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Union jobs, crime and Palestine: Philly Dems respond to Biden’s State of the Union
For some Philly voters, Biden made a compelling case for reelection.
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Listen 1:23Philadelphia City Councilmember-At-Large Katherine Gilmore Richardson said that the SAVE plan effectively wiped out her remaining student debt in October.
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Listen 1:39A whisper to a scream: ‘Aluminum Flowers’ plays out the guitar’s history
The world premiere by Curtis composer Steven Mackey samples the development of guitar sounds over hundreds of years.
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Listen 2:38Affordable housing development replaces nuisance motel in North Philly
Be a Gem Crossing offers deeply discounted rents in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly half of the city’s.
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Listen 1:11What to know before you vote in Pa.’s 2024 primary election
Pennsylvania’s primary election is Tuesday, April 23. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address
Sen. Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.
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7 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
Here are some key takeaways from the speech.
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Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to the State of the Union
The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, delivered a stinging election-year critique of the president while sitting at her own kitchen table.
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Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
A Department of Justice report in January criticized the “cascading failures” of responding law enforcement.
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Harm reduction activists ask for a ‘seat at the table’ during City Hall rally
Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.
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Wednesday’s mass shooting near SEPTA stop may be connected to earlier shooting, police say
Police say a car used in Wednesday’s shooting is connected to another car theft. Investigators are checking both vehicles for physical evidence.
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Listen 1:09Pa. trooper charged at Philly LGBTQ+ leader as she recorded traffic stop, lawyers say
The arrest made national headlines over the weekend and has prompted questions over the car stop and use of force.
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Listen 1:12Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Mayor Parker to attend State of the Union as guest of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans
President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. Follow WHYY on air and online for live special coverage.
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Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more
E-pollbooks speed up key processes for poll workers. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if there aren’t safeguards in place.
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