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Philly City Council advances legislation requiring eviction contractors to carry licenses
The bill was introduced following a string of violent incidents involving deputy landlord-tenant officers last year.
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Philly’s Free Library fired Author Event staff before they could quit
In a confusing couple of days, a breakdown inside the Free Library led to opposing postings about the future of the Author Event series.
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Listen 1:09A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.
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The cleanup of every Philly block has started. Here’s what to expect
The cleanup started this week in the River Wards neighborhoods. North Philly is next, followed by West, Southwest and South Philly.
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Listen 0:47Odunde, art festivals and Pride events this weekend in Philly
The Odunde Festival, Art for the Cash Poor and West Philly Porchfest are some of the things happening this weekend.
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Incumbent Rob Menendez wins primary election in N.J.’s 8th Congressional District
The race was overshadowed by the federal corruption and bribery trial of Menendez’s father, but that did not derail his son’s campaign.
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Conaway wins Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
The longtime assemblyman and director of the Burlington County Health Department bested his colleague Carol Murphy.
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Congressman Andy Kim wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary race
His victory comes after a bruising start to the primary, when a battle between him and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy began to take shape.
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Listen 1:12FBI investigator gives jury at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial an inside account of surveillance
William-Thompson's testimony about the Washington dinner highlights a key facet of the indictment against Menendez.
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University of the Arts president resigns as questions swirl over abrupt closure
Four days after announcing the school would shut down imminently, and during a constantly evolving crisis, Kerry Walk stepped down.
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Listen 0:59Wisconsin AG files felony charges against attorneys, Pa. aide in fake electors scheme
Mike Roman is accused of delivering Wisconsin’s fake elector paperwork to a Pa. congressman’s staffer in order to get them to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6.
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Young group facing charges for high-end thefts in Philly and suburbs
The young people without previous criminal records were recruited in North Philadelphia and used to target high-end retail stores in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs.
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Andy Kim upended New Jersey politics. Now he’s on track to become a senator
Congressman Andy Kim challenged the state's powerful political machine and won in court and on the ground, making him the unlikely favorite in this November's Senate race.
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The trial will feature testimony from three of Biden’s exes — Zoe Keston, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter’s brother.
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Listen 1:22After guilty verdict, Trump will appear on the ballot in the last presidential primaries of 2024
If Trump's margins of victory are closer than expected, it could be a sign voters have hesitations about nominating a presidential candidate with a felony criminal record.
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