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Money

How Philadelphia women are still working to close the gender pay gap

Data shows that, across multiple factors, the pay gap between men and women still persists, even in big cities like Philadelphia.

3 weeks ago

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A class at WheatonArts gets a lesson on glass blowing
Community

Millville glassblowing studio looks to help veterans with PTSD and emotional trauma

Founded in partnership with Rowan University, the studio looks to help local veterans through building community and fostering creativity.

3 weeks ago

Shelby Labs, Kristin Marcell and Joe Hogan look on
Community

Pennsylvania lawmakers say child care is broken, but don’t agree on how to fix it — yet

State lawmakers are promising changes to improve affordability for families, profitability for businesses and less debt for teachers by cutting red tape.

3 weeks ago

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Emil Bove looks on
Courts & Law

Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims

Bove will serve as a judge on the Philadelphia-based appeals court following a 50-49 vote in the Senate.

4 weeks ago

Chris Rabb looks on
Politics & Policy

Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would beef up local news in areas lacking sufficient coverage

One proposal borrows from a New Jersey initiative that supports investigative reporting, multilingual journalism and hyperlocal news.

4 weeks ago

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The McGuire Gate at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Politics & Policy

N.J. Reps. want details from Hegseth, Noem about immigration detention center plans at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

U.S. Reps. Herb Conaway Jr. and Donald Norcross asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to clarify detention center plans.

4 weeks ago

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Rebecca Carpino (left) helps Candice Davis (right) align a makeup brush
Health

Putting their best faces forward: Skin care and makeup help Philadelphia patients after medical trauma

A new therapy support group at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation helps patients regain independence and identity with makeup and skin care classes.

4 weeks ago

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Water Walkers Bernadette Jones (left) and Carolyn Lindsay
Community

Trenton’s Water Walkers find fellowship, fitness and friendship in the pool

Trenton's Water Walkers have been working out together since the height of the COVID pandemic. Participants said they have found community through the fitness program.

4 weeks ago

Artist image of Glassboro-Camden Line South Camden Station
Community

Glassboro-Camden Line closer than ever, but hurdles remain before construction can begin

Some of the final documents and tests were completed before the construction of Glassboro-Camden Line, but hurdles could still derail the project.

4 weeks ago

University of Pennsylvania postdoctoral researchers pose for photo
Science

Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

4 weeks ago

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activists hold pots and signs, one reading END THE GENOCIDE STOP ARMING ISRAEL and a pot with the writing PEOPLE ARE
Politics & Policy

Protesters bang pots and pans at Philly’s 30th Street Station to decry growing reports of ‘famine-like’ conditions in Gaza

After being denied entrance to the busy station, activists of all ages gathered outside — banging pots and pans — to call attention to the “forced starvation” of Gaza.

4 weeks ago

Somoud Wahdan looks at the camera as she sits with her child
Community

Israel’s leader claims no one in Gaza is starving. Data and witnesses disagree

After international pressure, Israel over the weekend announced measures meant to allow more aid in Gaza. But people there say little has changed on the ground.

4 weeks ago

Guadalupe Castañeda talks with Johnny Perez-Gonzalez
Community

Wilmington event helps Latino families rethink nutrition, preserve traditions and tackle chronic illness

A community talk in Wilmington taught Latino families how to preserve traditions while making healthier, more informed food choices.

4 weeks ago

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The smokestacks of the former Lucas paint factory in Gibbsboro
Science

EPA to clean up former Sherwin-Williams site in South Jersey where water and soil were contaminated

The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.

4 weeks ago

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File photo: Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Politics & Policy

‘Full transparency’: Pennsylvania members of Congress field questions over the Epstein files in telephone town halls

Democrats are pushing the issue by passing a vote for a subpoena of the records and running Epstein-related TV ads in swing districts, including in Pennsylvania.

4 weeks ago

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