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President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding food stamp funding, something never done before during a government shutdown.
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Listen 0:52Philly DJ Pierre Robert, the ‘heart and soul of WMMR,’ has died
One of the most recognized voices in the region, Robert spent 44 years on the air in Philadelphia, all with WMMR.
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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate with them to extend expiring health care subsidies.
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More time? SEPTA asks for extension of federal deadline to inspect aging Silverliner railcars
Less than half of SEPTA’s 50-year-old fleet of Silverliner cars have been inspected. And out of 108 inspected cars, only 35 have returned to service.
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About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with approximately 75,000 recipients in Camden County.
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Pa. man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation
The Trump administration plans to act on a 1999 deportation order despite his murder conviction being overturned because Subramanyam Vedam also has a drug conviction.
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Trump says ‘it’s too bad’ he can’t run for a third term
President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House.
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Here’s why Philadelphia chocolatiers are optimistic despite inflation
Cocoa prices are climbing but Philly’s Craft Chocolate Makers say they are not worried about losing customers.
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An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum
The new Maguire Hall is a 173-year-old industrialist’s mansion converted into a showcase of Philadelphia artists.
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Listen 1:23As Pennsylvania health systems rapidly adopt AI, lawmakers take steps to regulate the technology
Health systems and insurance companies are using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans and MRIs, update electronic health records and review coverage decisions.
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Listen 5:08Jeff Balk spent several years in a Missouri prison for abusing teen boys. He first resisted calls to resign as county chair but ultimately stepped down.
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Listen 2:02Pennsylvania and 10 other states, including New Jersey and Delaware, are suing FEMA and the DHS.
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Listen 1:02Republican lawmakers from Pa., N.J., Va. and Md. weigh solutions to rising electricity bills
Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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More than half of the Delaware County school district's revenue comes from the state. Without a budget, funds could run dry by the end of January.
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Listen 0:49‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP
Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown.
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