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Philly City Council approves police reform measures, including banning choke holds

City Council approved two police reform measures that will require public hearings on police contract proposals and prohibit the use of chokeholds and some other tactics.

Police stand in front of their headquarters in Philadelphia during protests in June.
Police stand in front of their headquarters in Philadelphia during protests in June.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer