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What you need to know ahead of the 2023 Pa. primary election
Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held Tuesday, May 16. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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Tackling period poverty in New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities
Advocates say the stigma around menstrual health is a barrier to equitable access to period products.
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Listen 1:33Multiple food pantries and distribution sites can be found throughout the Delaware Valley to aid families facing SNAP cutbacks. Here’s a breakdown by area.
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N.J. Senator Menendez co-launches bill to give ATF, FBI gun tracking power
The legislation seeks to repeal rules prohibiting federal agencies from releasing firearm tracing data to anyone, including the general public.
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Philadelphia students temporarily relocated to Strawberry Mansion High School due to asbestos
Building 21, which was built in 1915, now joins a list of more than 2,200 asbestos abatement projects.
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In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
Biden was among those commemorating the anniversary of the brutal attack by authorities on peaceful civil rights demonstrators as they marched along the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Barnes Foundation challenges Philly students to explore connections between math and art
Winning schools were announced Sunday after students were challenged to turn famous works of art into 3D installations.
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Listen 1:18Year after the slap, Chris Rock hits back in new special
The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars.
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Trump supporters convicted of driving guns to Philadelphia spared more jail time
Prosecutors had sought sentences of at least three years. Defense attorneys argued the men made no attempt to interfere with the counting of votes.
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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.
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76ers rally to win 133-130, snap Bucks’ 16-game streak
Joel Embiid made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41.4 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Milwaukee 133-130.
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Saturday night violence in Philadelphia leaves several dead, including 14-year-old
Two teenagers, including a 14-year-old, were among four people killed in separate shootings on Saturday night in Philadelphia.
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The first year of settlement funds from national opioid lawsuits have reached Camden County, where officials will prioritize treatment and naloxone access.
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2 South African artists converse across the apartheid timeline at the Barnes
The Barnes Foundation hosts work by two artists: one making work since apartheid, the other growing up in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Shapiro will pitch first budget as governor on Tuesday
Gov. Shapiro will unveil his first budget as he aims to remake the state's public school funding system and to put Pa. on competitive footing to attract major companies.
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