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Layoffs hit Philly biotech startup after being bought by Big Pharma
Tmunity Therapeutics, with ties to Penn Medicine, once raised $231 million from investors. Now workers and its Center City office are gone.
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Listen 1:04Passenger count at Wilmington Airport tops half a million amid expansion efforts
More than 660,000 passengers have flown through Wilmington Airport since 2023. Officials are planning new upgrades and bracing for continued growth.
7 days ago
Listen 1:21Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.
1 week ago
Listen 0:56Republicans urge U.S. universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program
Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said Wednesday they'd sent letters Temple University and other colleges and universities.
1 week ago
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signs bill ending ban on Sunday hunting
The governor repealed what he called an “outdated” ban on Sunday hunting, saying the change will benefit Pennsylvania’s economy.
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Listen 0:46Here’s how Jefferson Health will spend a new $28M donation from the Kimmel family in Philly
The hospital’s emergency department will undergo $19 million in renovations, including a new 30-bed medical-surgical unit.
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser won’t run for governor in Pennsylvania, despite Trump’s promise to support him
Meuser announced his decision Tuesday night to run again for his northeastern Pennsylvania seat rather than seek the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.
1 week ago
A marathon negotiation session between the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union Tuesday has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.
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Listen 1:05Penn’s Landing park over I-95 in Philly is taking shape. Here’s what to know
After more than two years of construction, a massive cap is forming over the busy highway.
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Like the original, Philly’s anniversary Live Aid performance will also be a fundraiser, this time benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Listen 3:19President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is now law. How will it help and hurt New Jersey residents?
The bill, signed by President Trump on July 4, will offer tax breaks for some in New Jersey, but lower-income residents will lose crucial benefits.
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Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
The order comes despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.
1 week ago
The acquisitions were finalized at the end of last month. They are part of a renewed commitment to overhaul the struggling stretch.
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Listen 0:54No end in sight for Philadelphia union workers on strike
The city’s contract negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33 show no signs of a deal as trash piled along city streets continues to rise.
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Princeton, N.J. ‘pop-up’ newsroom planned for July 30
N.J. residents can share story ideas, ask questions and meet WHYY reporters and editors at a “pop-up” newsroom in Princeton.
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