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Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins other Democratic governors to form alliance on abortion rights
Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access.
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Biden in Poland says U.S. and allies ‘have Ukraine’s back’
He warned that there were “hard and bitter days ahead,” but pledged that the United States and its allies would “have Ukraine’s back” as the war enters its second year.
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Philadelphia and Memphis lawmakers meet to discuss the city’s groundbreaking Driving Equality Act
Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis, Tennessee is considering changing rules about when police can pull people over — like Philly did last year.
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Philly leaders, advocates look to expand support services in the aftermath of gun violence
About a dozen advocates met with city officials earlier this month to ask for more accessible, more coordinated services for people who lose someone to gun violence.
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Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn
Gustave Courbet’s “The Source of the Lison” was lost in a forgotten box for over a century. Now it’s the centerpiece of an exhibition at Arthur Ross.
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Listen 1:45The budget includes $10 million to reimburse providers caring for children from low-income families, and $12 million to make more families eligible for subsidized care.
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Listen 1:57‘Culmination of chaos’: Temple students react to death of slain police officer
The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.
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The Pa. House is coming back with a Democratic majority. Will it finally be able to move forward?
The speaker of the Pennsylvania House is calling lawmakers back this week to address one topic and one topic only: giving childhood survivors of sexual abuse a chance to sue.
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1787 letter from cash-poor George Washington hailed as ‘great discovery’
The man later known as the Father of His Country tried to raise money after the Revolutionary War ended by unloading some of his vast land holdings.
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Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.
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Fundraiser for family of slain Temple police officer surges past $225k in less than a day
Christopher Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and four children. A vigil to honor his memory is set for Tuesday on the university’s North Philly campus.
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Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
Biden spent more than five hours in the Ukrainian capital, consulting with Zelenskyy on next steps, honoring the country’s fallen soldiers and seeing U.S. embassy staff in the
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N.J. might allow new fossil fuel plants, despite push for clean energy, zero emissions by 2035
Several elected officials sent Gov. Murphy a letter this week expressing their opposition of the proposed power plant in Brick City’s Ironbound section.
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Sixers’ Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn’t an unknown
Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.
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