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The court refuted claims that N.J. residents' refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID constituted protected speech under the First Amendment.
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Philly man freed after nearly 40 years in prison after murder conviction in 1984 fire is reversed
Harold Staten, 71, was convicted in 1986 of setting an early morning fire that killed a man in a north Philadelphia row house in October 1984.
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Philadelphia Suns putting final touches on lion dances ahead of Lunar New Year
The Philadelphia Suns prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year with lion dance performances, filled with drumming, music and firecrackers.
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State officials said an estimated 1 million Pennsylvanians hold some amount of medical debt, and many are subjected to debt collectors.
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Listen :58Shapiro’s budget plan includes $161 million in funding to SEPTA amid budget shortfalls
“Based on our discussions with SEPTA, if you adopt my proposal they will not cut service or raise fares,” Shapiro told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Listen 1:25Gov. Shapiro renews push to raise Pa.’s minimum wage: ‘It’s a shanda’
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania has remained at $7.25 an hour for the past 15 years, while Delaware and New Jersey are on track to hit $15 an hour.
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Listen 1:15Shapiro proposes ‘historic’ $1 billion increase in education funding to address inequities
Most of the funding, $872 million, will go toward addressing the problem of some districts having “inadequate” and “inequitable” funding.
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Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Erie, Pa. post office in 2020
The statements from Project Veritas and founder James O’Keefe came as a lawsuit filed against them by a Pennsylvania postmaster was settled.
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
In its own statement, the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.
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Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter
Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns.
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76ers center Joel Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery
The 76ers fell to 4-11 without him this season after Monday night’s loss to Dallas.
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Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.
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Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro seeks billions for schools and development in budget that envisions legal weed
For public schools, of the $1.1 billion increase, about $872 million would go toward helping the state’s poorest districts provide a better education for its students.
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