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This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.
Politics & Policy

After Biden’s debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged

Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate.

1 year ago

Inside of the Pennsylvania Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Compromises on education spending, tax cuts, and transit headline Pa.’s $47.6B budget

The deal between the Democratic governor, narrowly Democratic-controlled state House, and Republican-led state Senate was finished two weeks after the June 30 deadline.

1 year ago

Championship belt sitting on a table
Arts & Entertainment

Philly native, world champion Jaron Ennis plans to pack the Wells Fargo Center Saturday to witness a ‘beautiful knockout’

“Don’t miss this beautiful performance, beautiful show, and this beautiful knockout,” Ennis said ahead of his headlining fight.

1 year ago

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Jury ready to start deliberations at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Prosecutors say the Democrat accepted nearly $150,000 in gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from three New Jersey businessmen from 2018 to 2022.

1 year ago

The Sixers Stixers
Arts & Entertainment

A 2020 Black Lives Matter protest is revived as a neighborhood celebration in Mantua

Dancer Iquail Shaheed organized a protest in Mantua after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. Now he is bringing it back as a neighborhood resource fair.

1 year ago

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Parkway Central Library
Arts & Entertainment

Free Library of Philadelphia nearing uniform 6-day service

The Free Library has aimed for universal six days a week service at all of its 55 branches in the Philadelphia region for years. It may be coming this fall.

1 year ago

This Friday, July 5, 2024 image provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shows a forest fire in Tabernacle, N.J.
Weather

A massive N.J. wildfire is nearly contained. Here’s what to know about wildfire smoke

Scientists say forecasts don’t indicate a repeat of last summer’s wildfire smoke emergency in the Philly area.

1 year ago

Andrea Li with her daughter
Education

Delaware expands cultural education requirements in K-12 curriculum

The bill started with a focus on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history but expanded to include all ethnic groups.

1 year ago

Dan Shelton and Donald Patton
Education

‘You ought to be ashamed’: Christina School community questions lack of transparency as board places superintendent on leave

The president of the Christina School Board has tried to dismiss the superintendent for months. But he declined to give the reasons.

1 year ago

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President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference following the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Biden says during news conference he’s going to ‘complete the job’ despite calls to bow out

Meanwhile, the campaign has been quietly surveying voters on Harris to determine how she’s viewed among the electorate, according to two people with knowledge of the campaign.

1 year ago

Arlene Thorpe Townhomes affordable units
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s just a blessing’: Philly officials and residents celebrate affordable housing development in Grays Ferry

Units at the Arlene Thorpe Townhomes are permanently affordable thanks to a public-private partnership led by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project.

1 year ago

NCAA logo 2015
Arts & Entertainment

U.S. appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws

The ruling follows a Supreme Court case that led the NCAA to allow athletes to profit from their “Name, Image and Likeness.”

1 year ago

John Dougherty walks to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Courts & Law

Johnny Doc, former Philly labor leader, gets 6 years for bribery and theft

“Dougherty’s crimes have inflicted immeasurable harm upon Local 98 and the City of Philadelphia," federal prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.

1 year ago

medical devices next to a bed
Health

How to prepare for power outages if your health depends on home medical devices

For most people, power outages are an inconvenience. For those who count on electricity for home medical equipment, they can be a crisis.

1 year ago

The State Capitol building in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass nearly $48B budget almost 2 weeks late

The legislation falls well short of the $6.2 billion increase phased in over five years sought for underfunded schools by the districts that sued and won in court.

1 year ago

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