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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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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

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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

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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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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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Courts & Law

Conservative Delaware think tank sues to stop Maryland offshore wind farm

Up to four power cables from offshore wind turbines will be buried under Delaware wetlands and beaches. Some fishermen worry about harm to wildlife.

1 year ago

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Education

Penn Medicine residents vote to approve union contract, a first for Pennsylvania

The negotiations took more than a year and included a large public rally and a recent incident where hospital security drove residents off a sidewalk.

1 year ago

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Tim Walz and JD Vance
Politics & Policy

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance criticized each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles.

1 year ago

Timothy Piazza is seen with his parents in a file photo
Courts & Law

Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death

Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.

1 year ago

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Science

Wilmington’s Hagley Museum is using old technology for a sustainable future

Historic dams along the Brandywine River are helping the museum get off the electrical grid.

1 year ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Food fight: The history of the school lunch at Philly’s Science History Institute

Philadelphia pioneered the school lunch 130 years ago.

1 year ago

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