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Strike force assembling to protect abortion rights in New Jersey
New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin announces a team from across his office that will enforce protections for those seeking reproductive health care.
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Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff
Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 million a year in additional Medicaid reimbursements, or nearly 20% more.
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PlayStreets hires teens to run programs on Philly blocks, and trains them to respond to gunfire
Teens working the program as Play Captains have had to undergo special training in light of the ongoing gun violence crisis.
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DA Krasner highlights the importance of Philly pools for violence prevention
Larry Krasner said giving young people an outlet such as a pool could help quell the rising tide of violence in Philadelphia.
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Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel
The Jan. 6 panel said it is looking closely at any ties between people in Trump’s orbit and extremist groups accused of helping put into motion the violence at the Capitol.
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Pa. lawmakers agreed to a big election funding deal — with strings attached
County elections officials have mixed reactions to the legislation, which creates grants but doesn't allow counties to get the jump on counting mail ballots.
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SRPRA — not to be confused with SEPTA — is finally chugging along with plans to restore rail service connecting Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, and Philadelphia.
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Nonprofits receive $17.5 million to fight hunger and boost New Jersey restaurants
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority plans to award grants to 30 organizations to buy meals for the hungry from struggling restaurants.
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Delaware’s Center for the Inland Bays brings volunteers each spring to count, catch, and tag horseshoe crabs, in order to track their population levels.
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Listen 3:55New Jersey law expands summer working hours for teenagers
The new regulations make permanent a 2021 law which expanded summer working hours for residents between 16 to 18 years old to up to 50 hours per week.
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Hispanic Fiesta celebrates 40 years in Philadelphia
The festival is a celebration of local Latin American and Hispanic culture. And this year’s event featured iconic musical guests.
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Djokovic tops Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon, 21st Slam trophy
The top-seeded Djokovic has won 28 matches in a row at Wimbledon and raised his career haul to 21 major trophies.
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Jan. 6 panel sets prime-time hearing on Trump, awaits Bannon
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is returning to prime time with a Thursday evening hearing.
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Russian rocket attack kills 15 in Ukraine; others trapped
Ukrainian officials say at least 15 people were killed when a Russian rocket hit an apartment building in the eastern town of Chasiv Yar.
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Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds
The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies provides a cautionary tale for the few public pension funds that have dipped their toes into the crypto pool.
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