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Navigating the process: How to apply to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania
You can apply to be a poll worker if you are a 17-year-old high school student or a registered voter.
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Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania
Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the group formerly known as the Central Park Five will be touring Philadelphia this weekend to energize the youth vote.
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School safety: Survey finds most teachers question active shooter drills
A recent survey released by RAND found that teachers don’t feel any safer or more prepared to respond to active shooter incidents after lockdown drills.
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‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco
The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.
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Listen 1:05A public art project in Germantown will use poetry to combat gun violence
Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.
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Exclusive: Sen. Warren to campaign for Harris-Walz in Montco Sunday
Sen. Warren is one of many out-of-town guests Pennsylvania will host this weekend as the state continues to play a key state role in the election now fewer than 40 days away.
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Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options
The $1.2 million in Health Resources and Services Administration federal grants is to bring more behavioral health options into primary care.
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Listen 1:08How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance
The 90-minute debate will start at 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1.
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Parents can learn about private, charter, cyber, faith-based and public school options, as well as how to apply for scholarships and access community resources.
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Listen 0:58Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Donald Trump asserts that tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
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Here’s who’s on ballots in the 7 states likely to decide the presidential election
With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House.
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Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts
As voters in Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts.
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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Maggie Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench.
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With the school board meeting room at maximum capacity, residents stranded outside donned “cricket” clickers to voice their dissatisfaction.
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Philly’s tourism economy is still chugging along, with notable uptick from summer hotel travel
Hotels across Philadelphia’s Center City were 73% occupied between Memorial Day and Labor day in 2024, which some experts suggest means tourists are back.
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