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A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
The new procedure in Pennsylvania is leading to hours-long lines as voters swamp county offices that aren't prepared to handle the influx before Election Day.
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Harris promises to ‘put country above party and above self’ in closing argument against Trump
The vice president is delivering the speech Tuesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection.
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The funding is part of $3 billion for ports nationwide to tackle climate change and air pollution.
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Listen 1:06Pa. AG sues Prospect Medical Holdings for ‘corporate looting’
Attorney General Michelle Henry said Crozer Health, Delaware County’s four-hospital system, is suffering from the ill effects of private equity.
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Listen 1:05Race to watch: What to know about New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District candidates
The race for New Jersey's 4th District is heating up, with Republican incumbent Chris Smith and Democrat Matt Jenkins facing off again.
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Listen 1:43Gwen Walz advocates for education in interview with WHYY News
Gwen Walz fired back at Donald Trump, saying he would hurt education by dismantling the Department of Education, and discussed the importance of federal funds for education.
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Listen 1:22Philly organization gets financial boost for victims of violence
Uplift Center for Grieving Children will be awarded $50,000 by District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation as part of its violence prevention microgrants.
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Listen 0:59Judge tosses GOP congressmen’s lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s overseas and military votes
On Tuesday, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit by six Republican members of Congress over how to count votes from military members and others who cast ballots from overseas.
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Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
With just a week to go before Election Day, conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting across the U.S. have been resurgent, especially in the commonwealth.
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Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump
Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she’ll work to improve their lives while Donald Trump is in it for himself as she delivers her campaign’s closing argument Tuesday.
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Due Diligence: Celebrities flood into Philly as race for president goes into final stretch
Most of the actors and other performers making appearances in the Philadelphia area were here for Harris. Data suggest they may make a difference.
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Listen 5:43Change will simplify applications for utility assistance in Pennsylvania
Utility customers applying for LIHEAP can now check a box that will allow their information to be shared with participating gas and electric utilities.
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Candidates’ supporters seek Pennsylvania’s Catholic voters, whose votes may be crucial
Catholics Vote Common Good recently put up billboards around Pittsburgh and Erie, urging Catholics to consider the “common good," not just the single issue of abortion.
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Here’s where Harris and Trump stand on 3 big health care issues
The next president will face decisions on drug price negotiations, enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and medication abortion among other issues.
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Election threats persist 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol
American University professor Kurt Braddock says many of Donald Trump's supporters have doubled down on electoral conspiracy theories since the Jan. 6 siege.
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