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N.J. lawmakers propose to start school later for teens
Several students and parents are on board with the proposal to start school later.
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The course, offered by the controversial group Street Cop Training, teaches police how to mine social media for personal info and create dummy accounts.
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Listen 4:31Young USWNT squad called up for Uzbekistan friendlies in Ohio and Chester
Coach Vlatko Andonovski left veterans including Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Tobin Heath off the squad as he continues to evaluate players.
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Chester County judge tosses 5 members of West Chester school board over masks
The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.
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The K-8 school was renamed for a formerly enslaved woman who became a Philadelphia teacher and principal.
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Pushback on lead investigator’s claims in Kenyatta Johnson bribery trial
Defense attorneys challenge an FBI agent’s interpretation of invoices the Council member’s wife submitted for what the feds believe was cover for a bribe.
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City Council members call for wealth tax in Philadelphia
City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Jamie Gauthier, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and local union leaders joined a virtual gathering on Tuesday in support of the bill.
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Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became a galvanizing moment in the civil rights era.
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New narcotics charge for ex-Wilmington cop out on bail in sex solicitation case
Brandon Cooper was out on $75,000 bail when undercover city officers witnessed an alleged drug deal and found him with oxycodone and a police baton.
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The public could gain easy access to info about how Pa. lawmakers spend taxpayer money on perks
The bill would require legislators and staff in both the state House and Senate to post their expenses online on a quarterly basis.
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From the vaults to the walls at PAFA, women artists are front and center
The exhibition sheds light on the sacrifices and achievements by women artists throughout history to the present day.
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Listen 5:50Timeline: A history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philadelphia
In May 2020, PBS broadcast a groundbreaking five-p ...
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Pa. Republican lawmakers push bill targeting transgender girl athletes
A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
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FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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5 dead after pileup on Pennsylvania highway that was caught on video
Dozens of drivers lost control of their vehicles and slammed into each other during a snow squall on Monday.
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