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Education activists call on Penn to pay ‘fair share’ to support city schools
The University of Pennsylvania is exempt from paying property taxes in Philadelphia. Activists say the school should contribute its ‘fair share’ for city services anyway.
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Listen 3:04FEMA data breach exposes personal data of 2.3 million survivors to contractor
A government watchdog has found the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million disaster survivors.
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Organizers said this year’s March for Our Lives is a way to keep the momentum going and continue the push for gun control.
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Mueller report says Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, makes no conclusion on obstruction
President Donald Trump is claiming vindication after the Attorney General released his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
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New Zealand mosque killings spark debate over free speech
The ban means anybody caught with the manifesto on their computer could face up to 10 years in prison, while anyone caught sending it could face 14 years.
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The Three Mile Island accident and the enduring questions of ties to cancer, deaths
Even the most comprehensive studies have fallen short of drawing conclusive verdicts on the ongoing debate.
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New Jersey lawmakers near vote on recreational cannabis
The vote, whose outcome remains unclear, comes after more than a year of mostly back-room wrangling since Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy came into office.
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Disaster aid bill facing a tricky path as it heads to Senate
At stake is $13.5 billion emergency relief legislation to help southern farmers, rebuild hurricane-damaged military bases and repair water systems.
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U.K. PM May faces heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit
Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement.
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Multiple 2020 Dems say they won’t attend AIPAC summit
Multiple Democratic presidential candidates said that they won't attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference in Washington this week.
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Democrats press for full release of Mueller’s report
Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.
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New Jersey sues California company over ‘ghost guns’
The company was sent a letter in December asking it to "stop advertising, offering for sale, and/or selling 'ghost guns' and 'ghost gun' parts to New Jersey residents."
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Democratic Pa. state senators propose student loan debt relief
Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.
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‘Can We Talk?’ bridges gap between polarizing debates, constructive conversation
The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with.
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Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.
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