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Trump files late night executive order calling for an end to funding for NPR, PBS
The order cutting funding for NPR and PBS is “significant,” and puts smaller public media stations at greater risk.
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Central Bucks School District child abuse investigation: What you need to know
Three school administrators, including District Superintendent Steven Yanni, have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by an external law firm.
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More bus service will be provided in the event of a strike. The union representing train engineers rejected a tentative contract agreement last month.
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Listen 0:50Second person arrested in connection with Ocean County, N.J. wildfire
A 17-year-old has been taken into custody. The teen is facing arson charges in connection to the Jones Road wildfire that started April 22.
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”
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Trump looks to target ‘sanctuary cities’ as Philadelphia gets ready for potential budget attacks
Philly boasts a long history as a “sanctuary city,” but its current status will be put to the test as leaders face being cut off from federal funding.
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Listen 0:59Medetomidine, a nonopioid veterinary sedative, could be overtaking xylazine in the street drug supply. The drug was found in 72% of street samples from Philly last year.
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Listen 1:15Wilmington to launch youth entrepreneurship program for next generation of business leaders
A new pilot program in Wilmington will teach teens business skills, from branding to budgeting, to help them pitch their own business plans.
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Listen 1:28‘Fighting oligarchy’: Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Philly during national resistance tour
The Vermont senator has been touring the country attacking the president and his “rich” supporters while demanding that Democrats stand up to him.
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Listen 1:24Community members testified about staff shortages and advocated for support for unhoused and immigrant students.
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Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.
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Listen 1:08Federal dollars the state is losing come from bipartisan legislation passed after a Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead.
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Listen 0:58Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.
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Philly’s commuter foot traffic outpaced most peer cities’ downtowns in 2024
The majority of workers who commute into the urban core have returned since the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago, according to the annual State of Center City report.
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Listen 0:50What to know about May Day and how it has grown over the years
Across the United States, activists are organizing rallies to fight back against President Trump’s policies targeting immigrants, federal workers and diversity programs.
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