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Pa. House positions overhauled statute of limitations bills for another run
Revived Pa. effort to extend statute of limitations in future cases of sex abuse follows a bitter dispute over whether to allow retroactive lawsuits in certain cases.
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Vestige of the past, Pa. House’s ‘lobbyist room’ vanishes
It happened without any warning: The "lobbyist room" at the back of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives chamber was closed and is now off limits to lobbyists.
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Holy franchise, Batman! You’re 80!
For eight decades, the Caped Crusader has kept watch over the streets of Gotham City and beyond. In honor of the Dark Knight, Marketplace does the numbers.
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Philadelphia reveals nearly all spending from 2017
Philadelphia’s checkbook is now publicly available. The city released a trove of data that details $4.2 billion in city payments for fiscal year 2017.
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40 years later, the prospect of a Three Mile Island-related evacuation remains daunting
The last several decades have brought more detailed plans and better technology, but the people responsible for TMI disaster prep say there will always be unknowns.
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Number of asylum seekers sent back over border to grow
Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day.
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Whitman at 200: Penn programming looks at the Good Gray Poet, his legacy across the river
Gearing up for Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday on May 31, Penn’s “Whitman at 200” project hosted a gathering showcasing material from the last 20 years of the writer’s life.
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Forest fire closes Route 72 in Burlington County, N.J.
A major forest fire has closed a state highway that links to the Jersey Shore, authorities say.
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Beyond ‘Bandersnatch,’ the future of interactive TV is bright
The December 2018 premiere of Netflix’s “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” offered consumers a new way to influence the entertainment they’re watching.
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Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic
Judge Sharon Gleason in a decision late Friday threw out Trump's executive order that overturned the bans that comprised a key part of Obama's environmental legacy.
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GOP scrambles to deal with Trump’s decision on health care
President Donald Trump's decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans.
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Cape May-Lewes Ferry stranded for hours in Delaware Bay
An engine malfunction on a ferry running from New Jersey to Delaware left more than 100 passengers stranded for several hours.
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Superstorm Sandy contractor imprisoned, must pay more than $1M
A judge has sentenced a New Jersey contractor to 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $1 million in funds after Superstorm Sandy.
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Bucks County group envisions African-American museum
The African American Museum of Bucks County wants to develop a permanent museum that tells the stories of blacks in Bucks County.
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Rolling Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this time."
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