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The study found that housing prices in the Philadelphia metro are about 10% higher than what the long-term cost trends suggest they should be.
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The Philadelphia Flower Show will make outdoor debut at FDR Park in 2021
The Philadelphia Flower Show to be held in FDR Park in 2021. The event will go outdoors for the first time in its almost 200 year history.
6 years ago
Amtrak completes construction of third track between Wilmington and Newark
Rail passage through northern Delaware has long been hamstrung by a two-track bottleneck. The third track will improve train service and speed, officials said.
6 years ago
Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated
President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself. Yet the law is much murkier than his confidence suggests.
6 years ago
Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week
“Pennsylvania’s situation has become even more dire” than when new mitigation efforts were issued, said Governor Tom Wolf.
6 years ago
Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78
The Philadelphia Phillies, the team Allen started out with, announced his death on Monday.
6 years ago
Philly DA drops first-degree murder charges against former police officer
An investigating grand jury recommended that Eric Ruch Jr. face first-degree and third-degree murder at trial.
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A half-million Pennsylvanians set to lose CARES Act benefits by end of month
Without those funds, enrollees in both programs “[will] struggle to pay for basic human necessities, like food, housing and medication,” said Jenn Berrier.
6 years ago
Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania
The appeal, filed Friday, is one of at least four pending cases in which Trump or Republicans are trying to throw out certain ballots or trying to upend the entire election.
6 years ago
WHYY spoke to residents of Camden County jail to learn about the conditions of the prison and how officials are preventing infections.
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
6 years ago
Cannabis proving to be a boon to Pa., but state and federal constraints remain
In just three years, the state’s medical marijuana industry has exploded.
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Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
6 years ago
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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