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Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting
A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.
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Two Bucks County women plead guilty to murdering five relatives in 2019
The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.
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Atlantic Sunrise pipeline company pays $700,000 for construction violations
The group Lancaster Against Pipelines criticized DEP for issuing permits to the project without due diligence.
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At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
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Montco-based Inovio hits speed bump in coronavirus vaccine effort
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.
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How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate
Republicans who control the Senate have pushed a proposal that would effectively make Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm ineligible to remain on the job.
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Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
Trump has worked for decades to project himself as a hugely successful businessman. But The NY Times has revealed that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016.
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Theatre Horizon casting for households to create virtual pandemic performances
With Theatre Horizon’s Norristown stage dark, the company’s latest idea for pandemic-era entertainment: What if the audiences did the performing?
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Working parents build community, grapple with fairness of virtual school ‘pandemic pods’
The pod experiment has bolstered a sense of community among parents grappling to juggle the demands of work and virtual school. It’s also raised equity questions.
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Listen 5:00Tired Hands brewery tells how to cast a ballot with ‘I Voted Today’ beer
During the election run-up, the Ardmore brewing company’s American pale ale features a label that doubles as a sticker you can peel off and wear.
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Listen 1:35Leaders to UN: If coronavirus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
With enormous chunks of ice caps in Greenland and Canada sliding into the sea, countries are acutely aware there's no vaccine for global warming.
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NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017
Trump has fiercely guarded his tax filings, becoming the only president in modern times not to make them public.
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Eagles, Bengals play to 23-23 tie
Jake Elliott lined up for a 59-yard field goal with 19 seconds left in overtime, but a false start on Matt Pryor forced the Eagles to punt it away and play for the tie.
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Pair of quadruple shootings in Philly leaves 6 teens wounded
Police say the homicide rate is currently running more than 30 percent above last year's toll, which was already the highest in more than a decade.
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Boys, 15 and 16, among 4 people shot near West Philly block party
The gunman shot the teens and two others as they walked away from a party on Lindenwood Street shortly before midnight, police said.
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