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Prosecutors tell jurors to hold Dougherty and Henon ‘accountable’ as bribery trial closes
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Costello argued that Dougherty “bought Henon” in the government’s closing courtroom argument.
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Joel Embiid enters NBA’s health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19
Embiid returned a positive test for COVID-19 on Monday morning, a source tells ESPN.
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Gov. Wolf to let Pennsylvania schools set mask rules in January
Education officials say Pennsylvania's governor expects to let school districts modify or end the mask mandate for K-12 students in January.
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Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry
With more than half of people who run Pennsylvania’s farms aged 55 or older, agricultural communities in the state face an uncertain future.
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Universal Family of Schools to host six community COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics
Universal Family Schools said it is taking a community-focused approach by hosting vaccine clinics at its various branches across the Philly region.
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Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.
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U.S. lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors
Airlines are now preparing for a surge in travel after the pandemic and resulting restrictions caused international travel to plunge.
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Suicide risk among Black and LGBTQ youth is rising. A new center will study why
A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.
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Philly public works program lights the way to contracts for diverse talent
Rebuild Ready has helped 96 Philly businesses scale up to be able to compete for contracts with local government. Nearly 90% are owned by people of color.
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School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know
It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.
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Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters
The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
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Doylestown hosts its first annual Diwali Day
Doylestown had its first annual Diwali event at Burpee Park this Sunday. Hosted by Desis of Doylestown and Youth4Unity, community members came out for the festival of lights.
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40-year-long friendly football tradition lives on
As childhood friends, they roughed it up on the football field in South Philadelphia. They still meet to play today.
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After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead
An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule.
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After a surge in voter turnout, N.J. Republicans say they’ve ‘just begun’
At a happy hour in Gloucester County, Republicans celebrated what seemed, for some, to be a shift in momentum for New Jersey politics.
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