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climate activists hold signs saying Hydrogen is going nowhere and No Mach2
Science

Hydrogen-related businesses pay to network. Environmental justice advocates say those doors should be open to the public

MACH2 leaders say the business networking events don’t preclude community engagement. Activists say they’re an example of exclusivity.

10 months ago

Evan Gershkovich is escorted by a Russian Federal Security Service agent
Politics & Policy

Princeton celebrates release of Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

Evan Gershkovich was released as part of the largest multi-prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. He is expected to be on U.S. soil Thursday evening.

10 months ago

Jill Stein
Politics & Policy

Third-party candidates file to run for president, U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

A third-party candidate’s draw in a general election, while usually very small, could help tilt a close race between the major party candidates.

10 months ago

ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts

Pennsylvania courts are again weighing a request to throw out a legal requirement that voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots.

10 months ago

Dr. Miguel Cardona
Education

A student loan forgiveness program is celebrated at Philly City Hall

City workers spoke with U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona about how they were guided to hundreds of thousands of dollars in loan forgiveness.

10 months ago

A man walks past a sign that reads
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: How decentralized election administration makes big fraud basically impossible

Experts say claims of stolen elections don’t square with the reality that election administration in the commonwealth is local and decentralized.

10 months ago

Tyler Phillips being doused with liquid
Arts & Entertainment

From South Jersey to South Philly, Phillies pitcher Tyler Phillips has been a lifelong fan

Phillips, the first Phillies rookie to toss a shutout since Zach Eflin in 2016, still can't believe he's pitching for his boyhood favorite team.

10 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

The DNC virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris is underway. This is how it will work

Once Harris officially wins the nomination, the new convention rules allow her to place the name of her pick for vice president into nomination.

10 months ago

File photo: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023.
Politics & Policy

U.S. and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, freeing Gershkovich and Whelan

Evan Gershkovich was designated as wrongfully detained, as was Paul Whelan, who was detained in December 2018 after traveling to Russia for a wedding.

10 months ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris

Harris and whomever she selects will head out on a seven-state swing of key battlegrounds, including Pennsylvania, Arizona and North Carolina, next week.

10 months ago

Audience members look towards a screen that says
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

BlackStar Film Festival, The Doobie Brothers, The Homey Awards, Rittenhopalooza and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 1–4: BlackStar Film Festival in Philly, Doobie Brothers in N.J., and the Homey Awards in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

10 months ago

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Rosita Lamberti, director of restaurants for the Aldo Lamberti family of restaurants, holds a pizza inside Lamberti’s at 7th and Chestnut in Center City, Philadelphia
Community

Philly’s Center City restaurants hope for a boost as remote work wanes

As commuters return to in-person work, here’s how local restaurants are working to adapt to what customers want now.

10 months ago

The official signing of the $5 million, five-year Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program that will take place at the Milford Wellness Village, the projects base location. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Health

Delaware launches $5M program to help state’s aging population and workforce shortage

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program will help boost geriatric health care through research and develop training programs.

10 months ago

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A close-up of a health insurance coverage form being held by someone.
Health

Most U.S. adults don’t know they can fight insurance denials, new study finds

The Commonwealth Fund national survey report found that 47% of people with insurance denials said their health conditions worsened as a result.

10 months ago

Listen 1:08
A portion of Philly's Graffiti Pier collapsed on Wednesday. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Portion of Philly’s Graffiti Pier collapses into Delaware River

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the report came in around 6:25 a.m. that 10–20 feet of the pier collapsed into the water.

10 months ago

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