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What is Memorial Day and how has it evolved from its Civil War origins?
The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers.
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President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, who represents Berks and Montgomery counties, is among the legislation's co-sponsors.
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What to know about ‘no tax on tips,’ Trump’s tax pledge that’s in the GOP budget bill
The idea is planted in the sprawling tax cuts package House Republicans passed early Thursday. In a surprise move, the Senate voted this week to unanimously approve the idea.
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Penn State trustees vote to close 7 branch campuses amid declining enrollments
The campuses to close are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York. Together they enrolled slightly over 3,000 students this year.
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are among 13 states serviced by PJM Interconnection. Federal regulators say the growing demand for electricity is “not sustainable.”
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Listen 1:08Tiny homes in Georgetown, Delaware aim to redefine ‘affordability’
A 20-home project is just the beginning. The Little Living housing effort is expanding, with eyes set on Milford.
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Listen 1:23A mild winter prevented serious beach erosion. But officials worry federal funding cuts could hamper future data collection and monitoring efforts.
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Listen 0:59Philadelphia residents are tracking air quality and pollution from their rowhouses in real time
With the fate of EPA regulations uncertain, advocates say local environmental protection efforts, like a community air monitoring network, are increasingly important.
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Listen 3:15Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma
The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
The status allows people already in the U.S. to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.
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The Office of the Controller General estimated that 40% of collections may qualify for the waiver if a defendant meets the eligibility requirements and is granted relief.
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Listen 0:56Dial was found not guilty of third-degree murder, but was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
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The push by the Delaware Coalition for Open Government is part of a 20-year fight for more government transparency.
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Listen 1:02According to Christy Brady, city controller, the discrepancies in the district’s Automated Clearing House system were found during an annual audit of the 2024 fiscal year.
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Listen 1:02El breve acuerdo de Camden con ICE genera alarma y acción en Delaware
El alcalde de Camden, Larry Dougherty, dice que él no estuvo involucrado directamente en el acuerdo y que no lo vio como un problema importante en ese momento.
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