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’We are going to save democracy’: Calif. Gov. Newsom, local officials rally for Biden in Doylestown
More than 200 people attending the rally in Doylestown were met with dozens of Trump supporters waving flags outside.
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President Biden to speak at Philadelphia church Sunday, then travel to Harrisburg
Biden was previously slated to speak at the National Education Association Conference but canceled after the union's staff announced a strike.
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Philly faces $50 million price tag for essential component in Rail Park extension
The city has the authority to condemn the site of Phase 2, but isn’t ready to take definitive action. Meanwhile, Reading International shows no sign of letting it go.
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A scrap of cloth found at Goodwill turns out to be part of American history
A Virginia man bought a tattered piece of cloth claiming to be part of George Washington’s war tent. It’s now in a Philadelphia museum.
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The money will go towards building a junior putting green.
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‘Each other’s safety net’: People’s Kitchen serves up hot meals, community care in South Philly
The mutual aid organization, born at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has stayed true to its roots of reducing food waste and serving nutritious meals to those in need.
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Biden rejects independent medical evaluation in ABC interview as he fights to stay in race
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, said his disastrous debate performance last week was a “bad episode."
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The incident apparently took place at a pop-up event advertised on social media.
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Biden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philly after union staff goes on strike
Biden, who is fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, was still planning to travel to Pennsylvania over the weekend, his campaign said.
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Time is running out to get sexual abuse amendment on Pa.’s November ballot
Mistakes and political fights have long delayed an amendment to give sexual abuse survivors a chance to sue the perpetrators. Now, the effort might fail again.
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Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day
Pennsylvania’s Senate has passed legislation to encourage school districts to effectively ban students’ use of cellphones during the school day.
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Should you take the ‘B’ or the ‘L’? SEPTA plan to rename subway lines looks similar to NYC signage
Officials seek to make the transit system easier to navigate, with new signage forthcoming.
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Listen 1:04Fourth of July mass shooting: 9 shot, including 3 juveniles, in Southwest Philadelphia; 1 killed
Officials said the crime scene spans over two blocks and that there may have been a barbecue going on at the time.
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An artist is using sprinklers to paint the walls of a massive Spring Garden apartment complex
Doug Hoekzema, also known as HOXXOH, shoots color using off-the-shelf lawn care equipment.
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Listen 1:15Families, cities and states wish to hold Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, and its owners, the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid crisis.
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