thursday, Jul. 07 1:00 PM Bill Cosby court hearing in sexual assault case - Court hearing in criminal case against comedian Bill Cosby, who has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Montgomery County, PA, home in 2004. Cosby's lawyers had asked to have the case dismissed, but the motion was denied * Case no. MJ-38102-CR-0000131-2015 Location: Montgomery County Courthouse, 2 E Airy St, Norristown, PA Norristown Contacts: Jim Koval Pennsylvania Courts Communications CommunicationsOffice@pacourts.us 1 717 231 3324 -------------------- Thursday, Jul. 07 Lincoln National Corp: Q2 2016 Ex-dividend date Location: TBD http://www.lfg.com/LincolnPageServer?LFGPage=/lfg/lfgclient/abt/ivrel/index.html https://twitter.com/lincolnfingroup Contacts: Priscilla Brown Lincoln National Corp investor relations InvestorRelations@LFG.com 1 215 448 1422 -------------------- Friday, Jul. 08 - Sunday, Jul. 10 International Gem & Jewelry Show Location: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.intergem.com/ https://twitter.com/Intergem Contacts: Intergem info@intergem.net 1 301 294 1640 -------------------- Friday, Jul. 08 Vice President Biden campaigns with Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania - Vice President Joe Biden campaigns with presumptive 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, visiting Scranton for a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event, where they discuss 'their shared commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top' * After the 7 Jun primaries, Clinton reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the party's presumptive nominee * Scranton is Vice President Biden's hometown, and event is held at the same location where Hillary and Bill Clinton campaigned with then-vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden in 2008 Location: Riverfront Sports, 5 W Olive St, Scranton, PA Scranton www.hillaryclinton.com https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton Contacts: Hillary for America press press@hillaryclinton.com _____ Keywords: Daybook, Pennsylvania