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Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
On Sunday, Secret Service agents noticed a gun sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course. Trump said he was safe and well, and authorities have a man in custody.
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Actress CCH Pounder’s art collection comes to the African American Museum
The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP.
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Listen 1:17The box tree moth, which originally hails from Asia, has only one victim: boxwoods, a non-native shrub commonly used for hedging and topiary.
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Listen 1:08Low-income Philadelphians continue to face high energy costs, analysis finds
A national nonprofit found Black and Hispanic households spend more of their income on energy than households overall.
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Groups of canvassers hit the pavement in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood Saturday in an effort to get out the vote.
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Listen 1:17Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29
Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes.
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Chester County officials unveil the new Human Needs Network Initiative
Pennsylvania DHS Secretary Dr. Valerie A. Arkoosh got a behind-the-scenes look at Chester County’s contact center and mobile crisis resolution system.
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WHYY hosts Kamala Harris, NABJ for presidential candidate interview
Kamala Harris will return to Philadelphia for an interview in WHYY’s building that will be hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Listen 6:36Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
The ruling raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might get thrown out in a key swing state in what is expected to be a close presidential contest.
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Fact Check: Why Trump’s new campaign ad on fracking is misleading
A new Trump ad claims Harris will ban fracking in Pa. It’s false on several accounts, including the fact that a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 1:08Philly historical commission approves new district for Washington Square West
The 9-0 vote came after a meeting that saw property owners express competing opinions about the nomination.
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Listen 1:09Camden School Advisory Board president resigns following repeated calls to step down
Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.
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Listen 1:06How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results
Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that Democrats allowed migrants to enter the country so they would vote in the 2024 election.
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Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
A Republican strategist called the remark “another sign of Harris’ sprint to the middle" on energy policy and other issues.
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Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
The driver, 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of nearby Woodstown, New Jersey, is charged with two counts of death by auto.
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