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Philly home repair program seen as climate resilience tool gets its first city funding
Built to Last, which staff say helps “future-proof” Philly homes, got $5 million in the budget City Council passed Thursday.
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Philly heat wave: Here’s what you need to know about the Heat Health Emergency, Code Red and more
From extreme heat terminology to how to stay safe and cool despite soaring temps, here's what you should know.
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Sunday’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival in Philadelphia served as a “celebration and homage to our ancestors.”
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A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.
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Listen 1:01Here’s when Philly’s public pools will open for the 2024 season
Openings begin Monday, June 17, and several other pools across the city will open throughout the rest of the week.
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Drexel professor, students take a deeper look at textile waste
Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.
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Delaware’s Imagination Library program expands with bilingual book collection
A literacy initiative beginning four years ago has reached 58% of Delaware's children. Now, a bilingual book collection enhances the program in both English and Spanish.
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Pa. state Sen. Nikil Saval plans to finally read ‘Ulysses’ on Bloomsday
After two missed tries, the literary state senator will lend his voice to James Joyce’s “monumental, musical, bawdy” masterpiece.
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‘Fathers are a brotherhood’: A Philly mentor program doesn’t want dads to learn fatherhood alone
Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.
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Haddonfield unveils two markers commemorating the borough’s Black experience
The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.
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Civil rights lawyer William T. Coleman honored among the founding fathers
A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.
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Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over SEPTA crimes from Philly DA Larry Krasner
A divided Commonwealth Court turned down Krasner's argument that the law passed late last year by Republicans in the General Assembly violates the state Constitution.
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On health policy, Biden and Trump both have records to run on — and stark contrasts
The two major presidential candidates have very different approaches to health policy. What are they, and how might they shape health care access over the next four years?
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The lawsuit argues the current system leaves too many cases for too few attorneys.
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival in 2017.
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