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Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10
The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate backs bill to narrow Philly commuter tax
It likely faces a chilly reception in the state House of Representatives, where Democrats have a one-seat slim majority.
3 years ago
Democrats move pro-union amendment out of divided Pa. House
The bill would add constitutional language that state workers have “the fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively” and that no state law can interfere with it.
3 years ago
May 4 - May 7: First Friday Art in Delaware, street fests in Philly, and the Down and Derby Festival in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.
3 years ago
Listen 5:04‘As weak as it gets’: Philadelphia’s housing market is struggling to blossom this spring
Mortgage rates are still high. And home prices are still overvalued, saddling buyers and sellers with an affordability problem that won’t budge.
3 years ago
Philly mayoral candidates were asked to respond to the arts sector. Only 2 did
"We think that everybody wants to work together," said Jacque Liu, "but they're just not quite sure how."
3 years ago
Climate change could impact the Philly region’s water supply. New storage options may help
Climate change could mean droughts and changing water flow in the Delaware River. Water regulators say new storage facilities could help mitigate future water scarcity.
3 years ago
U.S. sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32
Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given.
3 years ago
4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” recently resigned his job at Google to share his concerns that unchecked AI development could threaten humanity.
3 years ago
Embiid: MVP is validation, but NBA title is still the goal
Embiid says the award validates all the work that he's put into learning the sport after belatedly taking it up at the age of 15.
3 years ago
FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy
The Federal Trade Commission says Facebook misrepresented the access it provided to app developers to private user data.
3 years ago
Victims hit, killed by Amtrak train in Chester were 9 and 12 years old
The children were hit around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the tracks in the 400 block of Wilson Street.
3 years ago
1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical building
Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday.
3 years ago
Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson
The former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester. “It's not how white men fight,” Carlson wrote.
3 years ago
Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East
He has been suspended by PSG reportedly for two weeks and the incident could yet spark the end of his turbulent and somewhat underwhelming two-season spell at the club.
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