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The court issued the decision late Saturday, which vacated an emergency order a lower court signed earlier in the day, allowing supporters to remove the plywood box.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain — for the moment — over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.

A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain - for the moment - over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.

A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain - for the moment - over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.

M Christopher Ramirez, 3, who wandered off while playing with a dog in his yard near Plantersville, Texas, was found in the woods four days later, and Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said the boy was "drinking lots of water, but he's good ... laughing, cutting up, crying," and that "His mom is crying."

A state court ruling will allow a plywood box to remain — for the moment — over a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a south Philadelphia park since the explorer became a focus amid protests last year.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has ruled that Philadelphia must remove a plywood box covering a statue of Christopher Columbus that the city has been trying to remove from a park since the explorer became a focus amid nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.

A Philadelphia judge ordered for the removal of the wooden box around the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza Friday after it was concealed last year.

The city, which has fought to remove the statue completely from a plaza in South Philadelphia, said Friday afternoon that it would not remove the wooden box...

The Philadelphia city government is fine with leaving Christopher Columbus right where he is, which is in a box in Marconi Plaza. A judge issued an order Friday that the box around...