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Pa. GOP primary candidates warn of immigrant ‘ghost flights,’ but lack facts and context
The rhetoric among Pennsylvania’s GOP candidates for Senate and governor has been the same: short on provable facts, long on inflammatory rhetoric.
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Listen 2:29Philly says stay home if you feel sick. But for many that comes at a cost
Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.
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Listen 2:08Philly community groups could get priority in sale of thousands of vacant city lots under new bill
The legislation introduced in City Council would change how vacant city land is sold. One affordable housing advocate described the bill as “almost revolutionary.”
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Voter registration and citywide cleanups: How to get involved in Philly’s MLK Day of Service
Here’s a look at some of the volunteer opportunities going on in and around Philly, from voter registration drives to citywide cleanups.
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Philly police using ‘every resource available’ to combat surge in carjackings
The city is already on pace to surpass last year’s total for carjackings.
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Philly lawmakers call on Penn to revoke professor’s tenure after racist comments
The University of Pennsylvania law professor has come under scrutiny before for racist remarks made about Black students.
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‘Say Her Name’: Delco community members demand justice for 8-year-old Fanta Bility
Sharon Hill police officers who shot into a crowd, killing Fanta Bility, 8, are on paid leave, while two teenagers are charged with first-degree murder.
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School can’t ‘cure every societal ill,’ GOP lawyers argue in cross-examination of Hite
Defense attorneys sought to paint a rosier picture of the state’s largest school district than the one Hite presented in his direct testimony.
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Chester receiver says city officials gave themselves raises ‘yet again,’ intends to go court
State-appointed receiver Michael Doweary accuses officials, including the mayor, of hiking their pay in violation of Chester’s amended recovery plan.
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Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.
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Camden’s 2021 crime numbers are flat, but still decreased
Camden continues a trend of low crime numbers, though the numbers for 2021 are flat when compared to the previous year.
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Why a Philly business decided to sit out the sports betting boom
Sports Reference LLC could have parlayed its millions of users into millions of dollars from sportsbooks. The company’s president explains why it didn’t.
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Listen 5:59Catherine Hicks marks six months at the helm of Philadelphia’s NAACP chapter
Hicks, who is also publisher of Philadelphia Sunday Sun, reflected on that time and what’s ahead for the chapter with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg.
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Listen 7:00Deadly Fairmount blaze moved President Biden to call Philly fire union leader
Biden called the head of Philadelphia’s fire union Monday night to discuss the devastating rowhouse fire and future funding for the city’s Fire Department.
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Justice Department charges Oath Keepers head with Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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