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Climate activists criticize exclusion from PGW’s budget process, propose new rules
The Public Advocate joined with a climate justice group to propose rules it says allow full participation in PGW’s budget process without bogging it down.
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Listen 1:25What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid
Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican in 2022 and as a an outspoken supporter of Trump.
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A GOP congresswoman wants to restrict bathroom access based on “biological sex.” Delaware’s Sarah McBride is poised to become the first transgender member of Congress.
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Listen 1:06Student stabs 2 staffers at Castor Gardens Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia
Police said a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in the left side and was taken to a hospital, and a 31-year-old woman was stabbed in the right arm and refused treatment.
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Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says
The House ethics panel has been investigating the Florida Republican over allegations of sex trafficking involving a 17-year-old girl.
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New York prosecutors say they oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a scheme to influence the 2016 election by paying hush money to a porn actor.
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Some elected leaders, including Mayor Carstarphen and School Advisory Board President Nelson, are urging the state to replace McCombs.
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ACCT Philly urges public to adopt dogs amid severe overcrowding at the shelter
Overcrowding is once again forcing ACCT Philly to make some tough decisions.
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Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation
A new survey shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteered with a nonprofit between Sept. 2022 and Sept. 2023.
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Weitzman Jewish museum names its new CEO from Israel
Dan Tadmor oversaw a $100 million expansion of the ANU museum in Tel Aviv. His job in Philly will be to overhaul the Weitzman.
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Listen 1:08Vare Recreation Center sets a ‘goal for the city’ with grand reopening after $21 million renovation
The renovations brought new indoor gyms to the rec center, which also became the first in the city with fiber-optic high speed internet.
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Listen 1:07‘Judgment-free zone’: Delaware rolls out harm reduction vending machines
The five vending machines have free items like opioid overdose medication and pregnancy kits. They’re available 24 hours a day.
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Listen 0:59An Israeli muralist has been selected for Philly’s Holocaust Memorial Plaza
Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, based in Berlin, will design a Holocaust mural for a prominent intersection on the Parkway.
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Listen 1:14SEPTA negotiations with city, suburban unions to continue Wednesday
The transit agency is negotiating contracts between TWU Local 234, which represents workers in the city, and SMART Local 1594, which represents workers in the suburbs.
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The New Jersey Forest Fire Service established a containment line behind several homes in the area of Bancroft Lane and Cove Court.
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