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Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.
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Uncertain future for blighted Philly properties once part of Germantown Settlement empire
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.
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Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.
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Listen 2:34Studies show links between arts programs and positive academic outcomes, skills
Anecdotal evidence has shown arts-related classes lead to better grades.
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Listen 1:57White House wants more funding to prep Philly’s Independence Hall for semiquincentennial
Stakeholders look forward to more funding for Independence Hall as America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary after White House executive order.
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Listen 1:03Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures
The lawsuit claims the man received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but it says he wasn't fully paid for the petition referrals.
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The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.
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Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during his marathon, anti-Trump speech, the longest Senate speech in history.
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Listen 1:04Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.
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Listen 0:58The program, which informs police officers if a driver is autistic, was first implemented in the Garden State in Hunterdon County.
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Listen 1:05Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, faces separate federal and state murder charges.
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Who is Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey holding the Senate floor?
Booker played part in a 2018 bipartisan measure to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after some Black leaders forged an alliance with Trump.
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A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.
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Listen 1:03Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department.
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Pa. Senate passes bills to alert ICE of crimes, restrict bail options for some defendants
The measures now move to the Democratic-controlled House, where they can expect tough sledding.
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