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Survivor Connection: A new tool linking journalists to Philly gun violence survivors
The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting launches Survivor Connection, a resource for journalists to connect with gun violence survivors.
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Listen 1:53West Oak Lane tenants say their landlord illegally collected rent for months. Now they’re suing
The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.
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Listen 1:13If the ordinance passes, Delaware County would join a growing number of communities in Pennsylvania who have made ghost guns illegal.
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Listen 1:09‘A devastating impact’: Leaders say federal cuts will worsen food insecurity in Bucks County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week it was cutting two programs that provide a total of $1 billion in funding nationwide to address food insecurity.
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Listen 1:04PATCO’s Franklin Square station to reopen in April, marking ‘an exciting new chapter’
Commuters and travelers alike will be able to board PATCO from 7th and Race streets in Philadelphia.
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Banning the tush push among proposed NFL rule changes
The Green Bay Packers have formally proposed a rule change to ban the tush push — a play the Philadelphia Eagles effectively used on their path to a Super Bowl win.
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Physician-assisted suicide legislation passes Delaware House after emotional debate
Advocates are working to pass medically assisted suicide this year after a similar bill was vetoed last year.
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Listen 1:02Police shoot man in Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood, rifle seen lying in street
Officers confronted the man on the 1600 block of Moore Street after he was seen walking with a rifle. The man is hospitalized in critical condition; no officers were injured.
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Trump administration freezes $175M in funding to Penn over trans athlete policies
“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.
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Federal judge transfers Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to New Jersey
Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder up.
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Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh
The death of Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely has left the House deadlocked at 101-101 since January.
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Philly on track to get more worker protections while federal policies are rolled back under Trump
Philadelphia labor laws may become stronger while federal level worker protections have been weakened this year by Donald Trump’s appointees.
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Listen 0:57PGW could explore clean energy with geothermal pilot project at Philly’s McCloskey Elementary School
The gas company is hiring a contractor to study the feasibility of a geothermal system to heat and cool a public school and a rec center.
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Listen 1:11The complaint against the Cape Henlopen School District alleges a lack of proper resources, curriculum and compliance with federal law.
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