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Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling
One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status."
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Web designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request
A web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled could refuse to make a wedding website for gay couples had cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.
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About 73% of all firework-related injuries nationally occur in the two weeks before and after the Fourth of July.
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Summit attendees were adamant that Moms for Liberty isn’t about hate. “We're just here to protect our children.”
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Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default
The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.
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Philadelphia area July 4th fireworks list for 2023
Check out our full list to see where July 4 fireworks displays are happening in your neighborhood.
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Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget plan in place
The legislation unveiled Friday envisions a roughly $45 billion spending plan, about a 5% increase from the last approved budget.
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The report identified challenges that made it hard for some groups to complete their work — but city leaders promise to fix those problems before the next round of grants.
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Photos: Moms for Liberty summit descends on Philadelphia
Here's a look at the scene in Philly, in photos.
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Hundreds protest Moms for Liberty as weekend-long summit kicks off in Philadelphia
The Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed Moms for Liberty an extremist group, saying it “advances an anti-student inclusion agenda.”
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Listen 1:21The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan.
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The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender, and other characteristics.
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Moms for Liberty national summit begins in Philly as members arrive from across Pa.
The organization is the most widespread group advocating for book restrictions in the U.S.
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Pa. declares Code Red due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfires
Under a Code Red, air pollution concentrations are considered unhealthy for the general population and outdoor activity should be avoided.
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Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group’s rising influence over the GOP
DeSantis, in his remarks, praised the group for “coming under attack by the left," saying it was “a sign that we are winning this fight.”
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