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Science

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.

3 years ago

Illuminated trees behind the main Philadelphia Zoo entrance sign.
Community

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.

3 years ago

SZA and Lizzo side by side
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

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.

3 years ago

File photo: In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa
Politics & Policy

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.

3 years ago

European Union antitrust regulators on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, took aim at Google's lucrative digital advertising business, ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad services to address competition concerns
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington
Money

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.

3 years ago

Construction on I-95
Urban Planning

Civil engineers weigh in on I-95 repair process in Philadelphia

Engineers say temporary fixes of I-95 or military bridges are not viable options.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium at the collapse site.
Community

Officials present temporary fix to reopen damaged section of I-95

State Police to escort dump trucks carrying construction materials to ensure “not a single moment is wasted,” Gov. Shapiro announces.

3 years ago

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An up-close view of the face of the woman, the guitar player, in the painting,
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art may have original Vermeer in its vault

Scholars argue the Art Museum’s damaged “Lady with a Guitar” is not a copy of a 17th century Old Master, but the real deal.

3 years ago

Listen 1:23
Gerard McShea at a podium
Courts & Law

No body cam footage in the Anthony Allegrini Jr. case, Pa. State Police say. His family still wants answers

Allegrini’s family is currently piecing the story together from snippets of video posted to social media by people who were on the interstate that night.

3 years ago

Listen 1:24
A firefighter views the aftermath
Community

Following I-95 tanker truck fire near Delaware River, experts weigh in on environmental impacts

The risks of transporting hazardous materials along the Delaware River, in particular, remains a concern.

3 years ago

A line of cars and trucks
Community

Trucks face some traffic congestion after I-95 bridge collapse, PhilaPort ‘running smoothly’

Dozens of tractor trailers were diverted from I-95 for the second day in a row, leaving drivers scrambling to find alternative routes in Northeast Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Kids playing in the pool
Community

All of Philadelphia’s public pools to open this summer, with staggered schedule

The city pushed to hire 400 lifeguards ahead of the pools opening. Parks and Recreation leaders say the spaced out schedule will allow for more lifeguards to finish training.

3 years ago

File photo: Tucker Carlson, host of ''Tucker Carlson Tonight,'' poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say

After his April firing, Carlson kicked off a “Tucker on Twitter” series. Two episodes have aired so far.

3 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why some lawmakers think this will be the year Pa. raises its minimum wage

At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006.

3 years ago

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