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Right2Read Philly campaign reaches 100,000 families this summer
The summer reading campaign was celebrated with an Aug. 29 event at Franklin Square that featured a book giveaway, a sing-along and double Dutch jump rope.
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Delaware pays $102 million in legal settlement to Pennsylvania, other states over unclaimed property
Pennsylvania led a coalition of 30 states to argue Delaware was improperly keeping abandoned checks drawn in other states in its general fund.
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The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
Both candidates are locked in close races across the seven top swing states. Now comes the hard part.
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Proposal could turn SS United States into world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida
The worn-out ship is under a "contingent contract" with Okaloosa County, Florida, the vessel's owners emphasize.
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Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers
The ruling is a major victory for the city's nine casinos, most of which are winning less money from in-person gamblers than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era
Misinformation, distrust in medical providers, politics and experiences during the height of COVID are playing into people’s views of vaccination, experts say.
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Listen 7:44Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything
Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.
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Philly’s Benefits Data Trust shutters after 20 years. Laid-off workers say they still want answers
Hundreds of workers lost their jobs at the end of August and now some may have to apply for the same government assistance programs they helped others navigate.
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No more ‘knocking trees down to the property line’ for Sussex County developers
Environmentalists have bemoaned the loss of 43,000 acres to development and say more is needed, but county leaders laud the compromise law.
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Eagles working to remove ‘counterfeit’ political ads in Philadelphia
To some, it might seem official. Along with the Eagles logo, the ad also sends people to a real website.
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Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by.
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Philly’s new Center for Leadership Equity wants to support Black nonprofit executives – here’s how
Organizers say the Center for Leadership Equity aims to support, advocate for and invest in Black nonprofit executives in Philadelphia.
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Eagles fans should expect to not have access to X in Brazil after country upholds nationwide block
The Philadelphia Eagles play the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo on Friday.
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Harris set to oppose sale of US Steel to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Kamala Harris plans to use Monday's joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.
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‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities
Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.
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