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European Union antitrust regulators on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, took aim at Google's lucrative digital advertising business, ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad services to address competition concerns
Courts & Law

Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

The European Union has led the global movement to crack down on Big Tech companies but rather than splitting up businesses it has previously issued blockbuster fines.

2 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington
Money

Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year

Top Fed officials want to take time to more fully assess how their rate hikes have affected inflation and the economy.

2 years ago

Construction on I-95
Urban Planning

Civil engineers weigh in on I-95 repair process in Philadelphia

Engineers say temporary fixes of I-95 or military bridges are not viable options.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium at the collapse site.
Community

Officials present temporary fix to reopen damaged section of I-95

State Police to escort dump trucks carrying construction materials to ensure “not a single moment is wasted,” Gov. Shapiro announces.

2 years ago

Listen 1:04
An up-close view of the face of the woman, the guitar player, in the painting,
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art may have original Vermeer in its vault

Scholars argue the Art Museum’s damaged “Lady with a Guitar” is not a copy of a 17th century Old Master, but the real deal.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Gerard McShea at a podium
Courts & Law

No body cam footage in the Anthony Allegrini Jr. case, Pa. State Police say. His family still wants answers

Allegrini’s family is currently piecing the story together from snippets of video posted to social media by people who were on the interstate that night.

2 years ago

Listen 1:24
A firefighter views the aftermath
Community

Following I-95 tanker truck fire near Delaware River, experts weigh in on environmental impacts

The risks of transporting hazardous materials along the Delaware River, in particular, remains a concern.

2 years ago

A line of cars and trucks
Community

Trucks face some traffic congestion after I-95 bridge collapse, PhilaPort ‘running smoothly’

Dozens of tractor trailers were diverted from I-95 for the second day in a row, leaving drivers scrambling to find alternative routes in Northeast Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Kids playing in the pool
Community

All of Philadelphia’s public pools to open this summer, with staggered schedule

The city pushed to hire 400 lifeguards ahead of the pools opening. Parks and Recreation leaders say the spaced out schedule will allow for more lifeguards to finish training.

2 years ago

File photo: Tucker Carlson, host of ''Tucker Carlson Tonight,'' poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say

After his April firing, Carlson kicked off a “Tucker on Twitter” series. Two episodes have aired so far.

2 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why some lawmakers think this will be the year Pa. raises its minimum wage

At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006.

2 years ago

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, left, meets with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at the scene of a collapsed elevated section of I-95
Community

Demolition of damaged section of I-95 wrapping up, rebuild plans forthcoming as Sec. Buttigieg visits site of collapse

The driver who died in the crash was identified by the Philadelphia medical examiner on Tuesday night as Nathan Moody, 53, according to the Associated Press.

2 years ago

Traffic backed up on I-95
Community
6abc

Traffic backs up as commuters navigate I-95 detours: What to know as work begins at collapse site

Demolition at the site of the 95 collapse is happening around the clock.

2 years ago

Near the intersection of North Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue sits a Forman Mills discount department store that anchors a shopping plaza.
Money

Discount retailer Forman Mills lays off 119 employees due to ‘economic circumstances’

Attorneys say Forman Mills did not offer 90 days’ notice for the mass layoff and workers are owed millions in severance.

2 years ago

Trump waves from the car
Courts & Law

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Florida estate

Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal courthouse on Tuesday in a stunning moment in American history.

2 years ago

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