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Pa. is paying hospitals to get patients into opioid treatment after overdosing — and it’s working
Half of Pennsylvania hospitals are all-in for a financial incentive program to connect emergency room patients with continuing opioid treatment.
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A Philly photographer explains how she captures the beauty of SEPTA and its riders
Philly photographer Shasta Bady shares her thoughts on SEPTA, the people who ride it and her new exhibit at Suburban Station.
7 years ago
Delco woman with transplanted uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby
Their child, Benjamin, was the first baby born as part of Penn Medicine’s 2-year-old uterine transplant trial.
7 years ago
House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran
The war powers resolution is not binding on Trump and would not require his signature.
7 years ago
NAACP, Anti-Defamation League team up in N.J. to combat rise in hate crimes
The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City.
7 years ago
Michael White to serve probation for evidence tampering in fatal Rittenhouse stabbing
A jury found White not guilty of manslaughter, but convicted him of evidence tampering for tossing his knife onto a rooftop and trashing bloody clothing.
7 years ago
Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign
Booker is among five senators seeking the Democratic nomination who face spending the lead-up to the first-in-the-nation caucus as jurors in President Donald Trump’s trial.
7 years ago
Gunman dead after shootout with police in Frankford
Pennsylvania state parole officers were serving the man a warrant for his arrest for violations of his parole.
7 years ago
Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
The brief filed Thursday with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court focuses on four key trial issues.
7 years ago
Move to oust corrupt ‘cartel’ from Atlantic City is rejected
The move is being led by the head of the city's main casino workers union, the owner of Resorts casino and a retired state senator.
7 years ago
Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting
And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.
7 years ago
Watch live: House to vote on restraining Trump’s actions against Iran
The Democratic war powers resolution seems certain to pass over solid Republican opposition.
7 years ago
Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pa. assembly plant
The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.
7 years ago
Pa. Democrats push to shore up insurance coverage in case ACA is struck down
They want a GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold hearings on several of their bills backstopping ACA provisions. It’s not clear if they’ll get their wish.
7 years ago
Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls
Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement new tax law, the IRS is struggling to deliver on its mission.
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