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Companies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvania
$10 million of that total comes from a plea deal the state attorney general’s office brokered with Energy Transfer, but little has gone toward residents directly affected.
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Sources within the campaign said she stalled in providing bank statements. She says the money in question repaid her personal loans to campaigns.
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Listen 2:23Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
The committee said Thursday that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.
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‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Thousands of Starbucks workers expected to go on 1-day strike
Philly Workers United posted on social media Wednesday night that the baristas at the Penn Medicine store initiated the strike at other local unionized stores.
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Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
The Senate gave final approval to a temporary government funding package Wednesday night and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
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Nov. 16 - 19: Marathon weekend in Philly, Chicago and Friends in N.J., and First State Ballet in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30Did Pa.’s exposure notification apps help prevent the spread of COVID-19?
"We were building the plane while we were flying it,” said one consultant.
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Listen 2:54Pottstown has erected signs along College Drive, declaring the parcel a flood hazard and “private property of the borough.” The sign demands people vacate after Dec. 1.
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Listen 1:13Joy of Sox celebrates receiving 1 million pairs of socks, sets sights on new goal by 2025
Joy of Sox celebrated with Prevention Point Philadelphia Wednesday after achieving the goal of reaching one million socks by October.
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The Biden administration is requesting that Congress appropriate $7.5 billion for WIC in the 2024 fiscal budget, up from $6 billion last year.
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Philly police to get 5% raise as part of one-year contract extension
The extension gives the incoming Parker administration an opportunity to sort out its finances while they figure out a new proposal to give to an arbitrator.
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UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza
The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The resolution makes no mention of a cease-fire or Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
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Large fire erupts on Atlantic City boardwalk
Video from the scene shows large plumes of smoke and flames coming from inside the building.
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Bucks County families, NAACP, and PairUP Society file civil rights complaint against Pennridge
The federal civil rights complaint alleges racial discrimination and anti-LGBTQ policies and practices in Pennridge schools.
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Listen 1:29The honor caps a three-decade career that has seen the comic rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation’s most successful performers.
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