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Politics & Policy

Fact Check: Why Trump’s new campaign ad on fracking is misleading

A new Trump ad claims Harris will ban fracking in Pa. It’s false on several accounts, including the fact that a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly historical commission approves new district for Washington Square West

The 9-0 vote came after a meeting that saw property owners express competing opinions about the nomination.

2 years ago

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Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
Education

Camden School Advisory Board president resigns following repeated calls to step down

Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that Democrats allowed migrants to enter the country so they would vote in the 2024 election.

2 years ago

Workers at Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site
Politics & Policy

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

A Republican strategist called the remark “another sign of Harris’ sprint to the middle" on energy policy and other issues.

2 years ago

Two people wearing Gaudreau jerseys sit and hold a kid at the memorial
Courts & Law

Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

The driver, 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of nearby Woodstown, New Jersey, is charged with two counts of death by auto.

2 years ago

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Politics & Policy

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day, including Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester

In its over 200-year history, the U.S. Senate has never seen two black women elected at the same time.

2 years ago

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at the debate
Politics & Policy

Money rolls in on U.S. election bets after judge clears the way

A judge's ruling enables a New York startup company, at least temporarily, to offer prediction contracts on the overall outcome of the 2024 races.

2 years ago

Courthouse
Politics & Policy

Man serving 20-year sentence for threatening N.J. officials can remain in U.S. House race, court rules

Eric Hafner, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges of making threats against police officers, judges and others in New Jersey, has no apparent ties to Alaska.

2 years ago

Taylor Swift
Politics & Policy

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris drives voters to visit vote.gov

Taylor Swift posted on Instagram after the presidential debate, saying she was voting for Kamala Harris. Her link to vote.gov gave a big boost to the site's engagement.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Hello, Pennsylvania! Why Harris and Trump can’t get enough of the Keystone State

Where presidential candidates go says a lot about how they think they can win. That's why Pennsylvania is getting a lot of face time with the candidates this year.

2 years ago

A fast-moving fire at a Frankford building.
Community
6abc

4-alarm Frankford fire under control after hours-long blaze ripped through 2 commercial buildings

Several roads are also closed in the area due to the massive response.

2 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

After the debate, a little dessert: ‘POTUS’ brings political pratfalls to the Arden Theatre

Three blocks from the presidential debate stage, a foul-mouthed comedy cleanses the political palate.

2 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel on new live album, tour and his ‘life-changing’ time in Philly

“My time that I lived in Philly was 100% the most inspiring time I could ever imagine,” Granduciel said.

2 years ago

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DayOneNotDayTwo
Community

Local group wants to change negative stereotypes of inner city youths

Organizers say when gun violence takes aim at our communities, that ‘s not the whole story. They want to transform lives by changing the narrative of young people in Philly.

2 years ago

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