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PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case
The lawsuits were filed on similar grounds, saying Trump's complaint that public media is biased against conservatives represents viewpoint discrimination.
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License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar
Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.
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A New Jersey Senate committee has approved a bill to create emergency registries, to let older adults sign up for assistance during a crisis in the county where they live.
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Listen 0:59Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation
This pushes the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.
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Blighted property database would let Pa. municipalities track owners — and fine them
Monroeville Democratic state Rep. Brandon Markosek has put forth a bill that would create a blight database managed by the state, and the measure has passed the House.
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Ex-Pennsylvania judge gets prison term for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept
Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges.
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‘Boiler failure’ at Delaware City Refinery releases toxic air pollutants
The air pollutant sulfur dioxide can make breathing harder for people with asthma. The refinery has been releasing it for several days.
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Philadelphia’s Quintessence Theatre has produced the only adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1956 novel approved by his estate.
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Listen 1:25Laurel Hill Cemetery’s weekend festival of mourning gives another face to death
The inaugural Death and Arts Festival, taking place at Philadelphia's Laurel Hill East and West cemeteries, brings together five artists who explore aging, dying and grieving.
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Listen 1:33Meet Philly’s backyard chicken owners pushing to change the law
Backyard chicken farmers are hopeful that City Council members will introduce a bill to legalize hens in Philadelphia soon. It would be the third time in six years.
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Listen 0:55‘Backstabbed and betrayed’: Brookhaven to terminate lease of one of Delco’s only family shelters
Brookhaven is asking Saint Joseph’s Family Hope Center, one of only two family shelters in Delaware County, to vacate the premises.
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Listen 0:58Hill-Freedman Records gives students a chance to be heard — and to collaborate with big names like John Legend, Jordan Mailata and HBO.
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New Jersey leaders launch search for new Camden schools superintendent
State education officials recruited a suburban Chicago firm to conduct a nationwide search to find a successor to Katrina McCombs.
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Listen 0:50Philly City Council poised to adopt proposal to create or preserve 30K housing units
Mayor Cherelle Parker wants City Council to approve her housing plan and the city’s next budget in tandem. Summer recess is scheduled to start June 12.
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At Andrew Hamilton School, Brunson was awarded a key to the city, and a new mural was dedicated.
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