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In a 3rd test, Facebook still fails to block hate speech
Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries, according to a new report.
3 years ago
Stocks decline as GDP report raises fears of recession
Stocks are falling early Thursday as investors react to news that the U.S. economy shrank for a second consecutive quarter.
3 years ago
SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station
The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.
3 years ago
The Black Keys, Shark Day, and SpongeBob in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
The weekend’s events in Philly, Del., and N.J. include Monster Trucks Live, Black Keys, and the East Passyunk Car Show and Street Fest.
3 years ago
Listen 4:43More than 350,000 Atlantic sturgeon once migrated to the Delaware River, but now, there are fewer than 250 adults. A caviar rush depleted stocks in the late 1800s.
3 years ago
Shakespeare in Clark Park stages ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ and its rebuttal
The outdoor performance pairs the problematic “Taming” with its answer play circa 1610, “The Tamer Tamed.”
3 years ago
‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington
Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.
3 years ago
Listen 5:23Many still facing property tax hike, despite Philly’s revised homestead program
The homestead exemption increases to $80,000, but not everyone will benefit the same. Over 130,000 property owners are still slated to pay more in property taxes.
3 years ago
Law firm files class action lawsuit against Sesame Place following claims of racial bias
Malcolm Ruff, one of the attorneys, said they are representing a different family than the one seen in the most recent viral video.
3 years ago
Highland Park Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts.
3 years ago
Ex-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd’s rights
The jury found they deprived the 46-year-old Black man of medical care and failed to stop Derek Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.
3 years ago
Camden activists label $200 million in new state aid the ‘bare minimum’ of need
Murphy said the money would be used to create affordable housing and enhance policing efforts, among a dozen more initiatives.
3 years ago
Media Borough becomes latest Philly-area community to ban plastic bags and straws
Starting January 2023, businesses in Media Borough will have to package goods in paper bags, but the borough encourages people to bring reusable bags.
3 years ago
As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’
Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.
3 years ago
In rare contact, U.S. offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan
The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan.
3 years ago