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Philly leaders, Pa. officials vow to help ensure accurate census count
The census count will determine how much the Philadelphia area reaps in federal funding — and whether the region's number of congressional delegates will change.
8 years ago
Poll shows Pennsylvanians’ concerns about climate change are increasing
The survey found 68 percent of respondents “definitely” or “probably” want the state to do more to address climate change.
8 years ago
Man opens fire in FDR Park, fatally shoots Philly Police official’s son
Authorities say a gunman opened fire on a large group in a Philadelphia park, fatally shooting the son of a high-ranking city police official.
8 years ago
Health care stupidity is a Republican preexisting condition
Donald Trump is celebrating his fake "complete exoneration" by pledging anew to throw 20 million people off their Obamacare coverage. Is this guy politically stupid, or what?
8 years ago
A frank discussion of safe injection sites
Tonight, in a church on Allegheny Avenue, I’ll moderate a forum on safe injection sites with community members and city officials.
8 years ago
At coming Delaware restaurant, robots will greet and serve diners
Called Captain Crab and Seafood, the eatery near Newark, Delaware, will be one of the nation’s first to use robots to greet, seat and wait on diners.
8 years ago
Listen 1:04USDA begins wading through public reaction to proposed change to SNAP program
Nearly 800,000 people could lose their food stamp benefits if the USDA adopts a new rule aimed at single adult participants.
8 years ago
Philadelphia Department of Prisons will begin offering buprenorphine to male inmates again
After months of searching for a doctor with the right waiver to prescribe Suboxone, the Philadelphia jail has solved the problem.
8 years ago
Celebrating tradition — and a southeastern Chinese god’s 1,189th birthday — in Philly
Some attendees came by the busload from Washington, D.C. and New York City to attend Philly’s eleventh Chinese Hoyu Folk Culture Festival.
8 years ago
Listen 2:19No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke
Researchers say computer learning looks for patterns, but comedy thrives on things hovering close to a pattern and veering off just a bit to be funny and edgy.
8 years ago
Ride-share mistake led to death of New Jersey woman in S.C.
Safety advocates urged college students to match the vehicle color and model, the license tag number, and the photo of their ride-share drivers before getting in a vehicle.
8 years ago
Company reveals amount of toxic PFAS substitute it sent to plant in South Jersey
The company’s newly released report, which it sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, raises fresh concerns over the possible contamination of local drinking water.
8 years ago
Brexit creates power vacuum at heart of Britain’s government
A power vacuum has paralyzed the heart of Britain's government, dismaying both the European Union and the British public.
8 years ago
Biden faces new scrutiny from Dems over behavior with women
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he doesn't believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will "listen respectfully" to suggestions he did.
8 years ago
South Jersey forest fire 75 percent contained, spreads across 10,000 acres
It is New Jersey’s biggest forest fire since 2007, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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