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Philly’s Benefits Data Trust shutters after 20 years. Laid-off workers say they still want answers
Hundreds of workers lost their jobs at the end of August and now some may have to apply for the same government assistance programs they helped others navigate.
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No more ‘knocking trees down to the property line’ for Sussex County developers
Environmentalists have bemoaned the loss of 43,000 acres to development and say more is needed, but county leaders laud the compromise law.
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Eagles working to remove ‘counterfeit’ political ads in Philadelphia
To some, it might seem official. Along with the Eagles logo, the ad also sends people to a real website.
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Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by.
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Philly’s new Center for Leadership Equity wants to support Black nonprofit executives – here’s how
Organizers say the Center for Leadership Equity aims to support, advocate for and invest in Black nonprofit executives in Philadelphia.
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Eagles fans should expect to not have access to X in Brazil after country upholds nationwide block
The Philadelphia Eagles play the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo on Friday.
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Harris set to oppose sale of US Steel to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Kamala Harris plans to use Monday's joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.
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‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities
Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.
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To get people to put down their phones while driving, make it a game, Penn study suggests
Changing human behavior around phone use can be hard, but Penn researchers found that competition, rewards and regular feedback works.
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For safer streets, Philly advocates have legislative priorities for fall session
Road safety advocates have hit the streets demanding change, but the battle goes on in another venue –– state and local legislatures.
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Aramark workers at Citizens Bank Park vote to authorize a strike
Workers, represented by Unite Here Philly Local 274, are demanding better wages and year-round health benefits.
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Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics
The nonpartisan, nonprofit group says it’s open to anyone, but over the weekend, the group’s co-founder urged members to “fight like a mother” against Kamala Harris.
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Sean Higgins is being held at Salem County Correctional Facility until a Sept. 5 detention hearing. Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday.
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GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in battleground states
Republican political operatives and lawyers are propping up liberal third-party candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Georgia, hoping to take votes from Kamala Harris.
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Samples collected over Labor Day weekend 2022 found increased chemicals from sunscreens, shampoos, drugs and fecal matter, according to a newly published Johns Hopkins study.
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