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June 15 -19: Juneteenth celebrations, “I Hate Hamlet” in N.J., and Keb’ ‘Mo in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:35Philly teens learned to install solar panels. Then asbestos closed their school
The celebrated Bright Solar Futures program went on, but without its key hands-on element.
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Listen 3:35Wilmington's Little Italy is celebrating almost 50 years of honoring Italian heritage and culture.
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Former Harvard morgue manager stole brains, skin and other body parts to sell them, indictment says
They say 55-year-old Cedric Lodge stole dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the Harvard Medical School from 2018 to early 2023.
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Mill Creek Recreation Center renamed in honor of Parks & Rec employee killed at work
The Tiffany Fletcher Recreational Center, formerly Mill Creek, will receive ADA improvements, a computer lab, and a mural depicting the late Parks & Rec employee.
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Listen 1:00New plaza caps a 10-year effort to reignite a struggling corner of downtown Philly
Jefferson Plaza is part of the block-long East Market development near City Hall.
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Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.
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Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in suit over firing after 2018 arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in Camden found on Monday that race was a determinative factor in the company’s firing of Shannon Phillips.
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It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
More than 40 million Americans will have to start making federal student loan payments again at the end of the summer.
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How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence.
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Philadelphia Zoo: Accidental deaths of 5 meerkats apparently caused by poisoning linked to dye
Zoo officials say the recent, sudden deaths of all five of their meerkats were apparently caused by an accidental poisoning linked to a dye that is used to mark the animals.
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SZA, Lizzo headlining 2023 Made in America festival in Philly
The two-day festival will take place on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Sept. 2 and 3.
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Pa. budget 2023: How a landmark school funding lawsuit is shaping negotiations
How to fix Pennsylvania’s school funding system is front and center during this year’s budget negotiations in the wake of a landmark Commonwealth Court ruling.
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Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
The European Union has led the global movement to crack down on Big Tech companies but rather than splitting up businesses it has previously issued blockbuster fines.
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Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year
Top Fed officials want to take time to more fully assess how their rate hikes have affected inflation and the economy.
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