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People lift up a tent
Community

First responders join military for ‘worst case scenario’ training in Philly this week

Area first responders and the military will join forces this week to run a disaster preparedness exercise in South Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Families enjoy the sprinklers at Ferko Playground
Weather

Philadelphia Heat Health Emergency extended through Monday

Philadelphia Heat Health Emergency extended through Monday. Rain could bring some relief to the area.

3 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Politics & Policy

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, says Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat.

3 years ago

Pete Rose swings a bat.
Arts & Entertainment

Pete Rose to appear on field in Philadelphia next month

Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.

3 years ago

Technicians inspect a piece of equipment during a tour of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant Feb. 11, 2022, in Manassas, Va. A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States is making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to the deficit over 10 years, mostly as a result of new grants and tax breaks that would subsidize the cost that computer chip manufacturers incur when building or expanding chip plants in the U.S.
Politics & Policy

Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite Sen. Bernie Sanders and the tea party.

3 years ago

People walk by a tall building with glass windows.
Health

Rutgers study: HPV-related throat cancers are on the rise, and it’s Black and Hispanic men who are more likely to die from the disease

While white men are disproportionately affected by HPV-related throat cancer, Black and Hispanic men are dying from the disease at higher rates.

3 years ago

A sewer cover from above.
Politics & Policy

Municipal leaders oppose plans to privatize sewer system as Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority weighs $1.1B Aqua bid

BCWSA has invited the public to two “open house” meetings to discuss the sale on Tuesday, July 26.

3 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
PlanPhilly
Community

$12 million more for Philly pandemic rental assistance program

City officials expect the additional money to be used up quickly, and help roughly 2,600 households.

3 years ago

A group of teens plays double dutch jumprope.
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

A curfew isn’t the way to protect Philly teens

A Philly teen suggests taking away her freedom under the new curfew law is not going to be the path to a safer city.

3 years ago

Grain fields backdropped by a power plant in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022.
Community

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port despite grain deal

Russian missiles have struck Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there.

3 years ago

A house is in flames.
Community

Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate a fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park that exploded in size into one of California's largest wildfires of the year.

3 years ago

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, center, talks with members of the Urban Youth Racing School before the start of a race on the grounds of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022.
Arts & Entertainment

Larson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race school

Kyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.

3 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Politics & Policy

Doctor: Biden likely has highly contagious COVID-19 strain

President Joe Biden likely has contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat.

3 years ago

Close-up of the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Health

UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency

The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

3 years ago

A USPS logo adorns the back doors of United States Postal Service delivery vehicles
Community

Postal Service launches hiring blitz for assistant letter carriers in Philly

The Postal Service is looking for nearly 200 assistant mail carriers, the starting point for a career at the agency. Pay starts at almost $19 an hour.

3 years ago

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