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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker and will try to unite before a floor vote
Lawmakers said that in private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, in favor of Scalise, the current maj
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A group appointed by Gov. Shapiro believes a cap-and-trade program would help meet his ambitious climate goals, although the members lacked consensus on how best to proceed.
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Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won’t make them more affordable
Education advocates argue that even a proposed increase in aid won’t make a dent in the underfunding of Pennsylvania's higher education.
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The city's only open-intake shelter has over 130 dogs looking for homes and more than 150 cats.
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At least 2 New Jersey natives among Americans missing in Israel, Gov. Murphy says
At least 20 Americans are missing after the surprise Hamas attack.
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Israeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighborhoods as sealed-off territory faces imminent blackout
Gaza’s power authority says its sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies.
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Philadelphia ranks No. 5 in the nation for downtown foot traffic recovery since 2019
Philadelphia’s Center City District staff explored economic recovery metrics, such as foot traffic, in 26 cities nationwide.
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Philadelphians envision Black green futures at inaugural ecoFEST
The event hosted by WURD radio’s EcoWURD featured panels, on-stage interviews, and workshops at a community center in West Philly.
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Philly sees drop in deadly crashes due to road diet and other measures, new report says
Efforts have targeted the "High Injury Network," which includes the 12% of city streets with 80% of all traffic deaths and serious injuries in Philly.
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Camden County’s vineyard will harvest a record 7,000+ pounds of grapes this year
Four decades ago, the Garden State had only seven wineries. The state now boasts more than 60.
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Phillies insist they can put stunned disbelief of Game 2 loss behind them against Atlanta
The Phillies will start right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 3 on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican.
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Delaware has an ‘overabundance’ of single-family homes according to housing needs assessment
The Delaware State Housing Authority released its housing needs assessment, showing high demand for multi-unit housing.
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Listen 1:21“Let there be no doubt. The United States has Israel’s back. We’ll make sure the Jewish and democratic state of Israel can defend itself today, tomorrow as we always have.”
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Police officials in Paterson sue New Jersey attorney general over state takeover of department
The police department was put under state supervision in March, after officers there shot and killed a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.
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