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Capitol attack’s full story: Jan. 6 panel’s chilling details
The Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see.
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No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking
Experts say shrinkflation proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs for ingredients, packaging, and labor.
4 years ago
Candidates of color say they need more party support, financial backing to be successful in Pa.
The party machines still reigned supreme in districts designed to give candidates of color the opportunity to win, results from Pennsylvania's May 2022 primary showed.
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Pa. Senate passes bill against trans girls playing girls’ sports
More than a dozen other states have enacted legislation that bans transgender athletes from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.
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Philly lobby art wants to inspire you to give up single-use plastics
The Plastic-Free Philly campaign uses art to ask people to take the pledge this summer, and give up single-use plastic.
4 years ago
The “Seabin” trash capture devices will help the EPA, along with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, to gather important data on what types of plastics are in the water.
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Listen 1:53Trust fund kid, carpetbagger, radical: Campaigns draw battle lines in Pa. Senate race
The lines of attack are on display, including in a big media buy Fetterman has placed on Fox News and local stations in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Johnstown.
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Incumbents win in N.J. Congressional primary races
Incumbents seeking to return to Congress were able to cruise to the general election in November.
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‘Unburnable’ copy of Handmaid’s Tale auctioned for $130,000
Proceeds will be donated to PEN America, which advocates for free expression.
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Marijuana remains illegal in Delaware as House fails to override Gov. Carney’s veto
Four Democrats and two Republicans changed their vote on legalization. That left the override attempt five votes short of the needed three-fifths majority.
4 years ago
FDA advisers back Novavax COVID shots as 4th U.S. option
It's a protein vaccine, a more conventional technology than the dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots, and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option.
4 years ago
Sasha Suda named new director of Philadelphia Museum of Art
In September, the director of the National Gallery of Canada will take the seat vacated by Timothy Rub six months ago.
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McConaughey calls for gun legislation in White House speech
The Uvalde, Texas, native, offered a full-throated exhortation for a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives while not infringing on Second Amendment right
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The city is working on ways to make the city safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting that left three people dead and 11 others wounded.
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State Capitol rally urges action to fight crime, aid victims
A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday to call for changes, three days after a shooting in Philly killed three and wounded 11.
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