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The first voter at the Liacouras Center satellite election office, Priscilla Bennett, first requests a ballot, which will be printed at the office. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign sues over poll watchers in Philly satellite offices

The Trump campaign wanted to put poll watchers in Philadelphia’s satellite election offices, but the city said no. Now, the campaign threatens a lawsuit.

6 years ago

Lisa Forrest, Philadelphia's Fire Department Battalion Chief, joins other members of the firefighters and paramedics union in denouncing the local's endorsement of Donald Trump and calling for a retraction. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Philly firefighters and paramedics protest union local’s endorsement of President Trump

Members of IAFF Local 22 in Philadelphia protested their chapter’s unprecedented decision to buck their national chapter and endorse President Trump.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Lancaster/York, is at far left. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

HIA has no plans to test staff after Trump rally; Rep. Smucker, who was at the rally, says he’s been medically ‘cleared’

The President and First Lady announced their positive test results early Friday morning, less than a week after the event in Middletown.

6 years ago

A voter casts a mail-in ballot at a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the June 2 primary election. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dem lawmakers propose measure to punish faithless electoral college voters

Two Democratic state lawmakers want to punish any Pennsylvania electoral college member who votes contrary to the popular vote in the presidential election.

6 years ago

In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Seismic airgun blasting efforts halted in Atlantic Ocean for now

The oil industry will not pursue seismic airgun blasting to investigate offshore petroleum locations in Atlantic Ocean because permits cannot be reviewed in time.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stops to speak to members of the media as he walks out of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, after pre-taping his speech for the Al Smith dinner. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus

The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife were tested earlier in the day after news of President Donald Trump’s infection was announced.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden
Politics & Policy

After coronavirus diagnosis, questions swirl about Trump’s N.J. fundraiser

It’s unclear if President Trump knew he had tested positive for COVID-19 before he attended the event Thursday night in Bedminster.

6 years ago

Jamil Rivers, an advocate living with metastatic breast cancer, has spearheaded a virtual educational program offered by Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a national nonprofit organization. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Health
The Philadelphia Tribune

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: New virtual program addresses racial disparities

Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) has rolled out a virtual online series designed to address racial health disparities.

6 years ago

Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J.
Community

Camden diocese becomes latest to file for bankruptcy

The filing comes after New Jersey eased its civil statute of limitations in 2019 to make it easier for victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy to sue for damages.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council convenes on Thursday via video chat. (Screenshot)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Councilmember wants to remove Wells Fargo name from arena over bank CEO’s racially insensitive comments

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf blamed the lack of diversity at the nation’s third-largest bank on “a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from” in corporate America.

6 years ago

A woman rides a bicycle  past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Money

Shares, oil prices sink after Trump tests positive for virus

The future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials dropped nearly 2% but were trading 1.2% lower several hours later. Oil prices tumbled about 3%.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump stands on stage with first lady Melania Trump after the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

Trump has COVID-19; he and first lady show ‘mild symptoms’

The diagnosis marks a devastating blow for a president who has been trying desperately to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is behind them.

6 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora
Politics & Policy

As homicides spike, Trenton mayor stands by police director

Mayor Reed Gusciora discusses the spike in city violence and how he gets along with the City Council.

6 years ago

Jordan Collings teaches her EastSide Charter third-graders who are in the classroom as well as at home. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Hybrid or remote-only, Delaware teachers ‘trying to find grace to work through it all’

Teaching online only, or doing it with kids in class and at home, is uncharted territory for educators. They’re trying to make it work.

6 years ago

Listen 5:16
$10 bills in US currency (AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Money

Bank of Philadelphia? Study says a public bank could help small biz survive COVID

The city-commissioned study by HR&A Advisors suggests a public bank could help Philly tackle poverty and the COVID downturn.

6 years ago

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