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Courts & Law

CAIR exploring legal action following arrest of Muslim woman in Philadelphia

CAIR held a press conference Wednesday announcing possible legal action against both the Philadelphia and Temple Police Departments.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris meeting people impacted by the hurricane
Politics & Policy

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week, an amount that if concentrated in North Carolina would cover the state in 3 1/2 feet of water.

1 year ago

Bob Casey and Dave McCormick
Politics & Policy

Casey, McCormick to meet for first debate in Pennsylvania’s battleground Senate race

Casey, perhaps Pennsylvania’s best-known politician, is seeking a fourth term and is facing what he calls his toughest reelection challenge yet.

1 year ago

Lightbox Chief Curator Jesse Pires stands in a movie theater
Arts & Entertainment

Lightbox Film Center finds a new home at the Bok Building

Cast adrift by the closing of the University of the Arts in June, the art film presenter will start weekly screenings in South Philadelphia.

1 year ago

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United States' Simone Biles competes on the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Gold Over America, GOAToberfest, Apple Butter Frolic and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 3–6: Revolutionary Germantown Festival in Philly, Collingswood Book Festival in New Jersey and Marquis de Lafayette in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

1 year ago

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prints of leaves on display
Community

Preserving seeds as cultural heritage

WHYY’s Maiken Scott will moderate a discussion on ethnobotanical practices at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday night.

1 year ago

Students pose in front of the White House gates
Community

Philly nonprofit thrilled over financial boost to prevent gun violence

ManUpPHL will receive a $100,000 funding grant from Everytown Community Safety Fund to help more men turn from a life of crime to an opportunity to succeed.

1 year ago

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Dr. Ruha Benjamin smiles
Community

Princeton professor highlights protest investigation as university celebrates her award

Dr. Ruha Benjamin said Princeton University excluded her statements referencing an investigation into a protest last spring from an article about her MacArthur fellowship.

1 year ago

Trump
Courts & Law

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’

The filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s team offers the most comprehensive view to date of what prosecutors intend to prove.

1 year ago

A sign at the University of Delaware
Courts & Law

Former UD student ‘incel’ sentenced to prison for stalking and threatening women, fraud

Delaware resident Kyle Stevens submitted 10 fraudulent applications for pandemic aid for small businesses while living overseas.

1 year ago

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Recreation Commissioner Sue Slawson
Community

Work begins on Logan neighborhood playground project after costs doubled since COVID

The project is part of the Rebuild program, which uses sugary drink tax money to help education and recreation projects.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Narcan sitting outside
Health

Philadelphia sees a decline in drug overdose deaths among residents for the first time in 5 years, data show

Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop.

1 year ago

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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks during a campaign event in Steelton, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl

David McCormick envisions using the U.S. military’s drones and special operations teams in Mexico to destroy fentanyl trafficking cartels.

1 year ago

Voters watch the debate at the Republican watch party
Politics & Policy

Coveted Bucks County hosts dueling partisan watch parties for VP debate

With Bucks County evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters, local watch parties mirror the fierce divide.

1 year ago

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5-mg pills of Oxycodon
Health

Pet meds and discarded doses: N.J. Poison Control Center study identifies sources of opioid poisonings in young children

Researchers looked at 230 cases of children 6 and younger who accidentally ingested opioids from common and uncommon sources.

1 year ago

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