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‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco
The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.
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A public art project in Germantown will use poetry to combat gun violence
Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.
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Exclusive: Sen. Warren to campaign for Harris-Walz in MontCo Sunday
Sen. Warren is one of many out-of-town guests Pennsylvania will host this weekend as the state continues to play a key state role in the election now fewer than 40 days away.
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Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options
The $1.2 million in Health Resources and Services Administration federal grants is to bring more behavioral health options into primary care.
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How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance
The 90-minute debate will start at 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1.
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Parents can learn about private, charter, cyber, faith-based and public school options, as well as how to apply for scholarships and access community resources.
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Listen 0:58Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Donald Trump asserts that tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
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Here’s who’s on ballots in the 7 states likely to decide the presidential election
With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House.
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Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts
As voters in Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts.
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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Maggie Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench.
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With the school board meeting room at maximum capacity, residents stranded outside donned “cricket” clickers to voice their dissatisfaction.
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Philly’s tourism economy is still chugging along, with notable uptick from summer hotel travel
Hotels across Philadelphia’s Center City were 73% occupied between Memorial Day and Labor day in 2024, which some experts suggest means tourists are back.
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Listen 1:10Black Mothers in Power launches community fridge to tackle Wilmington food insecurity
The fridge aims to help residents facing food insecurity, an urgent need in some spots in Wilmington.
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Listen 1:30Penn researchers develop new gene therapy for previously untreatable eye disorder
The gene therapy comes seven years after another research group at the university helped come up with the first FDA approved gene therapy for an inherited disease.
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Listen 1:44Man charged in illegal car meetup in Philly that caused thousands of dollars in damages
Philadelphia authorities announced charges Thursday against a man they say tried to run over officers during an illegal car meetup.
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