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Pa. Republicans are quickly moving a new draft congressional map. Here’s what it would do
Members of the public didn’t get the granular data needed to analyze the map in detail until after lawmakers had already voted on it. Here’s what you need to know.
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Fairmount Park’s iconic maple tree is gone. Arborists cite climate change
Officials suspect a few things are behind the tree’s decline: its age, compaction around its roots where people walked around and had picnics, and climate change.
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Listen 4:13Controversy continues over violence fight between council member, controller, and mayor
Philadelphia’s City Controller and a member of City Council are at odds with how Mayor Jim Kenney is handing the uptick in Philadelphia murders.
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Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge
The Wolf administration requested that FEMA send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.
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bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69
In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers, hooks' family announced that she died Wednesday in Berea, Kentucky, home to the bell hooks center at Berea College.
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U.S. faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
The latest COVID-19 surge threatens to further stretch hospital workers and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.
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Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show
Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol.
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Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s murder
Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars when a judge sentences him at a later date.
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Philly health commissioner advises against holiday gatherings
With an increase of new COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving, Bettigole warns holiday gatherings could cause a surge hospitals in the city may have difficulties handling.
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Pennsylvania tries again to move up 2024 presidential primary
The state Senate unanimously approved a bill to move up Pennsylvania’s primary elections in presidential election years by five weeks to the third Tuesday in March.
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Outlaw won’t be leaving for top NYPD job
New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams instead chose Keechant Sewell to be the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police department.
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Racing the clock to save historic buildings, Philadelphia will hire two new preservationists
As part of an effort to save more historic buildings from the wrecking ball, the city is investing in the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
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Philly’s newest LGBTQ performance venue to debut with ‘A (Queer) Christmas Carol’
The Painted Mug Cafe, a new performance venue and coffee shop in South Philly, will be dedicated to empowering the LGBTQ community.
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Listen 1:35Want a Delco government contract? First, you must disclose political contributions
County Council members are hoping to put an end once and for all to the ‘pay-to-play’ system they say has hampered the bidding process.
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Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks the NBA career 3-point record
Curry is often considered the league’s greatest shooter, and, now, the numbers back him up.
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