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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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Campbell unveils 1st ever ‘Legend Edition Chunky’ soup can in honor of Philadelphia’s Jason Kelce
Fans can enter to win one of 620 limited-edition collectible cans.
2 years ago
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
His speech from the House rostrum, delivered just eight months before Biden stands for reelection, was something of an on-the-job interview for the nation's oldest president.
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Celebration of Women Artists, Oscar watch parties, BalletX and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
March 7 - 10: Sting with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Taylor Dayne in N.J., and “On Your Feet!” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Abortion, infrastructure and ‘tax fairness’: What to expect from Biden’s State of the Union address
The White House offered WHYY News a sneak peek of Biden's third State of the Union speech.
2 years ago
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‘Fix the mix’: Climate activists want PECO to buy more renewable energy
Climate activists want PECO to add more renewables to its energy sources and say solar and wind energy are cheap enough to make them viable for ratepayers and the environment.
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Wilmington schools to add $18 million resource center with gym, theater and early learning center
The new facility will make resources more accessible to students going to school in downtown Wilmington.
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Married LGBTQ leaders were taking car for repairs before their arrest in Philadelphia traffic stop
Celena Morrison, who leads the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs and is a top aide to Mayor Cherelle Parker, and her husband were detained Saturday for about 12 hours.
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New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
The deployment of the National Guard would bolster an enhanced presence of NYPD officers in the subway system
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Spotlight PA
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
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‘We will not be held hostage’: Philly police seek 4 suspects after 8 teens injured in mass shooting
Nearly a dozen children have been hurt in the recent string of shootings. Mayor Parker vowed to “use every legal tool in the toolbox" to address the violence.
2 years ago
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From ‘SNL’ to Philly? City considers asking youth to help fight crime via social media
The goal is to use young people to do what they do all the time: Surf the web and review social media posts to identify potential crimes before they happen.
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Man freed from prison after 34 years after judge vacates conviction in 1990 murder
61-year-old Ronald Johnson was released from SCI-Phoenix on Monday night following a Philadelphia judge's decision and the prosecutor's move to dismiss charges.
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Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus
Palmer says he never visited the territory before the caucus.
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