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Judge denies Delaware GOP lawsuit against vote-by-mail
A Delaware judge denied the state GOP’s efforts to have expanded vote-by-mail provisions declared unconstitutional.
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Listen 1:34PHA says announcement of homeless encampment deal is ‘entirely premature’
The Philadelphia Housing Authority says the tentative deal is now in “serious jeopardy” after encampment organizers made the details public over the weekend.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials tracking spike in Ocean County
Officials aren’t sure why yet, but they’ve seen a cluster of new cases in a county that covers a large stretch of the Jersey Shore.
6 years ago
Trump went even further than other uber-rich to shrink taxes
Trump characteristically pushed those strategies to shrink his tax bill to the limit, perhaps to the breaking point.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.'
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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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