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The Electoral College is trending. Guess why.
At least three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg — are currently calling for the artifact's abolition.
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Parking lot workers earning poverty wages, report says
Parking lot workers make poverty wages as the industry rakes in profits in Philadelphia, according to a new report.
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The Poor People’s Campaign is back in Harrisburg with a long list of demands
The Poor People's Campaign, a loose coalition of political process reformers, social safety net supporters, racial justice advocates and many others made a stop in Harrisburg.
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Pa. lawmakers seek to use vacant state-owned buildings for addiction recovery
The plan raises a question lawmakers and state agencies aren't yet able to answer: How many buildings does the state have sitting around vacant?
8 years ago
Redevelopment coming for large parcel of Norristown State Hospital grounds
The plan to relinquish 78 acres to Norristown Borough calls for keeping mental health services on the remaining 120 acres with the option of redevelopment.
8 years ago
FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device
Michael Cohen, meet the Triggerfish.
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Backyard farmers support Philadelphia bill to legalize undercover chicken coops
Farm animal legislation passed in 2004 placed restrictions on what people could keep in areas smaller than three acres — an attempt to crackdown on backyard farms.
8 years ago
Listen 4:24Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller
Barring an eleventh-hour surprise, Trump and his allies are starting to see the investigation as something potentially very different: a political opportunity.
8 years ago
Referee who told N.J. wrestler to cut dreads alleges defamation
A referee who was heavily criticized for telling a N.J. high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match has taken a step toward filing a defamation lawsuit.
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Coast Guard hoists sick man from cruise ship off N.J.
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 52-year-old man who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey on Tuesday.
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UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is ‘irresponsible’
A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be "irresponsible" for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stopped short on a ban.
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‘Hip’ new SEPTA Key site is one of many fixes in the works
SEPTA may be solving its product design problems with a $2.9 million package of fixes to its e-commerce platform.
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In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood
When the Walt Disney Co.'s $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox is completed at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, the storied lot will no longer house one of the six major studios.
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Delaware lawmakers move closer to ban sale of cigarettes to people under 21
The legislation also prohibits the sale of tobacco substitutes, such as e-cigarettes, to those under 21.
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Alan Krueger, noted Princeton economist who served Obama, has died
The economist took his own life during the weekend, according to a separate statement from Krueger's family that the university released.
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