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Politics & Policy

Upper Darby Council limits local law enforcement collaboration with ICE

The legislation comes after Upper Darby resident Parady La died in ICE custody in January.

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A National Park Service employee restores a panel to the slavery exhibit at the President's House site on Independence Mall.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s slavery exhibit is being restored at the President’s House

“This is the American people fighting back and saying we will not accept this,” said one Independence Mall visitor. “Will not allow history to be rewritten.”

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Don Keister reflexiona sobre las fotos
Health

Después de convertir una tragedia personal en acción, una pareja está lista para retirarse del grupo de adicciones de Delaware

La muerte por sobredosis de su hijo hace 13 años llevó a los Keisters a crear atTAcK Addiction.

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Los estantes exhiben botellas de bourbon de Kentucky
Courts & Law

La legislación de Delaware restringiría la proliferación de licorerías, particularmente en Wilmington

Algunos estudios han sugerido que las licorerías están asociadas con niveles más altos de pobreza, violencia y menor esperanza de vida.

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Hikers crossing the Wissahickon creek
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Home & Garden Show, Margaret Cho, a silent hike on the Wissahickon and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb.19–22: Arts and music in Delaware, Philly Fashion Week and a wellness fair in South Jersey are among the highlights.

2 days ago

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A sign welcomes at the University of Delaware campus
Education

University of Delaware has restored its anti-racism research website. Now students say academic freedom and trust were undermined

University leaders say removing the anti-racism research for months was a mistake. Students and researchers say it eroded academic freedom and institutional trust.

2 days ago

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outside Legislative Hall
Politics & Policy

Delaware recovers less than half of taxpayer funds stolen by state employee in 2023

The state of Delaware recovered tens of thousands of dollars in stolen funds used as payments for a truck and a camper, along with money seized from a bank account.

2 days ago

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Four workers are using crowbars to remove signs from a brick wall
Courts & Law

Judge orders the immediate restoration of Philly’s President’s House slavery exhibit

The Trump administration said Tuesday it plans to appeal the judge's earlier ruling ordering the park service to restore the exhibit.

2 days ago

Canada geese
Science

Bird flu concerns grow in New Jersey as Pennsylvania boosts farm protections

More than 1,100 dead or sick wild birds were reported in New Jersey within three days. No human cases have been reported.

2 days ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Council considers Office of Freedmen Affairs to guide possible reparations efforts

The Office of Freedmen Affairs would guide potential reparations efforts for descendants of enslaved people, including scholarships and tax relief benefits.

2 days ago

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Protesters are seen through the glass of an ICE office in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Bucks County commissioners unanimously oppose use of warehouses for ICE detention

“Bucks County is not a county that needs or wants a detention facility,” the county’s lone Republican commissioner said.

2 days ago

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Courts & Law

New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to $180M settlement of clergy sexual abuse allegations

Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter.

2 days ago

Protesters, including Alyssa Bigbee of Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks in Philadelphia and other cities, lawsuit argues

A federal judge on Monday ordered that an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia.

2 days ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania man cleared after 43 years in prison for murder denied bail during deportation fight

Subramanyam Vedam, 64, who spent 43 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned, was denied bail Tuesday while he fights deportation.

2 days ago

Busy Center City street with City Hall in the background
Science

New network of 76 air monitors throughout Philadelphia provides detailed look at air quality

The network will offer hourly air quality index updates posted to a new website, Breathe Philly.

2 days ago

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