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Bucks County officials announced that it has joined a class action lawsuit against several social media giants on Wednesday. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Bucks County joins national lawsuit against tech, social media giants

Some of the platforms targeted in the lawsuit include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and more.

3 years ago

blood test
Health

Philadelphia health officials plan to eliminate hepatitis B and C, with potential boost from Biden’s national agenda

Hepatitis C kills more than 400 people in Pennsylvania every year, despite it being a curable infectious disease.

3 years ago

Matt Bellamy and Chris Wolster play guitar onstage.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, King of Prussia Restaurant Week, Muse, Lizz Wright in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 16-19: "Boeing Boeing" in Del., St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Philly, and “Macbeth" in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 4:36
A utility meter
PlanPhilly
Community

‘LIHEAPalooza’ teaches Philadelphians how to lower their utility bills

Philadelphians earning below the federal poverty level spend nearly a quarter of their incomes on energy. An event Friday is designed to help.

3 years ago

A yellow circle is shown around the face of Larry Fife Giberson, in a crowd of people shown on video attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Courts & Law

Princeton student charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riots

Larry Fife Giberson, who was identified online through open sources, is accused of being part of a group that tried to enter the Capitol through a tunnelway.

3 years ago

Video camera footage shows students throwing a wheelchair down the stairs at a bar.
Community
6abc

Son of Flyers interim GM apologizes after video shows him pushing wheelchair down stairs

"I am deeply sorry for my behavior on Saturday," said Carson Briere, a hockey player at Mercyhurst University.

3 years ago

N.J. Sen. Ron Rice (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy

Ron Rice, New Jersey’s longest-serving Black lawmaker, dies at 77

Rice was a staunch advocate for social justice. Gov. Phil Murphy announced he will sign an executive order requiring flags to fly at half-staff in Rice’s honor.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidate Rebecca Rhynhart stands at the podium.
Politics & Policy

‘It’s about time’: Michael Nutter endorses Rebecca Rhynhart in Philadelphia’s mayoral race

Rhynhart is one of four women running to be Philadelphia’s next mayor. Nutter said “it’s about time” a woman is in charge of the city.

3 years ago

Close-up of a SEPTA turnstile
Urban Planning

SEPTA expands program to get more businesses to offer free rides to workers

The plan is to offer the employer-sponsored deal to smaller businesses beginning May 1.

3 years ago

Houses on Boathouse row are lit up with green lights at night.
Community

Boathouse Row going dark for eight months for lighting system overhaul

The $2.1 million dollar package is designed to fix lights that have been damaged by animals. The new system will feature state of the art technology.

3 years ago

Alex Morisey sits in his wheelchair in his room, smiling.
Health

In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.

3 years ago

Former Councilmember Marian Tasco draws number 2 ballot slot for mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Coffee can helps relatively unknown candidate nab top ballot spot in Philly mayoral race

John Wood has scored prime ballot real estate, but some of the other candidates aren’t worried.

3 years ago

The company behind the ChatGPT chatbot has on Wednesday, March 15 rolled out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-4, in a new advance for the technology that’s caught the world's attention. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Science

What can ChatGPT maker’s new AI model GPT-4 do?

Here's a look at what the latest ChatGPT model can and can't do.

3 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health

Crozer Health lays off 215 people as part of ‘operational restructuring plan’

The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.

3 years ago

A woman looking at her cell phone
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Breaking down Shapiro’s plan to eliminate two of Pa.’s cell phone taxes

As part of his first budget proposal, Gov. Shapiro wants to eliminate both the sales and use tax and the gross receipts tax on cell phone services.

3 years ago

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